Marisa BrownMarisa Brown is senior principal research lead for supply chain management for APQC. From the Author - Page 2Procurement SoftwareAdvice to Procurement Leaders: Focus on What You Can ControlAPQCWhile it is important to have these tactics in your playbook and prepare for external risks as much as possible, don’t overlook your ability to focus on what you can best control in procurement: the focus of your supplier relationships.Emerging Technologies5 Things You Need to Know About Supply Chain Digital TransformationAPQCDriven by goals like improving quality, boosting customer service, gaining real-time access to data and strengthening cyber security, organizations are maturing their approach to digital transformation at a dizzying speed.Supply Chain VisibilityAdvanced Analytics in Today's Supply ChainAPQCBuilding and coaching a team that is prepared to focus on big data and advanced analytics can offer an advantage as firms seek to compete on an ever-shifting supply chain playing field.Risk/ComplianceThe Need for Speed in the Face of Supply DisruptionsAPQCWhen an event disrupts your organization’s supply, how long does it take to identify your impacted materials, sites, commodities, and products? The answer to that question can impact your bottom line.Software SolutionsTop 6 Obstacles to Improving Supply Chain ProcessesAPQCWhile internal collaboration accelerates expertise and helps build collaboration and communication skills within your team, external collaboration is critical for forging new paths in the face of supply chain uncertainty.Risk/ComplianceOutsourcing Customer Complaints and InquiresAPQCOutsourcing or automating activities like order status updates can free up CSRs for activities that build stronger relationships and contribute to the bottom line.Sourcing SolutionsSupply Chain Planning: Priorities and Strategies for 2024APQCStandardized processes help to enable technology and help organizations better prepare for disruption.PackagingPacking Materials and Supply Chain SustainabilityAPQCRenewable packing materials—which are also compostable in many cases—have greater potential to drive sustainability by helping to reduce harmful waste.Risk/ComplianceBalance Efficiency and Risk in Logistics to Build ResilienceAPQCOrganizations that care about their long-term survival and profitability need to assume that disruptions will inevitably occur and build supply chains that can flex and adapt in the face of these disruptions.Risk/ComplianceDeveloping a Contingency Playbook for Supply Chain RisksAPQCBy anticipating changes and disruptions and developing a contingency playbook, supply chain organizations can ensure their survival and competitive advantage in a world of ever-increasing risk and change.Procurement SoftwareProcurement in the CloudAPQCWhatever model you choose for procurement, it’s important to remain aware of the tradeoffs involved and to approach the cloud as part of a larger digital strategy for procurement and the enterprise more broadly.Supply Chain VisibilityUnlocking Innovation Through Supply Chain BenchmarkingAPQCLeading the charge to quantify the impacts of benchmarking to the organization and exposing a variety of employees to benchmarking practices can help increase buy-in and ensure continuity for these efforts.Previous PagePage 2 of 6Next Page
