Supplier management: what is it and how can it impact your business?

What is supplier management? Supplier management is an important process in the procurement area, which aims to ensure control and the best conditions related to businesses’ supply sources. A good relationship between businesses and their su...

7 myths about the procurement area and professional buyers

In the last two years, the challenges imposed by Covid-19 and disruptive technologies in supply chains have contributed to make the procurement area even more strategic for organizations. Today, the leading role that the area plays in achieving re...

Sustainability: more than a trend, it’s an innovation tool

Be sustainable now to ensure the development of future generations. This is the biggest challenge for all of us: businesses, government and society. The world is behind schedule to fulfill the 2030 agenda, proposed by the Global Compact (UN) in 20...

What should you consider when choosing a procurement platform?

The increase in B2B trade in recent years and the vital role of the procurement area in business strategy convinced leaders from businesses of different segments and sizes to seek a procurement platform dedicated to transaction management. Having ...

How to render the procurement area more strategic

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...

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Supplier selection: learn how to hire the best ones

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 ...

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What can B2B learn from B2C?

The pandemic has increased the e-commerce volume for sure. This impulse included the entry of new consumers in the digital market, along with customized experiences and better customer convenience in their shopping journey. As a result, an increas...

Compliance in procurement: from hindrance to strategic factor for organizations

Even today, there are organizations that face compliance as a major hindrance in their business processes. But to stay on a sustainable path, a company must establish guidelines on ethical and anti-corruption practices in the supply chain. In spit...

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Seven tips to avoid mistakes when choosing your company’s suppliers

Choosing the right suppliers is crucial to leverage the results of your business. This is quite a challenge for companies, particularly in the case of direct procurement, that is, related to the marketed product or service. Therefore, before makin...

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Corporate sustainability becomes increasingly important

Sustainability isn’t just a fad. The theme is linked to a sense of obligation, being an urgency for all of us. The search for practices that can impact the environment positively and promote conscious production and consumption will contribu...