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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.

8 Nov 13

Is Australasia ready for SRM?

This year Australasian responses to our global supplier relationship management (SRM) have contributed a significant percentage of the overall response to the survey with the size of the pool providing us the in-depth data to both identify tre ...

28 Oct 13

Is RFP the wrong tool for the job?

This article looks at why the RFP no longer should be the tool used for selecting suppliers. It focuses on the value of the RFP and how it positions procurement within the business. The article also looks at the RFP from a supplier perspective ...

18 Sep 13

Six questions to test your supplier relationship management foundations

We think there needs to be a clear line of sight between what is in the contract (and the contractual obligations of both parties), the performance metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) and the relationship, including a 360 degree view ...