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Sustainable procurement: much more than ticking boxes

Sustainable procurement: much more than ticking boxes

At the turn of the millennium, sustainability was a relatively…

Diversifying your supply chain: offshoring and nearshoring

Diversifying your supply chain: offshoring and nearshoring

Supplier diversification is a business strategy and describes the abundance…

How to prepare for a pandemic: building a resilient supply chain

How to prepare for a pandemic: building a resilient supply chain

Effective COVID-19 pandemic preparedness for business means more than simply identifying…

Supply chain financing in the face of COVID-19

Supply chain financing in the face of COVID-19

Date: 20 May 2020  | Time to read: 7 mins…

Managing risk, a priority for procurement teams during COVID-19

Managing risk, a priority for procurement teams during COVID-19

Date: 12 May 2020  |  Time to read: 5 mins “We…

Managing Procurement through times of uncertainty

Managing Procurement through times of uncertainty

Date: 05 May 2020  |  Time to read: 5 mins…

Building transparent supply chains in Brazil

Building transparent supply chains in Brazil

Bringing together buyers and suppliers from all over Brazil, this…

Challenges and risks involved in subcontracting

Challenges and risks involved in subcontracting

With the Contractor Management Workshop organised by Achilles in Santiago,…

Meeting global procurement challenges by driving innovation

Meeting global procurement challenges by driving innovation

This year’s Sourcing Outlook conference brought together procurement and sourcing…

Brexit countdown – deal or no deal?

Brexit countdown – deal or no deal?

With the six month countdown to Brexit underway, we revisit Professor…

The Internet of Things is everywhere

The Internet of Things is everywhere

Smart technologies: made in [unknown] The boom in products using…

Steel tariffs – our guide on how to avoid the supply chain crisis on the horizon

Steel tariffs – our guide on how to avoid the supply chain crisis on the horizon

This summer you would have been hard pressed to miss…