The evolution of procurement: from operational costs to strategic partner
The 2024 IUNGOforum focused on the central theme of “Leading the Change”, highlighting procurement’s key role in driving organizational transformation. During the event, ...
Innovation: the driver in the evolution of Procurement
Innovation in procurement is a key element in maintaining competitiveness and meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing global market. We do not think it should be limited to ...
Procurement: an area of value for the company
Modern procurement is able to generate value for the company in both tangible and intangible terms.
We are not only talking about cost reduction, but also about growth, ...
Procurement Evolution: the importance of corporate cultural change
In the last few years, the function of procurement within organizations has undergone a significant transformation, evolving from a purely tactical and operational role to a ...
Synchronizing logistics activities: how to obtain reactive processes and effective interactions
What approach is right to have in managing logistics yard activities? It is necessary, first of all, to plan and synchronize. This avoids ...
Sustainability and suppliers: tips for optimized qualification
The supplier qualification process is the series of activities aimed at ensuring that suppliers meet company-specific criteria and ...
The Crucial Role of Strategic Sourcing
In the current situation, with globalization, competitiveness and flexibility playing a crucial role in the activities of every company, the ...
How to find a company’s logistical inefficiencies
Lack of specific know-how, not enough fully qualified staff and missing up-to-date market information can lead to company inefficiency.
This ...
Missing and obsolete information: critical issues in the Supply Chain
A company’s competitiveness on the market is now measured to a considerable extent according to its ability to manage logistics flows and ...
What to do about the Supply Chain when demand shrinks
Now more than ever it is important that companies have a strong supply chain, capable of withstanding critical and complex market ...
4 steps for optimizing purchasing power
The digitization of purchasing processes is now a “must” which has to match the pace of one of the factors slowing the uptake of these ...
How to build an effective and efficient supply chain, transforming production processes
The context in which organizations operate in the current international scenario may be defined with the acronym VUCA: volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. All of ...
Why is it important to have a supplier qualification process in the company?
Finding reliable suppliers is crucial to a company’s success and, if well structured, the qualification activity can really generate ...
Whitepaper | Automation of incoming orders: how to approach a project and what benefits to expect
The Order to Cash process is relevant throughout the customer cycle. If this is done inefficiently, errors, additional costs, negative ...
More time for strategic activities in the purchasing department
One of the objectives of the purchasing department is to reduce the time spent on low-value, repetitive but necessary activities in order to ...
Supply Chain Collaboration and Procurement Automation
What is the impact of digital tools on procurement? How does it differ from a traditional approach? Let us see in this article what the ...