Sven van Dijk, Author at Supply Value Consulting

Case: procurement in 10 days with the Hague Purchasing Cooperation

by Sven van Dijk | Aug 12, 2020 | Procurement, Publications

Recently, together with the Hague Purchasing Cooperation (HIS) and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), we published a tender within 10 days. Writing a tender is a process that often takes months due to the involvement of individuals from different...

Five tools for getting to the root of a problem

by Sven van Dijk | Aug 3, 2020 | Publications

Some problems are so complex that many organizations struggle to gain a structured understanding of the root causes of their problem. Some causes are quickly found, but they turn out not to be at the root of the problem or are a work-around for the consequence of the...

Category management: Let your business lead for now as well as the future

by Sven van Dijk | Jul 25, 2020 | Procurement, Publications

Category management brings many benefits. For example, it appears that organizations that have established category management realize an average of 10 to 14 process savings. What category management can mean for your organization depends on several factors, such as...

Making broad-based decisions with ‘Strategic Decision Making (SDM)’

by Sven van Dijk | Jul 25, 2020 | Publications, Supply Chain

In everyday life, people have generally learned simple “tricks” that can lead to quick decisions. These tricks may work fine for appropriate decisions such as choosing clothes or shopping. However, when decisions involve multiple goals, decision-makers...

Contractmanagement as a service

by Sven van Dijk | Jul 25, 2020 | Procurement, Publications

Research shows that 62 per cent of companies surveyed, handle more than 100 contracts per month and 26 per cent even more than 500 (Ultria CLM Survey, 2019). Of these, 12 to 15 per cent are not traceable or recorded. When organisations do not or insufficiently have...