What’s Next for Indirect Procurement?
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Business developments, market forces and competitive pressures have a significant impact on how indirect procurement teams apply strategic, tactical and technical changes that enable them to provide additional value to their businesses. 

CASME conducted a Procurement Examiner benchmarking study which identifies the most important initiatives that are being applied, and planned, to increase Procurement’s value.  The report provides details of future plans and improvements in:

  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Category Management and Sourcing
  • Contracting
  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes and technology
  • Staffing and Organisational Structures.

For more information on the What is Next for Indirect Procurement study please contact us. 

 


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