Strategic sourcing skills play an important role in the cost structure and competitiveness of small and large businesses. These skills involve analyzing high-volume purchases and developing long-term ...

Strategic Sourcing 101: Business-focused outsourcing Over the past two decades, corporations have engaged in major IT outsourcing initiatives to improve service while reducing costs, sometimes handing ...

It’s becoming more obvious by the day: Many companies’ laptop and desktop fleets are quickly becoming outdated, a consequence of their decision to hold off on PC refreshes in order to conserve cash ...

The concept of strategic sourcing can mean different things to different people, but essentially it is a more comprehensive, researched, planned and measured approach to procurement. As governments at ...

The concept of strategic sourcing can mean different things to different people, but essentially it is a more comprehensive, researched, planned and measured approach to procurement. As governments at ...

After several tumultuous years of pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions, many businesses report that the tide is beginning to turn. Although significant uncertainty remains, price increases have ...

Sameer Penakalapati is the Founder and CEO of CEIPAL. He is dedicated to advising and investing in technology startups in HR Tech and AI. The first step toward a successful direct sourcing strategy is ...

There are a variety of reasons for executives today to question the practice of global sourcing, but it always seems to come back to one word -- quality. Valid reasons or not, many of them are ...

After an audit found that agencies have made very little use of strategic sourcing, DOD and other agencies point to some reforms, pledge to make more. An audit that concluded agencies have made very ...

Earlier this quarter, Mondelez International experienced financial pressures as rising cocoa prices, driven by crop yield concerns in West Africa, affected one of its key input costs. In response to ...