FOREWORD
Welcome to the 2015 Global SRM Research Report . Thank you to
everyone who has supported us this year . The research is now in its
seventh year , and this time more than 360 companies have
participated globally . Over the course of the past seven years we
have seen input from more than 1 , 200 companies , giving us over
500 , 000 data points on supplier relationship management ( SRM ).
You may notice that our report has taken on a different look this
year . While our research has been as comprehensive as ever , we
have decided to focus on the business opportunity that SRM
presents and how this needs to be moved up to the senior executive
agenda . Companies that have a structured and well - supported
approach to SRM are reaping more direct financial benefits , as well
as broader commercial gains , such as access to innovation ,
improved speed to market and greater profitability . The gap in value
derived from SRM continues to increase between companies fully
committed to and investing in SRM ( leaders and fast followers ),
those who are at an earlier stage in their journey ( followers ) and ,
most certainly , those who approach it in a piecemeal way ( others ).
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