Spend category highlight: Retail packaging Did you know that retail packaging as a spend category can cover a wide range of products and services? Examples include store bags, gift boxes, ecommerce boxes and bags, receipt wallets, labels and invoicing. Packaging spend…
Spend category highlight: Freight logistics
Spend category highlight: Freight logistics Freight Logistics covers the movement of purchased goods across a company’s supply chain. Goods are transported from the place of manufacture to the supplier’s warehousing depot to arrive when needed. These goods can travel by air,…
Hot topic: Supply Chain Management
Hot topic: Supply Chain Management What is Supply Chain Management (SCM)? SCM is the process by which elements of a supply chain are centrally managed to ensure the efficient and effective use of resources. It refers to the entire end-to-end procurement…
Hot Topic: Supply Chain
Hot Topic: Supply Chain Understanding your supply chain The term “Supply Chain” encompasses the entire system of resources, processes and suppliers required to produce and sell a product, from raw materials through to the end customer’s purchase. In order to plan…
Hot Topic: Budgeting
Hot Topic: Budgeting in the midst of a pandemic – with Brexit thrown in for some extra fun! Budgeting is a challenging task for all involved at the best of times, taking weeks if not months of hard work to agree…