CIPS Knowledge Archive

Brexit - CIPS Brexit Report - Sept 2017
An overview of how procurement and supply professionals are preparing for Brexit, contains results from the first and second Brexit surveys.

Brexit - CIPS Brexit Report - March 2018
Second Edition - An overview of how procurement and supply professionals are preparing for Brexit, contains results from the first and second Brexit surveys.

Brexit - CIPS Brexit Report Jan 2020
Results from the CIPS 6 Brexit surveys, insights into the challenges being faced by P&SM professionals

Brexit - CIPS Brexit Report Oct 2018
A summary documenting all of the findings from the first four CIPS brexit surveys, identifying challenges and preperations being undertaken by SC specialists

Brexit CIPS Position On Brexit Paper
Preparing for Brexit can be a challenge, in this paper CIPS highlight some key areas of consideration.

Brexit - CIPS Guidance
Brexit guidance for procurement and supply chain managers for the UK leaving the EU

Carbon - Carbon Emissions Downstream
Laura Timlin of Carbon Trust Business Advice on the challenges of assessing indirect emissions across the whole value chain.

Carbon - Eight Key Trends For Carbon Consumption
Hugh Jones, Managing Director, Business Advice, investigates the trends impacting your business

Carbon - Financial Imperative for Cutting Carbon
Dominic Burbridge, Associate Director, Carbon Trust Business Advice, recommends a smarter business strategy.

Carbon - Indirect Carbon Emissions and Why They Matter
The value of addressing 'scope 3' or indirect emissions

Carbon - Where To Start With Reducing Indirect Carbon Emissions
Martin Barrow from Carbon Trust gives a step-by-step guide to reducing indirect carbon emissions

Carbon emissions, turning the spotlight on the financial benefits available
The past few years have seen carbon rise up to the boardroom agenda, with energy efficiency and targeted legislation on carbon emissions turning the spotlight on the financial benefits available.

Collaberative working - Cooperation and Mutuality in Procurement and Supply Chain
This paper outlines Shared Services in Procurement and Supply Chain Management the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Collaborative Working - Case Study Milk Buying Group
The following case study looks at the benefits of collaborative working for the organic milk suppliers’ co-operative

Collaborative Working - Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment
This paper outlines Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Collaborative Working - Collaborative Tools Guidance Notes
CIPS Collaborative working guidance notes and tools created to help you to realise the benefits of collaborating and enhance the value created in the supply chain.

Collaborative Working - Cross Functional Supply Management Teams
This paper outlines cross functional teams, the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tip

Collaborative Working - Insight into ISO 44001
Insight into ISO 44001 - the International Standard for Collaborative Business Relationships

Collaborative Working - I-Relate
Research into the factors that buyers consider and deploy when interacting with external suppliers

Collaborative Working - Partnering Position on Practice
This paper discusses CIPS belief that partnering is an effective and beneficial approach to managing relationships with some suppliers provided it is undertaken strategically, professionally and selectively.

Collaborative Working - Positioning Relationships
This paper considers the implications of adopting collaborative approaches and evaluating the appropriate relationships in order to concentrate resources for maximum business benefit.

Collaborative Working - Shared Services in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
This paper outlines Cooperation and Mutuality in Procurement and Supply Chain, the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Collaborative Working - The Glass Floor
This paper discusses the dynamics of sustainable efficiency through development of the supply chain

Collaborative Working - The 'Outside-In' Theory
This paper discusses the ‘Outside in Theory’ and the importance of relationships in this business environment

Collaborative Working - What Makes an Effective Collaborator Research Report
A paper from ICW on Understanding the Psychology of Collaboration: What Makes an Effective Collaborator?

Contract Management - Internal SLA
Template - suitable for an internal Service Level Agreement

Contract Management - IPR (Lewis Silkin)
Menu of options for clauses dealing with copyright

Contract Management - Case Study Covid Impact on the Future of KPI's
The following case study highlights how the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 may shape the future of KPIs and focus more on supply chain resilience and continuity of supply

Contract Management - CIPS Position
CIPS position on practice for contract management

Contract Management - CIPS Positions on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on category managment. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Contract Management - Commercial Law
It is beneficial for procurement and supply management professionals to acquire the minimum knowledge of commercial law and to recruit procurement professionals who have a sufficient level of competence

Contract Management - Confidentiality Agreement
Template - Confidentiality agreement example

Contract Management - Creative Services (Lewis Silkin)
This draft contract is only intended to cover the provision of creative services.

Contract Management Cycle
Using the Contract Management Cycle to maximise value and minimise risk

Contract Management - Exit Strategies
A paper on exit strategies in contracts

Contract Management - Force Majeure
A paper on Force Majeure in supply contracts and where this is applicable

Contract Management - Guidance Notes
The guidance notes can be used in conjunction with the CIPS Contract Management tools to help you manage contracts, performance and termination.

Contract Management - How to Prepare Service Level Agreements
A guide on preparing Service Level Agreements with practical examples

Contract Management - Knowledge Insight Guide
This guide is intended to cover all those activities associated with contract management from the establishment of the business case and the confirmation of need

Contract Management - Legislation TUPE Regulation
TUPE regulations are designed to protect the rights of employees in a transfer situation enabling them to enjoy the same terms and conditions, with continuity of employment as before.

Contract Management - Letters Of Intent
CIPS beliefs on Letters of Intent (LOI), how and when they should be used

Contract Management - Local Government Model SLA
Template - Model service level agreement suitable for use in a Local Government Council

Contract Management - Measuring Key Suppliers
Professor Ryals explores issues in selecting and measuring key suppliers in the paper

Contract Management - Mediation Process
CIPS member Louise Chase (MCIPS) shares the Contract Mediation Process undertaken by Consortium Procurement

Contract Management - Performance Guarantee
Template - Form of guarantee of performance for tender document

Contract Management - Performance-Based Contracting Across Public and Private Organisations: Taking Stock
This paper outlines what procurement based contracts are, their need and effectiveness

Contract Management - Relationship Management
A paper to discuss theories, concepts and applications of inter firm relationship management to find more innovative ways to create value and improve their levels of efficiency and effectiveness

Contract Management - Scorecard Template
Template example of KPIs for a supplier scorecard

Contract Management - Site Visits Should Be Insight Visits
A paper discussing how visits to suppliers’ facilities should be considered an essential ingredient of effective procurement, and can be an invaluable source of useful information and insight that cannot be obtained in other ways

Contract Management - Supplier Appraisal
A paper discussing how conducting supplier appraisals are key

Contract Management - Supplier Performance Management
This paper outlines supplier performance management (SPM), advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Contract Management - Terms and Conditions of Contract Boilerplate / Core Clauses
A paper on“boiler plate” clauses used in many forms of commercial contract such as distribution agreements and contracts for the supply of goods and/or services.

