Browsing: Procurement Mandate

Defence supply chains have been redefined over the past three decades, moving away from narrow cost efficiency and towards a…

NATO is being pushed to rethink how it prepares for the next drone conflict, as senior officials warn that buying…

Pharma procurement is no longer being framed as a narrow cost-control function. In 2026, leaders in the field say it…

Hexion, a 170-year-old chemicals group better known for adhesives and resins than digital experimentation, is trying to recast itself as…

The European Union still cannot rely on its own projects alone to secure supplies of critical raw materials, according to…

Sweden faces two intertwined challenges: preparing society for a changing climate and strengthening civilian readiness in a more uncertain world.…

For many consumer packaged goods companies, packaging has long been treated as a line item to squeeze rather than a…

For many large consumer brands, sustainability begins as a promise: a phrase in an annual report, a campaign line, a…

The Canadian government has unveiled the first measures under a new Small Business Procurement Program, promising to simplify federal contracting…

Europe’s drive to rebuild military readiness is forcing a wider question: not just what weapons to buy, but how…

Asia-Pacific’s reputation as a digital leader sits uneasily alongside a far less glamorous reality: many companies in the region…

Ardent Partners’ recent webinar on supplier management made a clear case that the biggest gains come not from adding…

Procurement is often treated as the last obstacle before a deal closes, the team that arrives to slow things down,…

Total cost of ownership is often treated as a finance exercise, but in manufacturing it is shaped long before a…

The US Army is reshaping how it buys technology, with acquisition officials and industry executives describing enterprise agreements as a…