Leaders taking part in the Digital Procurement Strategies Panel at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Chicago
In what is an undoubtedly global and fast-moving supply chain environment, effective supplier management is more critical than ever. Organisations must ensure supplier performance, compliance and resilience while also meeting rising expectations around sustainability and ethical sourcing.
However, managing a complex network of suppliers brings its own set of challenges – from maintaining visibility and mitigating risk to ensuring continuity during disruption.
As procurement continues to evolve into a strategic function, supplier management has become central to value creation, innovation and long-term success.
Enterprise-wide digital transformation The topic of supplier management was front and centre during the recent Digital Procurement Strategies Panel at Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Chicago, hosted by Procurement Magazine and sister title Supply Chain Digital.
Maintaining a focus on tech’ s influence on procurement, the panellists unanimously agreed that successful
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