Contract Management - Where's the Exit
A paper on exit strategies in contracts

Counterfeit - Material Avoidance Template
A template for counterfeit material avoidance

Counterfeit - Counterfeit Tips for All Stages of the Procurement and Supply Cycle
The first stage in the procurement cycle is to fully understand the customer needs. Considering the ‘needs and impact’.

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 2 - Market and Commodity and Options (including make or buy assessment)
CIPS counterfeit tips for defining the need and assessing the market including the decision on whether to make or buy

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 3 - Develop Strategy and Plan
CIPS counterfeit tips for once you have developed the specification, and outlined the business requirements and assessed the marketplace, the next stage is to develop the strategy and plan

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 4 - Pre-Procurement / Market Test and Engagement
CIPS counterfeit tips for the market test element which should be an addition and compliment your usual market testing or pre qualification questionnaire section

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 5 - Developing Documentation, PQQ and Specification
CIPS counterfeit tips for developing the correct specification and documentation to ensure that products are fit for purpose in order to reduce the financial impact of the wrong specification further down the line.

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 6 - Supplier Selection to participate in ITT/ RFP/ Negotiation
CIPS counterfeit tips for conducting the RFI and ranking the performance qualifiers against the business needs with key stakeholders at this stage

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 7 - Issue ITT/ RFP
CIPS counterfeit tips for issuing the ITT with a full specification and the suite of documentation developed around the business requirements

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 8 Supplier / Bid / Tender Evaluation
CIPS counterfeit tips for reviewing tender submissions in full in line with the agreed evaluation criteria

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 9 - Contract Award / Implementation
CIPS counterfeit tips for contract award and implementation which allows both parties to fully understand their obligations and the key success criteria for the agreement.

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 10 - Warehouse Logistics and Receipt
CIPS counterfeit tips for spotting counterfeit 'materiel' and what to do if it is deteceted on reciept of goods

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 11 - Contract Performance Review and Continuous Improvement
CIPS counterfeit tips for contract performance review and continuous improvement which should include should include testing of counterfeit procedures

Counterfeit - Counterfeit tips: Stage 12 - Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Contract Management and Development
CIPS counterfeit tips for having the right relationship with a supplier. This includes perfomance management and creating a relationship to work on new developments and evaluate current processes.

Counterfeit - Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items
The following document outlines some examples from Astute Electronics of Mitigation Clauses that can be used within T&C’s for Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items

Diversity - Diversity Still Matters
McKinsey article on how inclusion and diversity are at risk in the crisi, but are critical for business recovery, resilience, and reimagination.

Diversity - Diversity and Inclusion
This paper exploreds the potential for corporate and govenment spending to help drive inclusaion and improve society

Diversity - Diversity Wins How Inclusion Matters
McKinsey & Company paper on why diversity and inclusion matter more than ever

Diversity - Hays Aus Barometer Report
Hays Mental Health and ED&I Report

Diversity - Inclusive Australia Statement Of Support
A paper outlining Inclusive Australia's Values and Principles

Diversity - Weconnect International Business Case Global Supplier Diversity Inclusion
WEConnect share The Business Case for Global Supplier Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity - Weconnect International Gold Standard Checklist
WEConnect's Gold Standard Checklist to help you assess your global supplier diversity and inclusion program and identify potential areas for mprovement.

ED&I - Diversity Still Matters
McKinsey article on how inclusion and diversity are at risk in the crisi, but are critical for business recovery, resilience, and reimagination.

ED&I - Diversity and Inclusion
This paper exploreds the potential for corporate and govenment spending to help drive inclusaion and improve society

ED&I - Diversity Wins How Inclusion Matters
McKinsey & Company paper on why diversity and inclusion matter more than ever

ED&I - Hays Aus Barometer Report
Hays Mental Health and ED&I Report

ED&I - Inclusive Australia Statement Of Support
A paper outlining Inclusive Australia's Values and Principles

ED&I - Understanding Organizational Barriers To A More Inclusive Workplace
McKinsey & Company report on understanding organizational barriers to a more inclusive workplace

Energy - CIPS Purchasing Energy Guide
How to guide for Purchasing Energy from the CIPS Energy group

Energy - CIPS Guide To Purchasing Energy And Carbon Footprint Impacts
This document from the CIPS Energy group shares how the drive towards a low carbon economy is creating new challenges and opportunities for purchasing and supply management professionals

Energy - Demand Management
Opportunities for savings by having an agreed strategy on how an organisation manages its electricity and gas demand

Energy - DUuS Charges
DUoS are part of your overall electricity bill and include both a fixed charge (mainly based on your contracted connection capacity) and a variable charge that applies to every kWh of consumption.

Energy - Empowering Your Energy Buying
This webinar from the Energy SKG aims to empower SMEs on your energy buying

Energy - Glossary
A-Z glossary of terms used in energy buying

Energy - Key Questions Customers Should Ask About An Energy Contract
This document from the CIPS Energy group answers hey questions customers should ask about an energy contract

Energy - Questions To Ask Before Hiring An Energy Broker
Guidance on how to source an energy broker

Ethics - Ethical Business Practices - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on ethical business. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Ethics - Ethical Compliance Supplier Questionnaire
This questionnaire is designed to support a supplier compliance audit or pre tender evaluation.

Ethics - Ethical Purchasing / Procurement
Ethical procurement doesn’t always have to cost more. In fact, the current drive to create greater efficiencies in public spending may actually create more opportunities for it

Ethics - Ethical Purchasing Practices
The purpose of this booklet is to provide advice and guidance to buying organisations on how to develop ethical purchasing practices in their supply chains.

Ethics - Legislation Bribery Act
The Bribery Act 2011 contains clauses that effectively mean that if a company has anti-bribery procedures in place, it will be treated more leniently if a case of bribery emerges

Ethics - Legislation Freedom Of Information Act
Many Governments around the world share a common goal and that is to try and reverse the working premise that everything is secret unless otherwise stated, to a position where everything is public

Ethics - Management Summary: Impact of Socially Responsible Purchasing on Supply Chain Performance
An in depth systematic literature review of 140 peer reviewed and scholarly papers related to the research topic was carried out.

Ethics - Modern Day Slavery Act 2015
This insight gives an overview of the Act; focusing on the impact on Supply Chains and the role of Procurement and actions required to support the organisation.

Ethics - Modern Slavery Statement Checker
Points to check for when reviewing a suppliers modern slavery statement

Ethics - Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Through reports in the broadcast media and in the press, the world is getting to know about widespread abuse of human rights in supply chains.

Ethics - Social and Environmental Issues in Procurement
Social and environmental issues have come to the forefront of procurement agendas for a variety of reasons. This paper explains some of them.

Ethics - Sustainability and Ethical Procurement Tools Guidance Notes
Tools and guidance notes created to help you and your organisation with its ethical conduct and sustainable practice.

Ethics - The Social Value Guide - Implementing the Public Services (Social Value) Act
This guide is aimed at commissioners and procurement officials, it both provides an overview of the Act itself and the policy drivers behind it.

