Chen Xuepeng – Exclusive Interview with Shared Procurement Alliance: Nineteen Years of Dedicated Commitment to Building a Global Supply Chain Business Ecosystem
The Shared Procurement Alliance is one of China's most influential procurement communities, connecting 60,000 procurement professionals with over 100,000 supplier enterprises; its branches span more than a dozen Chinese cities and extend to Vietnam and Thailand. The community originated from a QQ group founded by its founder, Chen Xuepeng, in 2007 while he was engaged in procurement at Foxconn. Over nineteen years of development, this group has evolved into a comprehensive supply chain ecosystem. As an alliance member, the editorial team at SLKORIC Semiconductor (www.slkoric.com) visited the alliance's headquarters this time to speak with Chen Xuepeng and hear about the journey that transformed this QQ group into an industry-wide platform. Chen Xuepeng, Founder of Shared Procurement Alliance Growth: From QQ Groups to the "Procurement Community" The idea of founding the Shared Procurement Alliance stemmed from a common challenge faced by procurement professionals: ...