FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today the results of the second edition of the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) “barometer,” a survey which investigates the role ...

You can improve business performance by aligning the objectives of purchasing management with your business strategies. At the strategic level, purchasing decisions affect profitability and business ...

When it comes to financial management, companies are forever walking the line between giving finance teams complete control and visibility over spend and allowing employees to move quickly without ...

Centralizing purchasing becomes increasingly more important the larger a small business grows. Most importantly, a decentralized purchasing structure in which individual departments are responsible ...

Every aspect of your business can benefit from being reviewed and evaluated from time to time. Procurement is no different. Yet too often this function is overlooked when it comes time for reviews.

In a previous column, I took a shot at the strategy of centralizing purchasing. I received various feedback on this column, as well as a question. Namely, “Should supply management employees—and ...

The human element, rather than technology, is still the critical factor in the procurement process, according to 1st Executive. The specialist procurement and supply chain consultancy argues that that ...

THE major weakness in developing countries is the lack of procurement capacity. Procurement, together with engineering, are the oldest professions dating back to the first century. Unlike engineering ...

When you think of Coca-Cola, what comes to mind? A caramel-colored carbonated beverage that provides you with a pause that refreshes during work and play? Or perhaps it’s that uniquely shaped bottle ...

A context-aware approach to international purchasing may drive double-digit improvements in business performance. Ask any manager at a large organisation why the purchasing department matters, and the ...