Procurement & Manufacturing Insights

Procurement strategies, industry trends, and expert guidance — everything you need to build a world-class sourcing operation.

Best Practices

6 Best Practices for Procurement Teams
Strategic sourcing, spend analysis, supplier management, automation, collaboration, and compliance can reduce costs and improve financial performance.
How Procurement Category Managers Can Transform Procurement
A procurement category manager can improve the overall quality and cost of procurement for an organization.
5 Steps to Increase Efficiency for Procurement Teams
Procurement teams can improve efficiency and reduce costs by adopting automation, data analysis, strategic sourcing and collaboration.
Vendor Management: Why Integrated Views are Most Effective
Achieve integrated view of vendors through performance management, risk management, relationship management, and automation.
5 Best Metrics to Evaluate Procurement Teams
Metrics include cost savings, supplier performance, sustainability, spend analysis, and risk management.
4 Reasons Why Sourcing for Multiple Factories is Beneficial
Sourcing from multiple factories offers cost savings, improved efficiency, better inventory management, and improved supplier management.

Tools & Solutions

Impact of Procurement

Leadership Diaries

Supplier Management

Procurement 101

SMB Procurement

Manufacturing

Future of Procurement

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Best Practices

6 Best Practices for Procurement Teams

Strategic sourcing, spend analysis, supplier management, automation, collaboration, and compliance can reduce costs and improve financial performance.

Procurement & Manufacturing Insights

Best Practices

6 Best Practices for Procurement Teams

How Procurement Category Managers Can Transform Procurement

5 Steps to Increase Efficiency for Procurement Teams

Vendor Management: Why Integrated Views are Most Effective

5 Best Metrics to Evaluate Procurement Teams

4 Reasons Why Sourcing for Multiple Factories is Beneficial

Tools & Solutions

The 5 Major Procurement Platforms: A Comparative Guide

3 Obstacles Faced by SMBs in Implementing Procurement Solutions

8 Factors Impacting the Cost of Customizing Procurement Solutions

3 Approaches to Measuring ROI for Procurement Platforms

The Expected and Real Impacts of Procurement Tools: Studies and Stories

5 Key Features in Procurement Tools to Drive SMB Adoption

Impact of Procurement

Achieve Sustainable Cost Reduction by 20% via Procurement

5 Ways for Procurement to Positively Impact Finance Organizations

How Does Procurement Impact Supply Chain Management?

Leverage Procurement to Improve Cost Management

How Can Procurement Enhance Risk Management?

Sustainable Procurement: Opportunities and Challenges

Leadership Diaries

10 Steps to Implement a Successful Procurement Process

Global Procurement: Opportunities and Challenges

9 Steps to Create an Accurate, Holistic Procurement Budget

Procurement Outsourcing: Benefits and Examples

A Guide to Creating an Effective Procurement Policy

Optimize Your Procurement Process and Elevate Team Performance

Supplier Management

Driving Collaborative Supplier Relationships for Better Business Outcomes

Growing together with a Procurement and Supplier Diversity Programme

5 Key Benefits of Procurement Software for Strategic Supplier Relationship Management

5 Steps to Elevate Supplier Performance via Procurement Software

4 Benefits of Leveraging Procurement Software for Effective Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Enhancing Supplier Onboarding and Qualification via Procurement Software

Procurement 101

What is sourcing? What is procurement? What is the difference?

The 4 Types of Spend and How to Optimize Value

Exploring Direct Spend & Its Impact: Direct Materials Procurement Software

The 5 Main Types of Purchasing Processes for Effective Procurement

10 Key Terms in Procurement: A Guide

5 Procurement Agreements Critical for Maximizing Buyer-Seller Collaboration

SMB Procurement

8 Best Practices for Small Businesses to Optimize Procurement

Procurement Training Program for SMBs: A Guide

6 Benefits of Digital Transformation for Procurement for SMBs

8 Advantages of Using Procurement Software for SMBs

7 Levers for SMBs to Boost Supply Chain Management via Procurement

6 Benefits of Using Purchase Orders for Small Manufacturers

Manufacturing

10 Critical Procurement Issues to Resolve for Manufacturing Companies

9 Steps for a Robust Quality Management System in Manufacturing Companies

4 Key Features of Procurement in Industry 4.0

3 Benefits of Procurement Process Mapping for Manufacturing Companies

The Top 6 Industry-Specific Procurement Regulations

8 Steps to Create an Effective Procurement Process Manual

Future of Procurement

Procurement: Trends and Predictions

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Transform Supply Chains

Cloud Computing: Future-Proofing Procurement

Leveraging Procurement to Effectively Build Circular Economies

The Future of Procurement Outsourcing: Opportunities and Challenges

4 Ways to Disrupt Procurement Using Predictive Analytics