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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new focus to safety for every business – not just those like airlines and resources that “always put safety number 1.” As one CPO recently said, “we are all [...]

For many firms scrambling to survive the pandemic crisis, staff training will seem an indulgent luxury. But for procurement people there has never been a more important time to invest in building [...]

Procurement people performed miracles during the height of the pandemic crisis, and stakeholders liked what they saw – a more responsive procurement process in tune with urgent business needs. [...]

Both regular and new supply lines were under stress during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and procurement managers were working hard to secure vital supply lines whilst simultaneously [...]

A well-attended PASA CONNECT virtual Roundtable recently addressed the state of the art in the waste category for procurement managers and was professionally facilitated by guest expert Mick [...]

Many expect prices to rise post COVID-19 crisis; Jonathan Dutton looks at why, and suggests SIX ‘old’ ways we could negotiate cost in the ‘new’ normal in the near future… Prices are inevitably [...]

You should – and here is why… One key reporting requirement of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (MSA) is for organisations to show evidence that they have a policy and have identified their modern [...]

Few businesses will remain unaffected by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic: Procurement will also be affected, but how exactly? Jonathan Dutton looks into the crystal ball for Supply Clusters [...]

The previous two articles addressed procurement stakeholders and their direct needs, and the balances with corporate needs that procurement sometimes have to apply. One area that both groups can [...]

Last month we looked at procurement stakeholders and what they want. This month – how to control those that just do what they want? And how you can manage them better by balancing stakeholder and [...]