Nowadays, spot purchases represent a large part of productivity in the procurement area. Unlike long-term contracts with suppliers, with recurring and high-value purchases, spot purchases are small transactions, and have low added value for the bu...
According to Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-socratic philosopher, “Nothing is permanent except change”. Today, more than two thousand years after his time, that saying has never been so modern. In fact, innovation is happening at a fast ...
In a fairly recent past, the supply department had the exclusive function of taking direct and indirect purchase orders from different areas. The main problem was that many of these orders were placed on an urgent basis, without the required infor...
Every procurement professional must be aware of what is happening in Brazil and the world, regarding technological trends, political and economic situations, and market transformations. This is because one of your main challenges in the procuremen...
As it has a direct link with profitability and image of businesses, the issue of supplier selection must be seen as extremely important for organizations. In Finding Nemo animation movie, the character Nemo asks Dory: – How do you know that ...
Changes in the procurement area occur all the time. To keep up with the fast pace of change, it’s crucial for buyers to develop skills and refresh their knowledge frequently. As the relevance of the procurement area increases in businesses, ...
What future will we build for the next generations? And why do we must act now? This is a question with many answers and only one certainty: we – people, businesses and governments – are responsible for promoting actions that can significantly dec...
Do you know the meaning of responsiveness? This word, which has gained impulse with the emergence of Internet and different types of communication devices (mobile phones, tablets, desktops, etc.) means the ability to respond quickly – or properly ...
In the last two years, to minimize the impacts of a crisis caused by covid-19, digital transformation turned from a business strategy to a matter of survival. It hasn’t been different in the area of supplies. Businesses have adopted digitiza...
Martha Gabriel, a Brazilian speaker, consultant and writer, was interviewed by Arthur Igreja in the latest edition of the ME B2B Summit. The keynote speaker of that event spoke on the topic “Will we be eternal rookies in the future?” –...
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