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Spot the difference

Have you ever had the scenario where the supplier had an all green RAG status on their key performance metrics and yet the relationship was headed for the scrapheap because you just can’t work with them? Or has an executive stakeholder i ...

17 Jun 15

Supplier relationship management – what's in a name?

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Juliet tells Romeo that a name is an artificial and meaningless convention. For supplier relationship management (SRM) there are many different ...

23 Apr 15

How should procurement work with suppliers at low commodity prices?

The recent drastic fall in commodity prices has driven companies in the oil & gas, mining and dairy industries to take a long hard look at their cost base. The immediate reaction is often a drastic and unethical one, for example, the &lsqu ...

24 Jul 14

It’s about the supplier experience

The basic ethical value of ‘treat others as you would like others to treat you’ should still have a place in our business relationships today, especially when we aspire to be a customer of choice for our key suppliers. So how do yo ...

10 Feb 14

Risk - is it time to bring supply chains home?

Global sourcing has been helping businesses reduce costs for many years, but is it time to think again about that long and vulnerable supply chain? The true nature and vulnerability of supply chains needs to be effectively managed. This articl ...

16 Jan 14

Customer of choice and supplier innovation

This article considers some of the challenges organisations face in harnessing and managing innovation, and what can be done differently to encourage more innovation from suppliers.