Ethics - The UK Modern Slavery Act: Progress to Date and Lessons Learned
This knowledge guidance provides an overview of how have firms responded to the Modern Slavery Act

Innovation - CIPS MSDUK Supplier Diversity Report
Paper from CIPS and MSDUK on how supplier diversity can unlock innovation, drive competitiveness and enhance reputation

Innovation - I-Innovate, Stages and Elements of Purchasing Development
First phase of research exploring the potential of a 5th aspect of Purchasing Development.

Innovation - Innovate or Die
Why supply management is your most important asset

Innovation - MTC Corporate Brochure
Manufacturing technology centre UK overview of their partnerships, facilities and the work undertaken.

Innovation - MTC Corporate Presentation Gm
An overview of the manufacturing technology centre in the UK and the work they undertake

Innovation - MTC Info Reach One Page Flyer
the Manufacturing technology centre in the UK intro into helping SME's across UK supply chains use manufacturing technology to raise productivity

Leadership - Leader of the Future
This framework Document defines the competency and capabilities required from our Aerospace and Defence Senior Procurement Personnel to actively develop the strategy and actions to be successful in this ever changing environment.

Leadership - Neuro-Linguistic Programming for Leaders
This paper defines NLP, its principles and how it can be used to become a successful leader

Leadership - Power List
A insight into the procurement professionals on the power list, their route through the profession and much more.

Leadership - T Shaped Managers
The paper discusses how T-Shaped managers are ideal for Procurement where their reach is cross divisional/departmental and act is experts advising the business

Leadership - the Cynefin Framework
This paper outlines the Cynefin framework, whichis a decision-making framework use in conflict and knowledge management situations

Leadership - the Seven Habits of Highly Effective CPO's
This article considers what differentiates procurement leadership from other forms of business or, for that matter, social or political leadership

Leadership and Management Tools Guidance Notes
CIPS teams, leadership and management guidance notes and tools created to help you to manage your team and become a more effective leader

Marketing Procurement - Global Digest
This global digest from CASME shares good practices and insight into future trends for the category Marketing Procurement

Marketing Services - Contract Template (Lewis Silkin)
This draft contract is intended to cover the provision of advertising services by a full service agency handling creative work, production, planning and media buying

Marketing Services - Global Digest
This global digest from CASME shares good practices and insight into future trends for the category Marketing Services

Marketing Services - Magic And Logic Re Defining Sustainable Business Practices
This 'white paper' contains a valuable analysis of how the relationship between Marketing, Procurement and Agencies can work better to produce a win/win for all parties

Marketing Services - Benchmarking Survey Summary Report
AAR 2015 survey results identifying marketing agency rate cards

Marketing Services - CIPS And ITM How To Procure Meetings And Events
A how to guide on procuring meetings and events

Marketing Services - Client Pulse
AAR 2017 survey results identifying marketing agency rate cards

Marketing Services - Digital Media Digital Media
Digital media is all forms of media that can be accessed over the internet and computer networks.

Marketing Services - Guide To Digital Media
This guide is aimed at those in the procurement profession wishing to be involved in the buying of digital media

Marketing Services - Guide To Event Services
This guide is aimed at the Procurement professional that is involved in the buying and management of Event Services.

Marketing Services - Guide To Event Services Checklist
A tool to help procurement specialists to organise an event

Marketing Services - Music Rights
Helping advertisers keep up to speed with the music rights landscape

Marketing Services - Print Agency Introduction To Print Buying Darren Jackson
Understanding print management, the process and areas of consideration that will influence costs

Marketing Services procurement - Marketing Effectiveness
A paper for procurement professionals managing a marketing services category to understand marketing effectiveness

Modern Slavery - Preventing Child Labour Amongst Homeworkers Toolkit
This toolkit from Walkfree shares for practical guidance, and examples of good practice to support their efforts to address child labour in the home-based craft sector

Modern Slavery - Tackling Modern Slavery In Modern Supply Chains
A guide from Walkfree on how to tackle and take a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery in supply chains

Modern Slavery - Traidcraft And CIPS Taking The Lead
Traidcraft guide to more responsible procurement practices

Modern Slavery - Traidcraft Sourcing Vegetables From Developing Countries
Traidcraft guide on sourcing vegetables from developing countries

Modern Slavery - Traidcraft: Buying Matters Sourcing Fairly From Developing Countries
Traidcraft guide with case studies on sourcing fairly from developing countries

Negotiation - Countertrade
This paper outlines countertrade, the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Negotiation - MIL Template
Template for MIL Achievements to help plan for a negotiation

Negotiation - Negotiation Preparation Checklist
Negotiation checklist template to help plan for a negotiation

Negotiation - Negotiation Tools CIPS Guidance Notes
CIPS Negotiation guianace notes and tools created to help you to plan your negotiation and drive more value for your organisation

Negotiation - Negotiations in Procurement
This paper discusses negotiations in procurement, the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Negotiation - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on negotiation. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Negotiation - SPEED® Negotiation Process
A paper on SPEED® The Negotiation Process from Colin Linton (FCIPS) for a structured approach to negotiating.

Negotiation - Strategic Negotiations
This paper focuses specifically on strategic negotiations and achieving better outcomes

Negotiation - Tendering and Post Tender Negotiation
This paper discusses the tender process, inclusing dialogue with suppliers, evaluation panels, post tender negotiation and contract award

Operations Management - Buying Freight Transport
If you buy transport services then you will find that the variety of transport methods and routes are considerable and you need to consider the most appropriate method/route for you and the best value price,

Operations Management - Capacity Management
Capacity represents the available resources that can be leveraged to meet a certain level of demand

Operations Management - Cross Docking
The objective of cross-docking is to combine inventory from different suppliers into one assortment for a specific customer. The strategy is used extensively by retailers for replenishment of fast-moving products

Operations Management - Incoterms Tools Guidance Notes
The document outlines the CIPS Incoterms tools created to help you to identify when risk passes from buyer to seller

Operations Management - Obsolescence
This paper explains the four types of obsolescence and how they can be effective tools in managing products and inventory levels within the supply chain.

Operations Management - School travel, how safe is your coach company?
Raising road safety standards for passenger transport is vital, this document supports procurement professionals to conduct a risk assessment.

Operations Management - Specifying Fors In Procurement Contracts
Guidance on how to add FORS requirements to fleet contracts

Operations Management - Stocktaking And Inventory Measurement As A Means To Improve Profitability
The link between good stock management and company profitability has been given new prominence and stock management is now viewed as one of the primary ways in which profit can be maintained and grown within a business

Operations Management - Warehouse Locations
There are five critical areas of consideration to assess before an organisation should look to secure warehousing facilities, find out more in this knowledge paper.

