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Is ‘circular’ the end of the road for the linear supply chain?

Just when we have finally mastered the end-to-end visibility and collaborative capabilities necessary to maximize the performance of a linear supply chain, the rules seem to be changing.

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Beyond the headlines: Is procurement blockchain a real thing?

In 2016, Supply Chain 247 published an article about Walmart, IBM and Tsinghua University (in China) exploring the use of blockchain in the supply...

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Reports of ERPs death have been greatly exaggerated: why procurement should care

Check out the following excerpt from a 2014 article titled “Does Gartner’s “Postmodern” ERP moniker put a positive spin on what is, in reality, the...

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SaaS Based Solutions and Procurement’s Responsibility

No one ever got fired for buying IBM.

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Commissioning procurement: Is it time we got a piece of the action?

What’s great about getting together with fellow professionals outside the office at venues such as our recent Procurement Foundry Toronto Meetup on...

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A new mindset for a new technology — Why procurement needs to think differently in the digital age

Richard Holmes, a Senior SAP Ariba Consultant who works as an advisor for Sourcing Solved, and I recently had a chance to share a coffee and to...

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Procurement Council Blog: The Disruption of Procurement

Once a procurement professional always a procurement professional?

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Five most important areas in which a procurement person can use “soft skills” to get ahead

Go ahead and do a Google search using the term soft skills.

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