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20th September 2021

Why include sustainable consumption in a purchasing policy?

Sustainable consumption is one of the flagship sustainable development goals adopted by all the member states of the United Nations. Our modes of consumption and production have long been based on the exploitation of the environment...

Corporate

20th September 2021

2030: What Is the Future of Procurement? Part 4

Part 4: A New Agenda In this report, the different phases in the evolution of purchasing are discussed: its prospects, essential preparation, and the skills that will be required. To conclude our look into the future,...

Corporate/Procurement

20th September 2021

2030: What is the Future of Purchasing ? Part 3

After discussing the perspectives and the preparation necessary for purchasing in the face of the digital transformation of companies, this third part focuses on the skills the buyer will need by 2030. While certain skills or...

Corporate

16th September 2021

What will a Purchasing Manager’s job be like in 2070?

As we move towards an unprecedented social and economic shift, companies are preparing to rethink their business model. In the long term, the Purchasing Manager will have to support their organisation by broadening their scope of...

Corporate

14th September 2021

2030: What Is the Future of Purchasing? Part 2

Part 2: Essential Preparation In the first part of this report on the future of the purchasing function, we examined the changes that buyers can expect by 2030. This second part discusses the need to prepare...

Corporate

14th September 2021

How is Digitalisation Reinventing the Purchasing Function? Part 2

This report analyses the impact of digital transformation on the procurement profession and tries to identify the main ways in which the profession can reinvent itself. In the first part, we discuss the digitalisation of purchasing,...

Corporate

14th September 2021

How is digitalisation reinventing the purchasing function?

Part 1: The Digitalisation of Purchasing After the mechanical, electrical and electronic revolutions, we are at the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution. New technologies or cyber-systems are at the heart of this unavoidable transformation (Big...

Corporate

7th September 2021

2030: What is the Future of Purchasing?

It is now a certainty: with the profound changes taking place in our economies and galloping digitalisation, purchasing is set to undergo a metamorphosis. However, the big question is how the purchasing function will evolve. The...

Corporate

3rd September 2021

What Are the Future Challenges of the Green Supply Chain?

In the same way as the spread of robotics, artificial intelligence, and the conversational economy, sustainable development is a key issue for companies in the 21st century. The consequences of mass industrialisation and consumerism in...

Corporate

3rd September 2021

How can you improve your warehouse logistics with inventory drones?

The use of new technologies in warehouses is becoming increasingly widespread and is attracting the attention of many warehouse managers. Saving time and increasing productivity, flexibility, and responsiveness… there are numerous advantages, enabling you to meet...

Warehouse