Operations Management - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
WMS are operating tools based upon the needs of warehouse operation which provide tools and information for the management of the warehouse

People and Skills - Critical Thinking Skills
This document defines critical thinking skills, considerations and principles as key skills for procurement professionals

People and Skills - Leader of the Future
This framework Document defines the competency and capabilities required from our Aerospace and Defence Senior Procurement Personnel to actively develop the strategy and actions to be successful in this ever changing environment.

People and Skills - Marketing Services Procurement
This paper discusses mareting services procurement, the advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

People and Skills - Why Do We Need Professional Procurement
This paper outlines the benefits, value and effectiveness for investing in professional procurement functions

Policy - Contract Management - CIPS Positions on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on category managment. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Countertrade - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on countertrade. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Delivering Policy Through Procurement
Although many examples of procurement policies exist, they typically fall into one of five policy categories

Policy - Eprocurement - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on EProcurement. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Ethical Business Practices - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on ethical business. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Linking strategy to procurement - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on linking strategy and purchasing. The reader is encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for their own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Negotiation - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on negotiation. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on outsourcing. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Private Finance Initiatives - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on Private Finance Initiatives. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Procurement Policy and Process Design
This paper seeks to broaden understanding of procurement policies and processes.

Policy - Risk Management - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on risk managment. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Savings - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on savings. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Separation Of Duties - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on the seperation of duties. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Supplier Co-ordination - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on supplier co-ordination. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Supplier Rationalisation - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on supplier rationalisation. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - The Procurement And Supply Management Function - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on the procurement and supply mangement function. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Use Of Small Suppliers - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on the use of small suppliers. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Using Local Suppliers - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on using local suppliers . You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Whole Life Costing - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on whole life costing. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Policy - Writing Contracts - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on writing contracts. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

PR - Toolkit: Module 2: Indicators of best practice in PR procurement
The Public Relations Procurement Toolkit - indicators of world - class practice in PR procurement

PR - Toolkit: Module 3: The Procurement Process and Document Management
The Public Relations Procurement Toolkit - A well-structured procurement process

PR - Toolkit: Module 4: The PR Contract
The Public Relations Procurement Toolkit - Applying contract law

PR - Toolkit: Module 5: The Statement of Work
The Public Relations Procurement Toolkit - The PR Statement of Work: suggested format and content

PR - Toolkit: Module 6: Good Housekeeping
The Public Relations Procurement Toolkit - Reporting and SLAs

PR - PRCA ISBA CIPS Standard Terms And Conditions For Public Relations Consultancy
A model contract has been created and endorsed by the PRCA, ISBA and CIPS to provide an easy starting point for negotiations between PR agencies /consultancies and clients

PR - Toolkit : Module 2: The PR Procurement Cycle
The Toolkit as a whole is designed to help clients of the PR profession – in functions including Marketing and Procurement

Procurement - A BuyIT Framework for Effective Procurement
Effective procurement is critical to the sustained success of any organisation. This is as true in the public sector as in the private.

Procurement - Business Cost Reduction Projects
Reviewing costs down opportunities and where to focus attention to deliver savings to an organisation can be a challenge for procurement teams. This paper offers a real life example of how to approach the task.

Procurement - Case Study - Global Sourcing to Reduce Price Without Increasing Cost
A case study following a procurement manager tasked with reducing commodity costs

Procurement - Co Sourcing
Co-sourcing is sometimes described as bringing outsourcing advantages in-house as it is often credited with bringing in outside expertise while still cutting costs

Procurement - Collaboration Between Organisations
This document is about collaboration between organisations as it relates to the purchasing and supply management function.

Procurement - Complex Sourcing With Faster Better Outcomes
An overview of Lean and agile procurement, an amalgamation of both processes to drive operational efficiences

Procurement - Construction Clients Policy
CIPS was invited to act as "Clients' Assessor" to the Latham Review. The CIPS' contribution, "Productivity and Costs in the Construction Industry", was based on contributions from over 100 clients.

Procurement - Dealing with Monopolistic and Distorted Supply Markets
This paper is aimed at procurement practitioners who face markets which are complex and/or distorted.

Procurement - Defining Our Future Profession
2016 Future of the profession paper

Procurement - Delivering Policy Through Procurement
Although many examples of procurement policies exist, they typically fall into one of five policy categories

Procurement - Early Procurement Involvement (Nigeria LNG Case Study)
Babs Omotowa outlines an example from Nigeria LNG of which he is particularly proud, which demonstrates the benefits of involving the procurement team from day one

Procurement - E-Business
The generally accepted method of electronically exchanging structured documents between trading partners used to be via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Procurement - Economies of Scale and Scope
The are many avenues to achieving economies of scale and scope that touch on a wide range of factors, including supply chain management, internationalisation, localisation, mass production

Procurement - Eprocurement - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on EProcurement. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Procurement - Five Year Strategic Plan Blank Template
A useful tool to support the building of the procurement 5 year strategy

Procurement - Globalisation White Paper
A number of factors, over recent decades, have accelerated the move towards globalisation

Procurement - Group Procurement Organisations
The contemporary environment put pressures on many organisations to re-examine their procurement strategies in order to generate additional savings. Membership in GPOs is one of such strategies

Procurement - I-Innovate, Stages and Elements of Procurement Development
First phase of research exploring the potential of a 5th aspect of Procurement Development.

Procurement - Introduction to E-Auctions
The use of on-line auctions (e-auctions) has increased rapidly in the last few years since they came onto the purchasing scene in the late 1990’s through the development of internet-based applications.

Procurement - Is PFI the Procurement Vehicle to Stimulate Economic Activity?
As many governments across the world look to boost economic activity through a programme of public investment in infrastructure projects, the question arises of where will the funding come from?

Procurement - I-Save Independent Savings Analysis Verification and Evaluation
A guide to show how organisations can achieve significant cost reductions in their procurement to payment processes.

Procurement - Modern Procurement & Supply Management has a duality of purpose: Cost Reducer and Value Broker
The role of procurement in modern organisations is changing as supply chain or strategic procurement departments emerge whose role is that of cost reducer and value broker.

Procurement Organisation and Infrastructure - Global Digest
This global digest from CASME shares information about procurement organisation and infrastructure.

Procurement - Positioning Supplier Relationships
An insight into how to position supliers using the Kraljic matrix, to ensure you maintain the right relationships with critical suppliers

Procurement - Power List
A insight into the procurement professionals on the power list, their route through the profession and much more.

Procurement - Private Public Partnerships Pop
CIPS Positions on Practice document on Public Private Partnerships

Procurement - Procurement And Supply Chain In The Retail Sector
An insight into considerations for procurment in the retail sector

Procurement - Procurement’s Role in the Generation and Capture of Value in Supply Chains
The purpose of this document is to examine how the output of the purchasing process contributes to the capture, generation, and protection of value

Procurement - Procurements Evolving Role in Enterprise Supply Chains
This paper is only one contribution to the ongoing debate about procurement’s evolution as a subject along a supply chain that now fulfils the marketing concept – from conception to consumption

Procurement - Procurement to Pay Process
The Purchase to Pay (P2P) process underpins many sub-processes from sourcing and negotiating terms, ordering, receipting and payment, through to contract and relationship management

Procurement - Procurement Cards
Corporate procurement cards have been developed as a mechanism for streamlining the clerical processing of low value transactions.

