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Supply Chain Now Episode 627

These days, it seems like everyone is in the risk business. From high consumer expectations to the challenging final mile, and from ships stuck sideways in far away canals to an uncertain global economy, all business decisions come with elevated risk. But – and this is a BIG BUT – the riskiest move of all is giving in to the…

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.

Supply Chain Now – Episode-486

No one grows up wanting to be in procurement. That said, the attitude you have and the passion you bring once you end up there can be the difference between a company that fully optimizes its supply partners and one that just meets basic needs.

Dial P for Procurement – Episode-580

Procurement is currently being faced with two parallel challenges: to improve the supplier experience and also to improve the quality of the data that we gather from and make available to suppliers.

episode-543

In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott Luton sits down with Kelly Barner to discuss the lessons learned in 2020 and what’s to come in 2021.

Dial P for Procurement – Episode-557

In this inaugural episode of Dial P for Procurement, program co-hosts Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point, Art of Procurement) and Scott Luton (Supply Chain Now) welcome two professionals who have put their procurement and supply chain experience to work in the service of others.