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10 Useful Websites That Makes Your Procurement Knowledge More Global
Need your procurement knowledge to be more up-to-date, comprehensive and with a global horizon? Procurement professionals can access these 10 carefully selected procurement websites which provide rich content to add value in their day to day job.
These websites meet these criteria:
Freely available: websites with free content for which no fees, direct or indirect (e.g. via magazine subscription) are payable. Note however,that some websites do require some form of registration (an email account will suffice) to access certain content.
Generic procurement relevance: websites applicable to procurement generally, without bias towards any particular role, organizational structure or category focus.
Accessibility: websites are well-organized, easy to navigate and stable to meet the requirement to evaluate a significant amount of information overa short period.
Aberdeen Group provides fact-based research to business and technology executives across nine research channels: Human Resources, Finance, Technology, Procurement& Supply, Manufacturing, SCM & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Retail and Product Innovation.Within their Procurement & Supply and SCM & Logistics research channels,Aberdeen Group covers a wide range of issues and topics relevant to procurement professionals globally, particularly in the areas of e-commerce and technology.Although much of their content requires a subscription or download fee, there is a considerable amount of free content in the form of Research Perspectives, Research Briefs and even Full Complimentary Reports.
Since 1986, CAPS Research has been providing thorough, practical research for strategic-minded corporate members and forward looking insights for the academic community as the leading non-profit supply chain research organization. CAPS Research’s motto is ‘Not for profit. For possibility.’ and they are jointly sponsored by a business school at Arizona State University, the Institute for Supply Management, and 130 major sponsor companies. It has a transparent website where you can discover a lot of useful information.
ESourcing Forum is a weblog edited and authored by Iasta, a global software and services provider of supply management solutions. As the name suggests, this website looks at procurement and supply topics primarily from an e-commerce perspective. Another website which is backed by a wealthy parent company. Its blend of acclaimed software and services focus on improving spend analysis, procurement intelligence, sourcing, contract management, and supplier lifecycle management.
The Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) with its Headquarters at Navi Mumbai, is the National Apex body representing a wide spectrum of professionals engaged in various facets of material management, responsible for planning, sourcing, logistics & supply chain management. It has over 8,000 members from the public and private sector and a Knowledge Bank section which is particularly useful for them and non-members.
Procurement Leaders is a global membership network, serving senior procurement and supply chain executives from major worldwide corporations, providing independent strategic research, independent procurement category intelligence, professional development and peer-to-peer networking by accessing to a unique global community aimed at uncovering innovations and driving value.
Sourcing Innovation is a weblog for sourcing, procurement and supply management professionals with a focus on best practices, education and innovation. The author and editor of the site is Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD with experience in sourcing and supply chain so technology and e-commerce is aparticular focus for the site.With over 1300 posts dating back to 2006, Sourcing Innovation is one of the most comprehensive procurement and supply related blogs on the internet. Content on awide range of topics can be searched using the free text search function or accessed via Category links. The site also links to other related resources available on the internet such as the SI Resources site and the e-Sourincg Wiki.
Azul Partners, the parent company of Spend Matters (US), was founded in January 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago. The blog Spend Matters launched in November 2004, making it one of the first blogs and social media site in the procurement and supply chain sector. Spend matters has a slew of relevant, insightful information.
Supply Chain Brain is the website of Global Supply Chain Media, publisher of GlobalLogistics and Supply Chain Strategies magazines.Supply Chain Brain offers a single point of reference for many of the most relevant supply chain related news articles available on the web. The General Supply Chain Management section includes content covering strategy, risk, environment, and global supply chain issues. The site also references research from external providers as well as providing detail on service providers and suppliers in the supply chain industry.
Supply Chain Digest is a weekly online newsletter for supply chain and logisticsprofessionals. Their corporate office is located in Springboro, OH in the US.For procurement and supply professionals with broader supply chain responsibilities or interests the Supply Chain Digest is a valuable source of information.The Resources/Education section in particular contains a large number of useful articles including tips, tools, research and whitepapers. Much of the content requires registration which is free.
Supply Chain Digital should be part of your daily read, just like a newspaper. They provide constant updates not just on procurement, but the related sections of logistics, supply chain management, warehousing….
What useful sourcing websites do you frequently use to refresh your procurement knowledge? We welcome your sharing.
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