Measuring the performance of the purchasing department is a basic and crucial task for any management team. The purchase of raw materials and equipment is the lifeline of a business, and savings in ...

Most companies spend millions, yet few truly see where it all goes. Some of it is tracked, some is managed, and some slips through the cracks. That visibility gap is exactly what Spend Under ...

The concept of paying services contractors for performance has won wide support in principle, but putting it into practice is a bigger challenge. For several years now, the Bush administration has ...

When a multi-billion dollar transportation and airline company sought to get its arms around its unwieldy procurement operation, it turned to a tried-and-true tool to do it: the balanced scorecard. It ...

TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on measurably improving the quality, satisfaction, efficiency and financial performance of healthcare ...

Transformation is a topic that comes up in almost every conversation I have with supply chain managers these days. Executives from companies as diverse as J&J Vision Care, the division of Johnson & ...

The learning environment is changing in our schools, and technology is playing a big role. How schools are acquiring their resources can be as affecting as the changes in instructional practices used ...

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 ...

In the business world, risk is ubiquitous. Costs rise. Sales slip. Products malfunction. Delivery windows crack. But despite these enduring realities, risk's nature and scope have accelerated in the ...

Over the last decade, significant changes in the business environment have had a profound and lasting influence on how supply chains operate. The current business environment is characterised by an ...