Procurement - Procurement Cards CIPS Position
P-Cards were initially introduced in the late 1980s in the US to assist federal government agencies with purchasing small value goods without delaying payments to sellers linked to the bureaucratic processes

Procurement - Procurement Policy and Process Design
This paper seeks to broaden understanding of procurement policies and processes.

Procurement - Procurement Strategies
Sourcing strategies can deliver different types and levels of value. At one extreme, they can take a form of 'make or buy' decision and at the other they can refer to outsourcing

Procurement - Procurement Structures and Models
Over the past decade purchasing models have gradually shifted from decentralised structures to more centralised models to capture the purchasing savings

Procurement - Resources and Competencies in Procurement
In purchasing, the resourcing of professionals as part of a wider resource and competence based organisational strategy should include skills analysis.

Procurement - Strategic Role of Procurement
The aim of this paper is to understand what strategic procurement is and how it’s evolved from a non-value added function of a buyer to an important function within the corporate world

Procurement - Successful E Tendering
A guide on successful E Tendering

Procurement - Tactical vs Strategic Procurement
A few decades ago purchasing was still seen as ‘operational’ and companies focused largely on inputs such as materials and services

Procurement - The Second CIPS Australia Public Sector Procurement Forum - Canberra, 16-17 May 2007
CIPS hosted the second of its Public Sector Procurement Forum events in Canberra during May 2007

Procurement - Third Party Marketplaces
Organisations need to be a clear on what catalogue content to make available through the third-party marketplace and should consider the costs involved in doing so.

Procurement - Understanding Supply Markets and Competition
Understanding supply markets and competition is imperative for strategic sourcing, which refers to "satisfying an organisation’s needs from markets

Procurement - Visa Business Case for Purchasing Cards
P-Cards can save genuine time and money for busy procurement departments and P2P service teams.

Procurement - What Will Inaction Cost Your Business?
Latest research has revealed that UK organisations could pay an extra £7.42 billion in energy costs over a three-year period if they don’t take action

Procurement - Whole Life Costing
This guide, one of a series, sets out to present, in an integrated fashion, the principles and practice of Whole Life Costing (WLC), together with CIPS views on the subject.

Procurement 4.0 Impact Of People On Procurement
This presentation gives an overview of People Procurement 4.0 and the impact of people on procurement agility

Procurement 4.0 Impact Of Process On Procurement Agility
This presentation gives an overview of Process Procurement 4.0 and by implementing an agile procurement approach procurement can help deliver maximum value at all times

Procurement 4.0 Impact Of Technology On Procurement Agility
This presentation gives an overview of Technology Procurement 4.0 and the endless possibilities for technology to create value propositions for procurement and the business

Procurement 4.0 Procurement People Process And Technology
This presentation gives an overview of Procurement 4.0 and with the emergence of industry 4.0, how we can make procurement more agile

Procurement policy - Case Study Developing A Sustainable Procurement Policy
European pathway to zero waste guidance on developing a sustainable procurement policy

Procurement Team - Assessment Template
The template is designed to support procurement managers to assess each procurement team members skill set and areas of development.

Procurement Team - Building a Procurement Team
Guidance on building and developing a procurement team fit for the future, with examples and case studies.

Procurement Team - Case Study: Creating a New Procurement Team
Joerg Strauss, Global Head of Procurement, shares his experience of creating a new Procurement Team at leading international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Procurement Team - Case Study: Inheriting A Procurement Team
Case stuy from Tesco on inheriting a procurement team and the solutions put in place

Procurement Team - Procurement maturity and transformation template
Procurement maturity and transformation template from Chris Emberton (MCIPS)

Procurement Team - Talent Management
Chris Emberton (MCIPS) shares his approach to talent management in his team

Procurement Team - Top tips on attracting and retaining talent (Chris Emberton)
Top tips on attracting and retaining talent from Chris Emberton (MCIPS)

Procurement Team - Top tips on attracting and retaining talent (Kimberley Campbell)
Top tips on attracting and retaining talent from Kimberley Campbell (FCIPS)

Public Sector - Commissioning
A paper discussing the UK Public Sector concept of Commissioning

Public Sector - Commissioning
Recently, commissioning has become an important term of UK public policy. The process can be applied to a wide range of levels

Public Sector - The Second CIPS Australia Public Sector Procurement Forum - Canberra, 16-17 May 2007
CIPS hosted the second of its Public Sector Procurement Forum events in Canberra during May 2007

Professional Development - Business Case for Professional Development
This paper will help you to define the business case for investment in professional development for the procurement team and why this is good for business

Risk Management - RACI Template
Template - RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed)

Risk Management - CIPS Declaration of No Conflict of Interest Statement
Template for 'Declaration of No Conflict of Interest'

Risk Management - CIPS Risk and Resilience: A CIPS Introduction to Good Practice
This guide is an introduction to the work CIPS is doing to produce a good practice guide and online tool that can be used to help develop an organisations’ end-to-end supply chain resilience

Risk Management - CIPS Risk Tools Guidance Notes
The following models will to help you to identify, evaluate and manage the potential and actual risks that can impact your organisation and its supply chain

Risk Management - CIPS Supply Chain Fraud
Fraud has many guises. These include: counterfeit intellectual property, counterfeit money, data-compromise, embezzlement, insider dealing, market abuse, insurance fraud

Risk Management - Corporate Supply Chain Compliance
How can a modern purchasing function be certain that children have not been exploited, or workers forced to labour in dangerous or unsafe conditions in the factories and manufacturers in their supply chain?

Risk Management - Counterfeit Material Avoidance Template
A template for counterfeit material avoidance

Risk Management - Counterfeit Tips for All Stages of the Procurement and Supply Cycle
The first stage in the procurement cycle is to fully understand the customer needs. Considering the ‘needs and impact’.

Risk Management - Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items
The following document outlines some examples from Astute Electronics of Mitigation Clauses that can be used within T&C’s for Counterfeit, Fraudulent and Suspect Items

Risk Management - Fraud In The Supply Chain
Article - The National Fraud Authority’s most recent survey, published in March, reports that procurement fraud cost the UK public sector about £2.3bn in 2011

Risk Management - Position on Practice
CIPS' practice documents on risk managment. You are encouraged to use the CIPS practice documents for your own purposes, such as writing policy statements, guidance or procedures.

