Purchasing or procurement departments are tasked with finding goods or services at the best price, in the quantity desired and at the quality required. Certain purchasing key performance indicators, ...

Whenever supply chain professionals start looking at procurement through the lens of key performance indicators (KPIs), the conversation will change for the better. There is an old truism, which says ...

Over the last decade, significant changes in the business environment have had a profound and lasting influence on how supply chains operate. The current business environment is characterised by an ...

Whether their inclusion will lead to better results remains to be seen, but they do represent a shift towards outcome-based contracting, says RLB’s Paul Beeston The general consensus is that the ...