Marisa BrownMarisa Brown is senior principal research lead for supply chain management for APQC. From the Author - Page 5SustainabilityHow to Improve First-Pass Quality Yield in ManufacturingAPQCAchieving top-tier performance for finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products takes careful planning, good supplier relationship management, well-documented processes and investments in the right technology.Sourcing & ProcurementRobotic Process Automation for ProcurementAPQCRPA technology improves procurement efficiency for the organizations that invest in optimizing it.Sourcing & ProcurementA Focus on Perfect Condition Rate Helps Drive QualityAPQCThere are plenty of steps a company can take to bring its perfect condition rate up, including collaborative work with suppliers, standardized packaging processes at warehouses and automation to reduce the opportunity for human error and track orders.Sourcing & ProcurementConsider Environmental Factors in Sourcing DecisionsAPQCTo survive and thrive, leading companies are thinking more broadly by considering strategic factors in sourcing decisions and continuing to invest in deeper supplier relationships.Sourcing & ProcurementMetric of the Month: Reducing Warranty Costs as a Percentage of SalesAPQCThrough analyzing its Open Standards Benchmarking database, APQC found that bottom performers are at a massive disadvantage on this measure, with warranty costs five times higher than top performers.Sourcing & ProcurementMetric of the Month: Spend Your Time Wisely in Sourcing to Build a Strong Supply ChainAPQCCOVID-19 has highlighted the importance of suppliers to the success of the entire supply chain.Sourcing & ProcurementUnfulfilled Sales Line Order Items: Causes and SolutionsAPQCAre you able to fulfill your customers’ orders with what they want when they want it? What will the impact to your company be if you cannot?Sourcing & ProcurementTouchless Order PerformanceAPQCWhen a customer places an order with your company, how many hands touch that order as it moves through the order-to-cash value chain?Sourcing & ProcurementMetric of the Month: Examining Finished Goods Inventory TurnsAPQCWith supply chains (and the global economy more broadly) upended by COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, carefully managing inventory turnover, including understanding the benefits and risks, is vital. It has also become more difficult than ever.Sourcing & ProcurementNet Promoter Score in ProcurementAPQCNPS can be a very effective tool for measuring internal procurement stakeholder loyalty and can help keep supplier relationships healthy as well.Sourcing & ProcurementMetric of the Month: Trends in Structuring Supply Chain AnalyticsAPQCFaced with vast and ever-growing amounts of data, the number of supply chain leaders that actively turn to analytics for decision making support is growing.Sourcing & Procurement10 Important Skills for Future-Ready Procurement ProfessionalsAPQCWhile no one can know what the future will bring, individuals who actively invest in building their skills in these key areas will be well-prepared come what may.Previous PagePage 5 of 6Next Page
