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Learning from the history of supplier innovation

Dating back to the 1990s, the ideas behind supplier innovation are nothing new. So why do so many organisations still struggle to get the concept embedded across the business?

18 Jan 17

Supplier innovation critical to meeting future demand at Whirlpool

As companies outsource the tasks once performed in-house, they must change the way they work - and innovate - with suppliers, says Christian Gianni, Senior Vice President Product Development, Whirlpool Corporation.

29 Jun 16

Supplier relationships in a world of Brexit uncertainty

Last week’s referendum result has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the UK economy with repercussions across Europe and globally. Now, more than ever, is the time to invest in supplier partnerships.

1 Jun 16

Benchmark supplier relationship management in your organisation

Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in our Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) research and receive your organisation's SRM index score which will help you benchmark your SRM activities. You will receive your SRM index score ...

22 Mar 16

With great (buying) power, comes great responsibility

The Apple GTAT relationship could have been a brilliant buyer-supplier collaboration: for Apple rumoured access to low cost ‘nearly unbreakable’ sapphire screens and for GTAT, it could have been an organisation changing contract, p ...

25 Feb 16

3 opportunities every CPO should be across

Every CPO is sitting on an opportunity to either add or reduce profit through the company’s approach to supplier management. Over years working with major organisations globally, alongside 7 years of research, we’ve found that inve ...

Building a pipeline through innovation blockers