The construction industry is under significant pressure at the moment. A perfect storm of expensive, scarce materials coupled with extra compliance reporting obligations have brought the pain, and its focal point is the procurement team. With rising prices, businesses in this industry are under pressure to come up with cost-effective…
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Effective procurement is a journey. From spend analysis and data categorisation through to compliance, contract management and opportunity analysis, there are stations along the way where we can stop, get off and use what we’ve learned up to that point. But if you want to put into action every scrap…
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All organisations have one particular concern in common: proper allocation of finite resources. The difference between doing this right and doing it wrong is boom and bust. This concern touches all aspects of business, but none more so than procurement. With the rise of globalisation, supply chains have swelled into…
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External spend can typically run from 30 to 70 percent of a company’s total expenditure, depending on the industry. It’s a staggering amount – but it’s also an opportunity. This level of expenditure can be used to transform a business by not only reducing costs, but by achieving competitive advantage…
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What is category management? Humans love to group things. We’re wired to do it because it makes life easier. Animals go in one group, tools in another. Why? Quick processing and appropriate reactions. Animals might pose a threat, whereas a screwdriver isn’t something we need to run way from. Category…
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We need to change our perception of procurement. For too long, it’s been synonymous with red tape and roadblocks. When people think of procurement, they think of a lumbering, complex, process-heavy beast that slows everything down. But that’s procurement done wrong. Procurement is meant to make life easier and more…
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