Category Management

Many of the factors procurement faces today seem to hand the advantage to suppliers. But with the right category-level strategies,…

Some categories of spend are dependable and constant. Their reliability makes them seem like they’ve been the same forever, which…

Today’s economic conditions are presenting procurement with a ‘perfect storm’ of challenging circumstances. Suppliers are raising their rates, either because…

What is the difference between a company that is ‘just getting by’ given today’s challenges and one that is leading…

For the last two years, many buyer-supplier relationships have been at a stalemate. No one wanted to disrupt the delicate…

It’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and (most importantly)…