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Understand what AI means for procurement. Use free templates to test agents, track supplier commitments and make better buying decisions.

By Daniel Barnes. Practitioner experience, sourced reporting and working examples.

Start with the work on your desk.

Three free guides with working templates. Pick the decision you need to make, then copy the records into your own workflow.

Define what it may do, test the exceptions and check the finished work. Includes an acceptance scorecard and worked example.

Turn a supplier commitment into an owner, evidence and a next action. Use the worksheet to check whether the benefit arrives.

Work through seven buying checks, from the specification and supply readiness to total cost. Includes a printable worksheet.

What changed, what it means for buyers and what to check next.

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Emitwise at Green Project: vendor at a glance and WOP member assessment

The current Green Project offering, supplier carbon evidence and the difference between better measurement and actual emissions reduction.

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EiQ by LRQA: vendor at a glance and WOP member assessment

Audit evidence, risk prioritisation and what it takes to turn corrective action tracking into verified improvement.

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Clear explanations to help you build the systems, records and supplier relationships behind good procurement.

Start with the supplier, contract and transaction records your decisions depend on.

Connect sourcing, approvals, ordering and payment into one working process.

Match the relationship, performance measures and controls to the supplier’s role.

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