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Improving supply chain resiliency in the industrial sector

IBM Supply Chain Blog

The industrial sector is facing a perfect storm when it comes to their supply chains: an outdated reliance on manual processes, raw materials demand that will likely outpace supply, as well as potential resource constraints. Delays in repairs can often mean supply chain disruptions.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.

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Q4 2023 Insider roundup: A deep dive into procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 15 vendors

Spend Matters

Contract Lifecycle Management Evisort , which was once a promising contract analytics upstart looking to disrupt the market with its strong AI and post-signature capabilities, has evolved into a well-rounded, end-to-end CLM provider that can compete for both mid-market and large enterprise customers.

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What Are The Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2023 And Beyond?

Barkers Procurement

What Are The Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2023 And Beyond? It has been reported by McKinsey that in 2023 alone the typical workload on the function is set to increase by over 10%. The pressures that have been placed on the Procurement function show no signs of reducing. How can Barkers help?

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The Big Interview with Emma Giles

Procurement Heads

It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs.

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What Are the Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2024 and Beyond?

Barkers Procurement

Last year, McKinsey reported that in 2023 alone, the typical workload on the function was set to increase by over 10%. Of note was that the increase in workload was juxtaposed by data that suggests that for most organisations, headcounts were set to be reduced or maintained at best. in November 2023 to 4% in December.

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What Are the Pressures That Procurement Faces In 2024 and Beyond?

Barkers Procurement

Last year, McKinsey reported that in 2023 alone, the typical workload on the function was set to increase by over 10%. Of note was that the increase in workload was juxtaposed by data that suggests that for most organisations, headcounts were set to be reduced or maintained at best. in November 2023 to 4% in December.