New caps research report

Business Continuity and Supply Assurance

This benchmarking report, conducted with SCM faculty Robert Wiedmer and Adegoke Oke from Arizona State University's W. P. Carey School of Business examines current continuity strategies, supplier management practices, and visibility levels across industries.

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New CAPS Research Report

The Metrics of Supply Management: A Cross-Industry Report 2025

New this year, CAPS offers a graphical version of the Metrics of Supply Management report for easier review and sharing, alongside the traditional table format. It includes KPI data like headcount, OPEX, spend, savings, and ROI—broken out by five industries and three sectors for more relevant benchmarking.

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Cost Savings Management Best Practices

This benchmarking report provides current insights into best practices for cost savings management and evaluates the maturity of Procurement/SCM organizations in their cost management efforts.

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Upcoming CAPS Content

CAPS Research Content Schedule

As a CAPS member, you have a world of data at your fingertips. See our complete list of upcoming content that will provide insights through practitioner-focused primary research, benchmarking and best practices, exclusive executive events, and more!

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Nonprofit research center for supply management leaders

CAPS is a supply management research center at Arizona State University, empowering leaders and advancing the profession.

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Metrics of Supply Management Survey

How effective is your supply management function? Join the CAPS Metrics of Supply Management—our annual, cross-industry survey packed with KPIs on spend, value, structure, payment terms, and more.

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FORGET BUSINESS AS USUAL - WE THINK IT CAN BE EXTRAORDINARY

Inspiring and empowering supply management leaders

We believe supply management has the power to transform businesses, economies, and lives. Our job is to empower you and advance the profession. We take it seriously.

Regardless of your industry or strategic starting point, we will help you create connections, have important conversations, gather best practices, and elevate your organization and your team. And our metrics, best practices, insights, and network are completely sales-free and unbiased.

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EXPLORATION

We explore the frontiers & enable your vision

Count on CAPS for unbiased, sales-free knowledge & insights that prepare you for the future of supply management.

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INSPIRATION

Best practices and strategies for your team

We're your best source of best practices, KPIs, and research with 30+ years of unbiased thought leadership.

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CONNECTION

A powerful network of leaders forging forth

Connect with other supply management leaders for candid conversation and uninhibited collaboration.

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ADVANCEMENT

Take all levels of your SM organization to new heights

Empower your team and align to your organization with proven strategies, customized data, models, and playbooks.

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BIWEEKLY INFOGRAPHICS OF TIMELY & COMPELLING METRICS

CAPS Stats

Every other week, CAPS releases a new infographic featuring key supply management metrics from one of our recent benchmarking reports. Stay in the loop with our infographics and check out the CAPS Blog, sign up for the newsletter, or follow us on social.

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In the words of our members...

I am a firm believer that CAPS provides CPO’s a forum that enables collaboration with peers across many different industries and business profiles to exchange ideas about procurement, technology, and talent strategy. The organization also does an excellent job of infusing leading edge research topics providing CPOs with a strategic compass, giving a path for building an organization ready to succeed in the future. While all of these benefits are enticing, what stands out to me is that CAPS provides this forum without third-party organization’s participation that requires listening to sales presentations, so the sessions are highly productive.

Greg Muñoz

VP, Global Procurement and Logistics

To talk to leaders in any industry that are working in supply chain. ...That's where the executive network is just absolutely invaluable.

Will Cannon

Director of Business Operations for Contracts, Procurement and Proposals

Our bosses expect procurement to deliver more and more to the company's bottom line and the only way we can do that is to make sure we're continuing to take our discipline forward. Continuing to be on the cutting edge of what's happening in our industry as well as other industries. That's where the CAPS organization allows us to benchmark to find any areas where we might be behind, not only our competitors, but all the leading companies out there, so we're sure we can compete with the best of the best.

Tom Lake

Senior Vice President

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CAPS is a non-profit research center at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, established in 1986 in partnership with Institute for Supply Management.