Nancy Clinton

1 month ago | spendmatters.com | Xavier Olivera |Nancy Clinton

While the imposition of import/export tariffs on goods is nothing new, the recent spate of quid pro quo mandates is increasing complexity and uncertainty for organizations trying to navigate their impact on supply chains.

1 month ago | spendmatters.com | Nancy Clinton

Spend Matters has been speaking with procurement practitioners and solution providers to get a wide view of how procurement and digital transformation is happening in the real world. That view wouldn’t be complete without the perspective of the service providers who work shoulder-to-shoulder with the firms undergoing transformation. To that end we spoke with transformation specialistTanya Wade from multinational professional services firm KPMG.

Nov 18, 2024 | spendmatters.com | Nancy Clinton

As part of our theme this quarter on Procurement’s role and value in supply chain risk management, we are speaking with practitioners in the field to understand their perceptions of risk — clearly different industries perceive types of risk in different ways. We want to know what are their main concerns, how they intend to address them and how much they rely on tech to help.

Oct 31, 2024 | spendmatters.com | Nancy Clinton

A common thread among the conversations we’ve had recently with senior procurement practitioners tells of the extent to which attitudes towards risk have changed over the past decade. As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.”That statement couldn’t be less true today.

Oct 2, 2024 | spendmatters.com | Nancy Clinton

The appetite for third-party risk management (TPRM) within procurement and the supply chain is keener than ever before — risks are more numerous and complex in what is an increasingly fast-paced and global business environment. (Read our analysis: Risk is complex — The different types and sources of risk.)From chip shortages to geopolitical tensions and pandemics to canal blockages, recent years have highlighted the ever-present vulnerability of global supply chains.