If your procurement team took steps to reduce the total cost of ownership for a piece of equipment, they’d probably deserve a pat on the back (at least!).
But what if they took a further step and looked at the function of that piece of equipment and determined a better way?
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Procurement People, Case Studies
Today's procurement teams are being challenged to reduce costs, but in many cases are finding that suppliers have no further room for negotiation.
After round upon round of cost reduction projects, the traditional approaches are running out of steam.
As procurement consultants, we are always looking for great examples of disruptive procurement in action.
The $3.7bn Tesco Booker takeover was a great example of disruption in the food distribution marketplace.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Best Practice
Procurement consultants aren't usually challenged with driving business innovation.
More likely, they are charged with reducing the bottom line financial figures.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Procurement Consultancy, Innovation
Procurement has traditionally been seen as a back office department. But there is an increasing desire for procurement professionals to make a big impact within a business.
While in-roads have been made, there is still a lot of work to do to make procurement a driver of strategic change.
In this webinar it was discussed how 'Disruptive Procurement' can be used by procurement professionals to deliver that change.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Best Practice
We worked with a retailer who was struggling to enter new markets and deliver sales growth to meet their targets.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Case Studies
As we enter a new year, its a great time to reflect on past progress and try to predict what the future might hold.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement, Procurement Consultancy, Innovation
Procurement can and should focus not only backwards into the supply chain, but forwards. Procurement should look at the needs of the customer and create supply solutions that meet their demands.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement
As we talk to businesses across many industries, more and more we see a desire to speed up the time to market. Be that a new product introduction, or an expansion of existing product into new markets, time is of the essence.
Topics: Disruptive Procurement
When we talk about disruptive procurement and the 7 key ingredients, we get asked questions like:
Topics: Disruptive Procurement
