“ OUR REAL ETHOS IS TO INVITE SOMEONE ELSE IN FOR A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE RUN A TENDER ”
THE BRIEF
“ OUR REAL ETHOS IS TO INVITE SOMEONE ELSE IN FOR A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE RUN A TENDER ”
Glyn Watts , Group Head of Procurement , The Go-Ahead Group
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“ Having one procurement allows the organisation to get an overall broad view of what is happening on the purchasing side of the business ”
Karen Hodson , Chief Procurement Officer , CM Group
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BY THE NUMBERS
According to The Hackett Group , the experience of stakeholders is one of the greatest business values that Digital World Class organisations can provide . Those with a performance edge over their peers in customer perceptions are :
19 %
more likely to be considered a valued business partner
85 %
more likely to be viewed by stakeholders , as taking a proactive approach to supply risk mitigation
7x
more likely to be viewed as having effective business knowledge skills
EDITOR ' S CHOICE
AECOM US $ 300MN DEAL WITH NASA Procuring a contract with the likes of NASA is bound to feed into the company ego . AECOM is no doubt honoured to be awarded the US $ 300mn deal to provide NASA with architectural and engineering services .
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“ CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION SECURITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RISKS THAT WE CONTINUOUSLY LOOK TO IMPROVE ”
Sanja Cancar-Todorovic , Enterprise Procurement , Outsourcing & Vendor Management Leader Home Trust
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MARS ’ NEW NET-ZERO ROADMAP Mars , Incorporated has announced plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of the century . The company has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative ' s Business Ambition for 1.5C pledge .
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NETFLIX ’ S ROALD DAHL ESTATE As we emerge the other side of seemingly never-ending lockdowns , Netflix is desperate to hang on to its expanding customer database . The streaming service has forked out US $ 1bn to acquire the works of classic British author , Roald Dahl .
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12 November 2021