According to procurement consultant David Holmes, there’s one thing driving digitisation: information. In a world where data is the new oil and cash remains king, the rapid exchange of information is high currency. And for any organisation without a clear plan in place to capitalise on their data, time is running out to act.
Your IT hardware is an infrastructure investment. Get it right, and your business is equipped to fly. Get it wrong, and you could find yourself counting the cost in more ways than one.
As the business world slowly regains it’s footing after the COVID 19 pandemic, it will be to procurement that organisations look for help in making a full recovery. Few functions possess the same influence or impact on a business. It has the power to align spend with overall strategy, to improve efficiency and to generate quality through an engaged and empowered supply base.
Office equipment accounts for a reasonable proportion of indirect procurement spend – with some estimates as high as £1,000 per person, per year. Despite that, very few organisations have it under control – which is surprising, because it's ripe for optimisation, which lead to cost saving and efficiencies. In fact, it’s relatively straightforward…
Procurement is evolving. It’s evolving from simple buy and sell, from endless admin and labour-intensive processing. It’s evolved to a strategic powerhouse that delivers value, mitigates risk and boosts efficiency across the business.
To know where you are going, you need to know where you are – which is especially true of indirect procurement. Gaining visibility over spend is the best way to cut cost, to improve process and to mitigate risk. Without visibility over spend, your strategy is essentially built on guesswork – which isn’t sustainable or viable long-term. Want to gain some much-needed clarity? Here’s how…
Hygienic workplaces and premises are essential for the wellbeing and comfort of your staff and visitors. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for cleanliness is even greater than before. Sourcing the right products goes a long way to improving the comfort and safety of everyone as well as the ability of your organisation to operate under new conditions. Not sure where to start? Here’s what we recommend…
Preventing the spread of infections and diseases has mattered like never before. As such, sourcing PPE could be the difference between keeping your business open or having to shut. The unprecedented global demand for PPE has undoubtedly placed a strain on the market and on businesses who need it to operate. If you’re stuck, or in need of some pointers, here’s what we recommend…
