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Lead at Gen AI Speed: 2.6X ROI, 58% Faster Procurement
Disruption is constant – so is the opportunity to outperform. Digital World Class® procurement teams are doing just that, delivering…
Achieve Cost Leadership: How US Top Performers Use an Agentic Strategy to Slash SG&A Costs
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs for U.S. enterprises have surged to 14.3% of revenue – the highest in five…
Master Cost Leadership Now: Learn from Europe’s Gen AI Leaders
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) costs have skyrocketed to 11.5% of revenue, the highest since 2020, with just 18%…
From Risk to Readiness: The Executive Playbook for Scaling AI in Procurement
Only a small share of procurement teams are realizing the promise of AI, yet leaders like Micron and McCormick are…
Procurement – Buying Channel Strategy Optimization
Associate Principal Patrick Chan talks with Associate Principal James McDonald discuss how companies can transform and optimize their buying channel…
Trends in Sustainable Procurement and Supplier Diversity – Contrasting US and European Perspectives
The Hackett Group Senior Advisor Kurt Albertson talks with Senior Advisor Nic Walden, discussing and contrasting trends in environmental, social,…
Digital World-Class Procurement – “Reaching New Heights in Peak Performance”
Host Chris Sawchuk talks with Tim Yoo, leader of The Hackett Group’s Technology Practice, about findings from the latest digital…
Six Levers for Digital World Class Procurement Performance
Procurement leaders have been counting on technology and digital transformation to accelerate performance improvement. But how high can you reasonably…
Procurement Digital Excelleration®
Five Essential Digital Business Capabilities
Highlights from our 2021 Supplier Diversity Study
In early 2021, The Hackett Group surveyed more than 100 large, global and US-based companies regarding their supplier diversity programs…
Procurement & Supply Chain Excelleration – 5 Essential Digital Business Capabilities
Host Nathan Harris talks with Kurt Albertson, Principal in The Hackett Group’s Procurement Advisory Group and Josh Nelson, Principal in…
Five Digital Business Capabilities to Accelerate Procurement Digital Transformation
Despite a growing business case for digital transformation – according to our recent analysis, the return on investment could be…
Procurement Excelleration®: Five Essential Digital Business Capabilities
In our most recent Key Issues Study, enterprise digital transformation catapulted to the No. 1 priority for 2021. While architecting…
The 2021 CPO Agenda
The Hackett Group’s Laura Gibbons talks with Chris Sawchuk, Principal and Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader, about findings from the…
2021 Procurement Key Issues
According to The Hackett Group’s 2021 Key Issues Study, spend cost reduction is firmly back at the top of the…
The Procurement Operating Model
The Hackett Group’s Chris Sawchuk talks with Nic Walden, procurement senior advisor, about the challenges with today’s typical procurement operating…