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Public Procurement is Not Pushing Paper

Let’s call out the elephant in the room: public procurement does not have a good reputation. Outside of government, it is often regarded as an incomprehensible process that favors the same old suspects or established enterprises with the resources...

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Supporting Human Health: The Strategic Role of Procurement and Supply Chain Management in Life Sciences

Working in the life science industry brings a lot of enjoyment to employees and the patients and families they serve. The pace of medical and...

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Active Currency: Transforming Under-Performing Assets into Working Capital

The world of business today is a volatile place. COVID-19 has presented procurement and supply chain managers with unprecedented inventory...

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Why Outsourcing Tail Spend is a Priority Now More Than Ever

Why is outsourcing tail spend a priority?

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a COVID-19 World

How important is it for your suppliers to have an active and measurable diversity, equity, and inclusion program in their workplace?

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When It Comes to Your Supplier Diversity Initiative, Seeing the Big Picture Is the Key to Your Success

While at JP Morgan Chase I managed thesupplier diversity initiative program from strategy creation through to the actual implementation process that...

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With Facebook, Supplier Diversity Is More Than the Right Thing to Do

As the Director for Global Supplier Diversity at Facebook, diversity is more than a program; it is an imperative reflecting our values as a company...

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How to Build a Category Strategy for Vendor Management Software

For startups and entrepreneurs, product/market fit means everything. It means being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.

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What is the Best Way to Take Supplier Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Beyond Good Intentions?

Back in 2008, when the Commonwealth of Virginia asked me to write a review of their SWaM initiative, I was at once hopeful, impressed, and concerned.

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel

By now, most companies are well into planning for 2021, and this will undoubtedly be the most unique and challenging planning season that most...

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