Although procurement is a critical function for all companies, few are investing in their talent and technology. With continued supply chain disruptions and pressure from inflation, procurement teams are trying to figure out what their next normal is going to look like…
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Undermanaged Spend Categories: How GPOs Can Help Mitigate Your Risks
Seek out a GPO that can help you futureproof your organization, strengthen your supplier relationship management, mitigate your risks, and reach your goals. Doing so can…
Power, Access, Trust: Why You Need Deeper Supplier Relationships With OMNIA Partners
Port congestion. Bottlenecks. Parts shortages. Limited access to raw materials. Even fewer drivers. We could go on – but if you’re in the manufacturing business, chances are you’re already familiar with the myriad of supply chain challenges that threaten successful product delivery. There’s no doubt that the game is changing…
How to Navigate New Workforce Trends with OMNIA Partners’ Barb Sexton and Tim Holland
Who’s headed back to the office – and who’s hoping to stay “WFH” for life? The answers may surprise you – but they will also empower you as we all try to wrap our heads around the new world of work in which we live and, well, work. To help us better understand the latest shifts in the workforce, and how companies can best adapt to…
The Supply Chain Buzz from Miami and the OMNIA Partners Connections Conference
In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now hosts Scott Luton and Greg White are joined by Paul Noble, Founder and CEO of Verusen, and Kevin Heath, COO at OMNIA Partners – live and in person for the first time in 18 months at OMNIA Partners Connection 2021 in Miami Florida! Paul, Kevin, Scott, and Greg discuss…
Supply Chain Now Episode 423
Proven Success Panel: Group Purchasing in Action
There is proof in the panel- learn from esteemed purchasing and supply chain management professionals on how they drove their business forward through the COVID-19 disruption (and continue to do so). These pros will discuss predictions for the future of supply chain as we embark on the ‘new world’, proven best practices they have employed – including engaging the group purchasing organization (GPO) model, and why leveraging a GPO will prove to be crucial among leading supply chains.
The panel will discuss:
-Core challenges their supply chain faced in 2020, lessons learned, and how they overcame great disruption
-Procurement’s role in enabling the supply chain
-Best practices on implementing their version of supply chain success
-How to operate in 2021, the future of supply chain management in the “new world”
As supply chains continue to move forward in a still unstable environment, these proven success stories will help guide continuous value improvement in the supply chain. “
Supply Chain Now – Episode-484
Group Purchasing Associations, or GPOs, certainly aren’t a new approach to bringing spend under management and ensuring that the business has access to the products and services it needs to operate. That said, the GPO model has evolved significantly over time, reaching the point where they are relevant for more than just commodities and can achieve a broader set of business objectives than just savings.