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COPC offers free ‘indirect procurement’ self-assessment comparison tool
COPC — a global customer experience consulting, training and certification firm — and the Indirect Procurement Council — an exclusive group of IP executives —
Category: Tactics & Strategy
Tactics & Strategy
Podcast: A recap on the Hackett Group’s Key Issues Study
As we head further into 2023, procurement executives are bracing themselves for yet another challenging year, marked by a unique confluence of unprecedented factors. According
Video Killed The Negotiation Star – Part 2
Paul Rogers recently ran a PASA Connect round-table on negotiation. To find more information on becoming a PASA Connect member and gain access to future
Managing Your Fleet Out of Crisis
How has COVID-19 impacted fleet category strategies to date? How will the crisis impact replacement programming and other strategic decisions? What sort of impact has
Timely Advice For Australia From Operations Leaders In USA And UK
Six Degrees Executive connected key manufacturing leaders in Australia with insights from Operations Executives in the USA and UK, where COVID-19 is 2-3 weeks ahead
Managing Contracts In A Time Of Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted trading relationships worldwide – and as a consequence we are seeing negotiation and renegotiation of contracts on a massive scale.
Gartner Says Supply Chain Leaders Should Focus on Three Key Impact Areas to Mitigate Disruption by the Coronavirus
Workforce, products and cost are most impacted by new virus. With the new coronavirus impacting global supply chains, supply chain leaders should focus on three
Staying agile through different stages of the COVID-19 crisis
Unprecedented, uncharted, and uncertain. These words describe the global situation we are in right now with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The World Health Organization has officially classified it as a global pandemic, with
Protecting the supply chain with a COVID-19 rapid response framework
COVID-19 will ultimately impact every step of the value chain. Companies can protect their supply chains by tracing back needs from customers to suppliers. Your suppliers require
4 Steps to Protect and Manage Your Travel in 2020
(Travel as the Early Test Case for Efficiently Managing Multi-Category Supply Volatility) Travel is neither your largest nor your most critical supply category. But travel