Risk Management - Risk Identification, Evaluation and Management in the Supply Chain
The document outlines the CIPS risk models to help you to identify, evaluate and manage the potential and actual risks that can impact your organisation and its supply chain

Risk Management - Risk Impact Grid
A matrix for risk impact

Risk Management - Risk Management Pack
Template - Updated Risk Management template

Risk Management - Supplier Assurance Questionnaire
An insight into the findings from a workshop held in May 2019 in partnership with SASIG and NCSC.

Risk Management - Supplier Assurance Questionnaire Vendor Security Questionnaire
Template - The intent of this questionnaire is to facilitate the process of gaining assurance that the information security position

Risk Management - Suppliers Fail to Find Credit Insurance
As the financial position of more and more companies becomes increasingly perilous, insurance risk grows and insurers are reassessing the viability of their products and withdrawing cover in many cases.

Risk Management - Supply Chain Fraud in the 21st Century
Fraud is commonplace, wide-ranging, costly, and clearly affects the supply chain, as well as all other areas of corporate business.

Risk Management - Supply Chain Security Management
A number of developments over the last decade highlighted the importance of supply chain security management

Risk Management - Supply Chain Visibility
Along with connectivity, integration and responsiveness, visibility is one of the critical elements of effective purchasing and supply chain management

Risk Management - The Role of Strategic Procurement and Supply Management in Risk Management
Some of the most valuable assets the purchasing team can bring to an organisation is due diligence of vendor rating and regular detailed monitoring of supplier performance.

Risk - Risk Screening Tool
This Walkfree template , sets out a process that moves through both spend profiling and the risk assessment.

Risk - Understanding Industry Risk
This Walkfree tool can be used by organisations when assessing supplier risk by country and industry.

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Change Management
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for change management

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Conflict Resolution
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for conflcit resolution

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Influencing Skills
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills to influence

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Market Analysis
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for market analysis

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Market Development
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for market development

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Marketing and Promotion of Procurement and Supply
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for promoting the procurement function

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Negotiation
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for effective negotiation

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Positive Effective Relationships
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for effective relationships

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Procurement Teams
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for procurement teams

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Removal of Waste
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for removing waste and adding value

Soft Skills - Top Tips: Stakeholder Management
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for stakeholder management

Soft Skills -Top Tips: Development Plans
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for development plans

Soft Skills -Top Tips: Effective Performance Reviews and Appraisals
Tips from from Richard Masser (FCIPS) on soft skills for performance reviews and appraisals

Sourcing - Case Study - Global Sourcing to Reduce Price Without Increasing Cost
A case study following a procurement manager tasked with reducing commodity costs

Sourcing - Complex Sourcing with Faster and Better Outcomes
Lean and agile procurement methodology and how to apply to your procurement activity

Sourcing - Key points to consider in completing OJEU notices
This document by Scottish Government www.gov.scot woutlines the key points to consider in completing OJEU notices and areas where particular attention should be paid

Sourcing - Key points to consider in completing OJEU notices
This document by Scottish Government www.gov.scot woutlines the key points to consider in completing OJEU notices and areas where particular attention should be paid

Sourcing - LOCOG Sustainable Sourcing Code Third Edition July 2011
A summary of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Sustainable Sourcing Code

Sourcing - Successful E Tendering
A guide on successful E Tendering

Sourcing - Tendering and Post Tender Negotiation
This paper discusses the tender process, inclusing dialogue with suppliers, evaluation panels, post tender negotiation and contract award

Sourcing - Tendering How to Prepare and Evaluate Tenders
This paper outlines how to prepare and evaluate tenders, from the requirements in the specifications to be evaluated right thrugh to the evaluation panel

Sourcing
Sourcing is a critical activity that commands increasing attention as managing supply chains becomes more complex (

Sourcing - Traidcraft Sourcing Vegetables From Developing Countries
Traidcraft guide on sourcing vegetables from developing countries

Sourcing - Traidcraft: Buying Matters Sourcing Fairly From Developing Countries
Traidcraft guide with case studies on sourcing fairly from developing countries

Strategy - Commodity Strategies
A commodity sourcing strategy is a specific sourcing strategy for a category or group of supplies or services

Strategy - Five Year Strategic Plan Blank Template
A useful tool to support the building of the procurement 5 year strategy

Strategy - Five Year Strategic Plan Template
A tool to support building an effective procurement strategy.

Strategy - How to Develop and Present a Business Case
A guide on how to set about creating a Business Case when bidding for funding for a significant business need.

Strategy - Procurement Strategies
Sourcing strategies can deliver different types and levels of value. At one extreme, they can take a form of 'make or buy' decision and at the other they can refer to outsourcing

Strategic Procurement - Global Digest
This global digest from CASME shares good practices and insight into future trends for the topic Strategic Procurement

Strategy - Tactical vs Strategic Procurement
A few decades ago purchasing was still seen as ‘operational’ and companies focused largely on inputs such as materials and services

Strategy - the Keys to Developing an Effective Procurement Strategy
This paper from Patrick Marter (FCIPS) highlights six key focus areas for development when developing your procurement strategy.

Supplier Relationship Management
To ensure competitive activity focus has changed and increased attention has been centred on the management of the firm’s supply activities.

Supplier Relationship Management
Frequent interactions and close relationships with suppliers can have a positive effect on the exchange and flow of information and knowledge

Supplier Relationship Management - Common Vision
Benefits come from common objectives, close communication, and the sharing of knowledge, skills and resources with suppliers. This can be achieved through a partnering approach or by going a stage further and creating supplier development programmes

Supplier Relationship Management - Introduction to Supply Base Management
Supply base management is identifying the appropriate number of suppliers required to support business needs and drivers.

Supplier Relationship Management - Measuring Key Suppliers
Professor Ryals explores issues in selecting and measuring key suppliers in the paper

Supplier Relationship Management - Positioning Supplier Relationships
An insight into how to position supliers using the Kraljic matrix, to ensure you maintain the right relationships with critical suppliers

Supplier Relationship Management - Possible Signs Of Supplier Distress
A visual tool to provide the business, so stakeholders can early alert procurement to potential supplier issues

Supplier Relationship Management - Relationship Models
To formulate strategies for building relationships with suppliers, it is important for buyers to understand the characteristics and interrelationships of buyer/supplier relationship factors

Supplier Relationship Management - Supplier Appraisal
A paper discussing how conducting supplier appraisals are key

Supplier relationship management - Supplier Management
Formal relationships between buyers and sellers have become more 'strategic' and the process of relationship development has accelerated as firms strive to achieve their goal

Supplier Relationship Management - Supplier Performance Management
This paper outlines supplier performance management (SPM), advantages, disadvantages as well as some hints and tips

Supplier Relationship Management - Relationship Management
A paper to discuss theories, concepts and applications of inter firm relationship management to find more innovative ways to create value and improve their levels of efficiency and effectiveness

Supplier Relationshipment Management - Relationship Management
For procurement to act strategically, they need to build working relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders, this paper explains the history of SRM

Supplier Relationshipment Management - Supplier Development
Supplier development is the process of working with certain suppliers on a one-to-one basis to improve their performance

Supplier Relationshipment Management - Supplier Relationshipment Management
Relationship management for procurement is a complex task which goes beyond just setting up an agreement.

