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10 Top Tips to Improve Supplier Negotiations via Video Conferencing
It was more or less unthinkable that supplier contracts could be successfully negotiated and completed virtually, until Covid-19 meant ripping up the rule book. As face-to face meetings have…
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Graham Crawshaw Awarded CIPS Fellowship
CASME is delighted to announce today that Graham Crawshaw has been awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (…
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Procurement Hot Topics in Latin America
This week's ‘Hot Topics’ Procurement Briefing given by Graham Crawshaw (CASME’s Services Director) to members based in Latin America, highlighted the actions necessary to manage the impact of…
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The Procurement Interview - David Natoff
David Natoff established Google’s global Procure-to-Pay function and Strategic Sourcing team during a tenure that lasted over a decade.
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Supplier Diversity: CASME’s Panel Discussion Reveals Key Challenges
CASME’s Panel Discussion on Supplier Diversity was well-timed, given the recent global incidents that have thrust this delicate issue back into the spotlight.
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Cash Management During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In this guest blog piece, Apollon Fanzares, C.P.M, discusses how organisations are working through three broad cash management phases during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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5 Reasons Why Supplier Management is Different in Financial Services
For the last three years, CASME has supported the financial services industry by including sector-specific RoundTables in its annual event programme.
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Smart Cube and CASME Alliance to Benefit the Global Procurement Community
London, 27 April 2020: The Smart Cube, a global provider of strategic research and analytics solutions, and …
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CASME moves all face-to-face RoundTables online in response to COVID-19 outbreak
CASME is taking action to provide continued events, resources and support during the COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting meetings and gatherings all over the world.