Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010

Insights

Recent Research

The CIPSA - Portland Group Strategic Procurement Survey 2009

In 2006 CIPSA and Portland Group undertook the first large scale review of procurement practices, priorities, successes and challenges within large organisations in Australia and New Zealand

A Practical Approach to Network Optimisation
Australasian Freight Logistics, May / June 2009
Buying Well in Volatile Markets February 2009
Maximising Profit from Customers, Products and Channels Through "Cost to Serve" Analysis 2009
Read on to find out how targeted Cost to Serve analysis can help you rapidly
improve your top-line and bottom-line results.
Supply Chain Review December 2008
"Half-Way There" - findings from Portland Group's 2008 Supply Chain Survey An article from Supply Chain Review December 2008 on findings and implications from the research.
Portland Group / Australian School of Business / APICS Australasia Supply Chain Survey 2008
This report presents the results of a survey of supply chain practices carried out by Portland Group, and gives a fascinating picture of this critical area in Australia and New Zealand.
CIPSA - Portland Strategic Procurement Survey 2009
The most comprehensive review of the state of Procurement practice in Australia and New Zealand today.

Past Papers

Your First Performance Measures
This paper provides Senior Managers greater insight into the “how” and “why” of Procurement performance measures.
Procurement Professional: Approaches to Sourcing Services
Given the strong results of strategic sourcing methodologies for goods procurement, the question often posed is how can they be applied successfully to the procurement of services?