Supplier Relationshipment Management - Supplier Segmentation
The idea of supplier segmentation is the grouping of suppliers in a supply base by their impact on the business, find out more in this knowledge paper

Supplier Relationship Management - Global Digest
This global digest from CASME shares good practices and insight into future trends for the topic Suplier Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management - CIPS Position on Practice
SCM is an evolving process, and there are distinctions to be drawn between SCM 'as was' and SCM 'as is', this knowledge paper explains further.

Supply Chain Management - Adding Value To The Supply Chain Porters
Understand more about Porters value chain and how value is added to the supply chain.

Supply Chain Management - Building Prices on Value
Value is tricky to define and conceptualise. This uncertainty and ambiguity often creates difficulties both inside organisations and in communications with customers

Supply Chain Management - Cost Vs Differentation Strategies
Successful companies are defined either as having a “Cost Advantage” strategy or a “Differentiation” strategy, or even better a combination of the two.

Supply Chain Management - Demand Driven Supply Chain
DDSN is driven from the 'front' by customer demand. Instead of being 'driven' to markets, products are 'pulled' to market by customers.

Supply Chain Management - Demand Management
This paper helps to understand the types of demand. An important consideration in demand management is the type of demand: independent or dependent.

Supply Chain Management - Economic Production Quantity Epq
Understanding economic production quantity is important from the inventory management side of things because holding too much inventory is costly

Supply Chain Management - Forecasting
When forecasting is used to predict demand, it requires understanding of demand patterns and the way factors such as product life cycles, competition, and changing market dynamics impact on these patterns

Supply Chain Management - Forward Integration
Forward integration is the set of activities related to securing outputs, such as acquisition of distribution channels or transport undertakings.

Supply Chain Management - Future Supply Chains
Some of the elements identified as important in future supply chains are visibility, collaboration and coordination, this paper explains more about the expected changes in future supply chains.

Supply Chain Management - Global Supply Chains Tools Guidance Notes
Guidance notes for using Supply chain management tools

Supply Chain Management - Incoterms Explained Elaine Porteous
2020 Incoterms, an update on the latest Incoterms and how they influence your shipments and who holds the risk.

Supply Chain Management - Innovate or Die
Why supply management is your most important asset

Supply Chain Management - Internal Strategic Integration
Internal strategic integration relies to a great extent on information technologies that link together P&SM; functions and activities, such as e-sourcing, e-procurement

Supply Chain Management - Inventory Allocation
Assigning inventory allowcation to priority customers or prior to the shipments landing, understand how this can affect your business activity.

Supply Chain Management - Lean Manufacturing Production
The main aim of the lean production process improvement is to achieve significant benefits for companies, for example, lower costs, faster time-to-market and better customer experiences

Supply Chain Management - Lean Supply Chain (LSC)
Supply chains generally contain flows of products/services, information and finance. To build a lean supply chain it is important to identify the wastes associated with these flows and eliminate them

Supply Chain Management - Loosely-Coupled vs Tightly-Coupled Supply Chain
The aim of the tightly-coupled relationship model is to reduce inventory and avoid the situation where a manufacturer is out of stock.

Supply Chain Management - Managing Aged And Obsolete Stock Elaine Porteous
Organisations are constantly under pressure to become more profitable. The objective of every company is to source goods and services as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Supply Chain Management - Managing Product Defects in the Supply Chain
An insight into managing defective parts across the supply chain

Supply Chain Management - Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a planning and decision-making tool in the production process, this paper explains the history and aplication of MRP

Supply Chain Management - Multimodal Transport Susan Randall
Multimodal transport means the carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport on the basis of a multimodal transport contract, this paper explains in greater detail

Supply Chain Management - Planned Obsolescence
This CIPS guide aims to provide an awareness and level of understanding to the reader on the issues of obsolescence.

Supply Chain Management - Supplier Assessment Questionnaire
A guide on how and why to construct a SAQ - Content generated by procurement professionals as a tool to support the profession.

Supply Chain Management - Supplier Co-ordination: Kyoryoku Kai
Supplier co-ordination is a technique to add value as well as remove waste. It involves a buying organisation identifying its most important suppliers

Supply Chain Management - Supply Base Management
Supply Base Management (SBM) is a systematic dynamic approach for strategically managing the whole supply base which might include current suppliers, minor suppliers and potential suppliers

Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Complexity
[Supply chain] complexity does not mean complicated, but rather it describes a condition of inter-connectedness and inter-dependencies across a network

Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Finance
Supply chain finance (SCF) is a relatively new concept. It is most relevant to logistics, supply chain management, collaboration and finance fields

Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Integration
The three main drivers of supply chain integration are the information revolution, increased levels of global competition creating a more demanding customer and demand driven market

Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Management And Networks
SCM involves identifying where the value lies within the whole supply chain, ie identifying the value chain and then segmenting it so that each segment can be addressed individually

Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Optimisation
Working as a Supply Chain Manager tasked with seeking optimisation, you are trying to balance the need to deliver what the customer wants at the lowest overall cost and highest overall profit to your business

Supply Chain Management - Traditional / Open Loop / Foward Supply Chain
In the open-loop supply chain, which is the traditional supply chain system, products do not return to the original producer.

Supply Chain Management - Value Added Network
A value-added network (VAN) is "a private telecommunications network linking organisations in a supply chain together, enabling them to share information and electronic documents".

Supply Chain Management - Value Chain Management
Value chain management [involves] ... analysing every step in the process ranging from the handling of raw material to end users, providing them with the greatest value at the lowest cost

Supply Chain Management - Value Generation
This paper will provide an easy to read perspective to the area of value generation; provide definitions of value and value add

Supply Chain Management - What You Measure Is Not Necessarily Not What You Get
We regularly measure supplier performance through a collection of metrics, but rarely do we take the time to understand and invest in the role of socialisation in measuring effective relationships.

Sustainability - Building A Lower Carbon Construction Industry
Key ideas for reducing the carbon footprint of buildings, from blueprint to build and beyond. By Dominic Burbridge, Associate Director, Carbon Trust Business Advice

Sustainability - Carbon Emissions Downstream
Laura Timlin of Carbon Trust Business Advice on the challenges of assessing indirect emissions across the whole value chain.

Sustainability - Case Study Developing A Sustainable Procurement Policy
European pathway to zero waste guidance on developing a sustainable procurement policy

Sustainability - (Case Study) Embedding sustainability in procurement practices: a UK museum’s perspective
Partner EPQW - The Museum’s primary objective was to build on its new procurement and environmental policies, by developing a sustainable procurement policy and strategy

Sustainability - (Case Study) Sustainable Procurement of Print Requirements
Partner EPQW - This case study highlights the work undertaken with the Royal Holloway University of London to assess the benefits of installing Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs)

Sustainability - Closed Loop Supply Chain
CLSC mainly occur due to commercial returns, warranty replacements, recycling and reuse or leased equipment renewals

Sustainability - Effective CSR Implementation
Whilst the desire to improve CSR impact is real, and well intentioned, the practical issues around implementation are often overlooked.

