How to Build an Effective Supplier Relationship Management Program
Learn how to build a practical supplier relationship management model using segmentation, scorecards, governance and joint business planning.
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Risk Management Practices in Procurement: How to Keep Supplier Risk Under Control
A supplier may first look stable, but later show signs of capacity constraints, financial pressure, quality issues, weak delivery performance, technical limitations, compliance gaps, or dependency on fragile sub-suppliers. For a procurement...
Supplier Relationship Management Best Practices: How to Turn LinkedIn SRM Ideas into Procurement Action
Supplier Relationship Management, often called SRM, is one of the most discussed topics in procurement. It appears regularly in LinkedIn posts, procurement networks, conferences, webinars, and supplier management discussions. That is useful —...
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) – 2 cases
Welcome to Day X of Acme Manufacturing’s SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) workshop, where you will tackle two practical, real-world challenges designed to solidify your understanding of foundational SRM principles and partner-driven innovation:...
Category Strategy Example – Facility Management at LHTS AB
A worked facility management category strategy covering scope, supplier models, lifecycle cost, sustainability, KPIs and implementation.
Procurement Stakeholder Management: How to Identify and Engage Key Stakeholders
Procurement Stakeholder Management: How to Identify and Engage Key Stakeholders
Supplier Partnership in Product Development: How to Co-Develop a Key Product Feature
Learn how procurement can build a supplier partnership to co-develop a key product feature, manage IP and risk, and move successfully from concept to launch.
How Procurement Can Optimize Operating Capital with A, B and C Management
Operating capital (working capital) becomes a procurement issue when cash is tied up in purchased materials, advance payments, unfinished supplier work, excess commitments, or inefficient payment processes. For a procurement manager, the...
Category Management Handover Plan: 8 Steps for a Smooth Transition
Learn how to create a category management handover plan in procurement. Use this 8-step structure to transfer supplier knowledge, contracts, stakeholders, KPIs, risks, systems, and category strategy to a new category manager.
Supplier Portal from the Supplier Side: 3 Practical Reflections from LHTS
Learn what supplier portals look like from the supplier side through three practical LHTS examples covering onboarding, compliance, master data, and supplier registration.