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Recruit a board-level SRM champion in 2016 - part 2

Part 1 considered the business benefits of implementing an SRM program. However for many change agents in middle management, it can become tempting to initiate a grassroots SRM movement amongst stakeholders and suppliers. Though these activiti ...

13 Jan 16

Recruit a board-level SRM champion in 2016 - part 1

If you attend just about any procurement conference, you will likely hear from other delegates about their struggles to gain meaningful executive sponsorship for SRM as an enterprise-wide strategic imperative. Outside a few exceptional industr ...

15 Dec 15

Kick start 2016 savings

2016 is almost here and lots of organisations and their procurement teams will be balancing priorities; between finalising 2016 budget plans and closing out savings and value delivery for the current year. So, when time is running out and t ...

26 Nov 15

Statess new enhancements

This week we welcomed Statess clients’ into the office for our latest forum. It was a lively morning in which the latest developments, trends and best practices were shared with representatives from across industries ranging from airline ...

30 Jul 15

Air France-KLM uses technology to increase efforts in SRM

Air France-KLM, the second largest airline group in Europe, will use State of Flux’s supplier management software, Statess, to manage key supplier relationships. This includes key suppliers’ performance, risks, contracts and corpor ...

2 Jul 15

Procurement technology - it's all about the audience

Procurement technology is increasingly changing. Previously the idea was to have a system that operated as a one-stop-shop, covering all of procurement’s needs. Finally it seems that we are starting to understand that it’s all abou ...