Sustainability - Eight Key Trends For Carbon Consumption
Hugh Jones, Managing Director, Business Advice, investigates the trends impacting your business

Sustainability - Financial Imperative for Cutting Carbon
Dominic Burbridge, Associate Director, Carbon Trust Business Advice, recommends a smarter business strategy.

Sustainability - Importance of Water to Australian Supply Chains
The volatility of commodity prices has had a profound effect on the Australian economy.

Sustainability - Indirect Carbon Emissions and Why They Matter
The value of addressing 'scope 3' or indirect emissions

Sustainability - Innovating Business Models For Sustainability
How innovation in products, processes and business models can help organisations become more sustainable.

Sustainability - LOCOG Sustainable Sourcing Code Third Edition July 2011
A summary of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) Sustainable Sourcing Code

Sustainability - Reverse Supply Chain Reverse Logistics
Often reverse models are not considered to be business processes. Instead, they are viewed as a series of fairly independent random activities

Sustainability - Sustainable Procurement
Implementing sustainable procurement is not an easy task. At the same time, it is making an impact or at least starting the process achievable.

Sustainability - Sustainable Supply Chain
Sustainability in supply chain management generally refers to continuous accountability for risk and negative impact caused by a range of actions along the supply chain

Sustainability - Triple Bottom Line (TBL)
Triple bottom line (TBL) is a technique used increasingly in corporate social responsible (CSR) reporting by organisations

Sustainability - Where To Start With Reducing Indirect Carbon Emissions
Martin Barrow from Carbon Trust gives a step-by-step guide to reducing indirect carbon emissions

Sustainability - Why Supply Chain Carbon Reduction Is A Business Critical Mission
The past few years have seen carbon rise up to the boardroom agenda, with energy efficiency and targeted legislation on carbon emissions turning the spotlight on the financial benefits available.

Technology - 3D Printing And Additive Manufacturing (Am) Dr Rob Martens
3D printing can be a technology enabler that could support many organisations to become less dependant on suppliers, find out more about how this technology is shaping supply chains of the furture.

Technology - A BuyIT Framework for Effective Procurement
Effective purchasing is critical to the sustained success of any organisation. This is as true in the public sector as in the private.

Technology - A Report into the Current Use of Technology in Procurement
Technology has the potential to make all our jobs easier. But all too often it fails to live up to the hype. And the procurement profession is no exception to the norm.

Technology - Are You Using Your Dongle
A telecommunications revolution is sweeping the UK and it is being led by the rise of the ‘dongle’.

Technology - Big Data Analytics in Procurement
Procurement organizations generate and store massive amounts of data, which is often widely dispersed across different systems, operations and geographies

Technology - Block Chain Trends In Blockchain Procurement
A brief overview of blockchain for procurement professionals

Technology - Buying Cloud Hosting technology
This buying guide provides a checklist of questions to ask in order to create a requirements specification for buying cloud and hosting services

Technology - Buying Office 365
This buying guide provides CIPS members with a checklist of questions to ask in order to create a requirements specification for buying Office 365 (Technical, Operational and Commercial), as well as a series of questions to ask that validate a supplier’s proposals.

Technology - Buying Remote Working Technology
This buying guideprovides insight into the commercial and procurement impacts of home working and equiptment required, terminology and the supply market

Technology - Digitalisation CIPS Digitalisation Of Procurement
CIPS global 2019 survey with the university of Melbourne, focusing on digitalisation in procurement and the supply chain and technologies set to disrupt how we operate.

Technology - Donlan Coding Protocol
The following coding protocol is a system for coding and describing products, which can be applied to any database regardless of its type.

Technology - E-Sourcing Tools and Techniques
Summary of Academic Research into the Adoption of E-Sourcing Tools / Techniques Within the UK Procurement Community

Technology - Future Technologies Al
CIPS research with Manchester Met university, identifying technologies that could shape supply chain and logistics activity

Technology - How Purchasing Can Progress And Benefit from 4.0 Dr Holger Schiele
University research identifying how purchasing teams can benefit from Industry 4.0 advancements

Technology - How To Empower Digital Transformation
For a procurement function, digital transformation can bring unprecedented benefits in process improvement, time management, value for money and market engagement to name a few

Technology - Industry 4.0 overview Report Adpg Next Generation
The aerospace and defence group present their findings on Industry 4.0 and the impact technologies could have on the profession.

Technology - I-Save
A guide to show how organisations can achieve significant cost reductions in their procurement to payment processes.

Technology - IT And Telecoms - How It Buyers Can Navigate A Complex Market
Nearly every business has an IT requirement and, while budgets will vary, the challenge remains the same: browsing and buying multiple products and services is incredibly tough.

Technology - IT Category Strategy Template
Template for IT Procurement Category Strategy for hardware, software and telecoms

Technology - MTC Corporate Brochure
Manufacturing technology centre UK overview of their partnerships, facilities and the work undertaken.

Technology - MTC Corporate Presentation Gm
An overview of the manufacturing technology centre in the UK and the work they undertake

Technology - MTC Info Reach One Page Flyer
the Manufacturing technology centre in the UK intro into helping SME's across UK supply chains use manufacturing technology to raise productivity

Technology - Procurement 4.0 Impact Of People On Procurement
This presentation gives an overview of People Procurement 4.0 and the impact of people on procurement agility

Technology - Procurement 4.0 Impact Of Process On Procurement Agility
This presentation gives an overview of Process Procurement 4.0 and by implementing an agile procurement approach procurement can help deliver maximum value at all times

Technology - Procurement 4.0 Impact Of Technology On Procurement Agility
This presentation gives an overview of Technology Procurement 4.0 and the endless possibilities for technology to create value propositions for procurement and the business

Technology - Procurement 4.0 Procurement People Process And Technology
This presentation gives an overview of Procurement 4.0 and with the emergence of industry 4.0, how we can make procurement more agile

Technology - Securing Procurement in the Cloud of Tomorrow
Data security is one of the biggest challenges for enterprises today, across industries and geographies.

Technology - Telephony Buying Guide
This buying guide provides CIPS members with a checklist of questions to ask in order to create a requirements specification for buying voice or telephony related solutions (Technical, Operational and Commercial), as well as a series of questions to ask that validate a supplier’s proposals.

Technology - Why Public Procurement Needs Integrated Technology
Digital innovation is evolving as quickly as public expectations. Yet, legacy government e-procurement systems are made with internal controls in mind, but little thought of service to the ultimate consumer

Technology -Technology Category Strategy Template
A template structure for creating a Technology Category Strategy