Process Blueprint



Procurement Journey

Supply Market Sources

1. purchasing specific

|Source and Link |Description |Subscription |

| |CAPS Research is a US-based non-profit, independent research |N/A |

| |organization. Provides research globally to support continuous| |

| |change and performance improvement in strategic sourcing and | |

| |supply. | |

| |Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) is an |Corporate Members £107 annually |

| |international education and qualification body representing | |

| |purchasing and supply chain professionals. |Associate Members £73 annually – unlimited access|

| | |to website database of articles and reports |

|ism.ws |Institute of Supply Mgmt is a US not-for-profit association |$180 annually – unlimited access to articles on |

| |that caters for SM professionals. Sponsors CAPS. |SM |

|supplymanagement.co.uk |Biweekly purchasing magazine – online version sponsored by |Available with membership to CIPS |

| |CIPS | |

| |Global business review designed for CPOs and Senior Purchasing|Online version available |

| |Executives |Or £70 with CIPS membership annually |

2. PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIFIC

|Source and Link |Description |Subscription |

| |Office of Government Commerce – independent office of the |N/A |

| |treasury helping public sector organisations to improve | |

| |efficiency and obtain value for money | |

| |Improvement and Development Agency provides a suite of |N/A |

| |procurement services aimed at supporting councils in improving| |

| |procurement to match the objectives of both the National | |

| |Procurement Strategy and the Efficiency Programme | |

| |Treasury department – Economic data and forecasts, high level |N/A |

| |policy information on finance and public spending | |

| |Local Government Association – aims to promote better local |N/A |

| |government. Members constitute UK local councils. | |

| |Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government engages in|Corporate Membership - £1750 annually |

| |a range of activities to promote its strategic purchasing, |Access to monthly government opportunities |

| |contracting and supplies functions. - representing over 2000 |magazine |

| |members, SOPO provides an area for networks and forums and |Procurement Guidance |

| |produces guidance on best practice. |Reports and Publications |

| |Access to information from more than 65 government |N/A |

| |departments, agencies and public bodies. | |

3. NEW AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

|Source and Link |Description |Subscription |

| |Global financial data, news, electronic trading |N/A |

|bbc.co.uk/news |BBC’s website for current and breaking news |N/A |

| |CNN’s website for current and breaking news |N/A |

| |Business and financial information – publishes The Wall Street|Free online subscription available for Market |

| |journal and Market Watch (MarketWatch is a leading provider f |Watch |

| |business news, financial information and analytical tools.) | |

| |Financial Times – financial and business news and information |£200 annually for Level 2 subscription and access |

| | |to all FT content and tools including personalised|

| | |news alerts, FT analysis, 5-year archive, 500 |

| | |global press sources and financial data on over |

| | |18,000 companies worldwide. |

|the- |UK daily newspaper |N/A |

|telegraph.co.uk |UK daily newspaper |N/A |

|skynews/home |Sky News’s website for current and breaking news |N/A |

| |Part of Dialog, a Thomson business and a world leader |Non-members can buy reports online |

| |providing online-based information services including company | |

| |reports and financial news/articles | |

| |International news, finance and market research and updates. |N/A |

| |Business related services Industry overviews. | |

4. ECONOMIC DATA

|Source and Link |Description | |

|.uk |UK's home of official statistics, reflecting |N/A |

| |Britain's economy, population and society at | |

| |national and local level. Summary stories and | |

| |detailed data releases | |

|.uk |National Audit Office audit the accounts of all |N/A |

| |central government departments and agencies and | |

| |report to parliament | |

|audit-.uk |The audit commission audits the accounts of all |N/A |

| |local authorities | |

| |HM Customs and Excise UK trade info website. Up to |N/A |

| |date statistics and knowledge on UK imports and | |

| |exports | |

|bubl.ac.uk |Information on a wide range of subject areas from |N/A |

| |technology to geography aimed at the UK higher | |

| |education community. | |

5. MARKET RESEARCH

|Source and Link |Description | |

| |Divided between UK-specific, European and USA | |

| |reports, Mintel reports analyse market sizes and | |

| |trends, market segmentation, and consumer attitudes| |

| |and purchasing habits, as well as assessing the | |

| |future of the market. | |

| |Detailed market and company intelligence – wide | |

| |range of industries/categories | |

|.uk |Financial Services Authority – independent | |

| |regulator | |

| |The EU business web provides info on EU legislation| |

| |and policies affecting particular industry sectors | |

| |etc | |

|.uk |CBI website | |

| |Gartner | |

| |IDC | |

| |Forrester | |

6. COMPANY OVERVIEWS

|Source and Link |Description | |

| |The OneSource® Business Browser SM family of | |

| |business information subscriptions provides robust, | |

| |integrated information on public and private | |

| |companies, industries & execs worldwide  | |

|carol.co.uk |Company Annual Reports Online. Annual reports for | |

| |British, US and Asian companies are available. | |

| |FactSet Research Systems Inc. is a provider of | |

| |financial and economic information community. | |

| |Financial times website | |

| |Hoover's, Inc. delivers company, industry, and | |

| |market intelligence | |

| |Dunn & Bradstreet – can be used for Risk Mgmt | |

| |Solutions to manage credit exposure, D&B Sales & | |

| |Marketing Solutions to find profitable customers and| |

| |D&B Supply Management Solutions to manage suppliers | |

| |efficiently. | |

| |Goldman Sachs | |

| |Reuters, through its Multex services, provides | |

| |global broker and independent research, business | |

| |information worldwide. Plus events calendar, SEC | |

| |filings, market data and other third-party | |

| |information. | |

| |Knowledge and content mgmt and access to data – Dow | |

| |Jones & Reuters company | |

|equifax.co.uk |Business info services and latest news, to obtaining| |

| |a copy of your credit file or accessing other | |

| |services | |

| |Company information | |

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