The failure to track and manage supplier performance can cause many business issues, especially for companies with large amounts of raw materials and SKU complexity in a global supply chain network.

When Jim Healey, vice president and CIO at Affymetrix Inc., joined the biotechnology firm in February, the first thing he did was ask for a list of all the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s IT ...

Service-level agreements and key performance indicators are the most common ways to measure a vendor’s performance. While these types of metrics are highly quantitative, they’re fundamentally flawed ...

This supplier management course offers opportunities to enhance skills in relationship lifecycle management, risk assessment, and performance monitoring. It provides practical tools for supplier ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SpendEdge, a leading provider of supplier management solutions, has announced the completion of their latest article on the best practices to improve your suppliers’ ...

When you contract to have work done for your company, you need a way to monitor and evaluate how well your contractors perform. A plan that includes measurable key performance indicators can keep you ...

To move beyond SLAs to strategic partnerships, IT leaders must develop vendor management practices focused on alignment, collaboration, and maximum value. Vendor partnerships are becoming increasingly ...

REDMOND, Wash — May 10, 2005 — Microsoft Corp. today announced availability of a private beta release of a new server-based business performance management scorecard application. Code-named “Maestro,” ...

Enterprise reporting vendor Actuate Corp. has acquired performance management company Performancesoft Inc. for $16.5 million in cash. Actuate, which announced the acquisition Friday, plans to combine ...

When Jim Healey, vice president and CIO at Affymetrix Inc., joined the biotechnology firm in February, the first thing he did was ask for a list of all the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company's IT ...