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.

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 ...

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 ...

Analysts continue to debate how long it will take for the global economy to return to "business as usual" status. But, a survey by Capgemini Consulting found that most CPOs and senior supply chain ...

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 ...