Complex NOT Complicated

A compendium of articles, and thought pieces written by the author, in a number of the focused topic areas contained within companion book Complex NOT Complicated: Procurement & Supply Chain Daily Insights. The articles contained herein provide more background, and colour, to explain, and expand upon, these insights and how they have been derived. In total there are 32 articles, which have been grouped into 14 different focused topics, with sub-groupings into relevant thematic areas within those topics. Topics covered: - Benefits (definition of), - Category Management, - Commercial Models, - Data, - Execution (of activity), - Key Performance Indicators (KPI), - Operating Model / Organisation Design, - Outsourcing, - Savings (potential opportunity areas), - Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), - Sustainability, - Systems, - Transformation & Change, to- VUCA.The aim here is to allow the reader to dip in and out of specific topics / themes that may interest them, or be particularly relevant at any given time.