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CSR Leaders Work With UNGC To Drive Corporate Attention On Supply Chain Sustainability

EcoVadis

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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5. SCE Forum in Hamburg: On the digital future and structural changes in the aerospace industry

SupplyOn

Diehl Aviation redefines Purchasing and Supply Chain Dr. Franz Josef Kirschfink, Managing Director of Hamburg Aviation, welcomed the participants of the SCE Forum. Johannes Bloch, Senior Vice President Strategic Procurement at Diehl Aviation, presented Diehl’s future purchasing strategy.

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Getting Real About Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

Journalists from Politico report efforts by some European Union (EU) countries are making business executives much more concerned about what’s going on in their global supply chains. ”[3]. .”[2] ”[3]. Few things grab a person’s attention like the threat of time behind bars.

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Procurement Leadership Program can help individuals market the real value of procurement to the enterprise

NC State SCRC

Gene Richter is widely known as one of the world’s true procurement gurus, and I was privileged to have known him when he came to speak several times at Michigan State during the 1992-1999 period when I was there. And when I say value, I mean more than just cost savings, or the infamous “purchase price avoidance” metric.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

When I do workshops on driving data sharing across the industry, the sales group of the seller of products often calls me aside for a one-on-one talk. There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. The presentations, videos and pictures are now posted. This is a barrier.

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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.

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KPMG and Ivalua Take Powered Procurement Engagements Virtual with Refreshed Technical Assets

ivalua

Although few organizations have remote working at their core, those that do provide a framework and support model. Together they support organizations looking to transform procurement in 2020 and beyond, helping organizations increase value and minimize supplier risk, while also enabling them to adapt to remote work practices.