Knowledge Base
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In many projects, procurement is involved too late. The project team has already defined the solution, the timeline is fixed, the budget is under pressure, and suppliers are expected to deliver quickly. Procurement is then asked to “send out the RFQ” or “place the order.” At that point, many of the most important commercial decisions…
Learn how van Weele’s procurement maturity model explains the development of procurement from transactional buying to value-chain orientation, and how to assess your organisation’s current maturity level.
Learn what Vendor Managed Inventory means in procurement, when VMI works, how it differs from consignment stock, and what buyers should include in a VMI agreement.
Learn how buyers should manage supplier contract termination, including termination clauses, notice periods, cure periods, termination for cause, termination for convenience, and exit planning.
Learn how procurement professionals assess share of supplier turnover, supplier dependency, risk, bargaining power, and when the 20% guideline should or should not apply.
Learn how buyers can use ChatGPT in procurement for RFQs, supplier research, negotiation preparation, contract support, and supplier management — with practical governance and risk guidance.
Learn how procurement can support social sustainability by moving beyond audits, managing supplier risks, creating manoeuvring space, and embedding social criteria into the procurement process.
Business Contingency Planning in procurement helps buyers reduce supplier disruption risk. Learn how BCP connects to RFQ, supplier qualification, contracts, supplier management and procurement policy.
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 manager, the challenge is not only to react when something goes wrong. The challenge is to keep track of supply chain risk in a structured way before the risk becomes a business problem.
