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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. Key technologies changing the game in procurement include: E-Procurement Systems E-procurement software provides a centralized platform to manage the entire procurement process online. Purchasing interacts mainly with suppliers.

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Using a Bot for Spot Ocean Freight – Alan Holland from Keelvar

The Procuretech Podcast

Given the current supply chain crisis and geopolitical instability, what better time to speak to a guest from a unique eSourcing solution? Alan Holland, CEO of Keelvar, is here to tell us how AI can offer something more immediate, spot and transactional, in these unstable times when agility matters.

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Boosting Business Growth With the Help of a GPO

Una

When it's finally time to bid them farewell, they are recyclable, contributing to a greener planet. When it's time to bid farewell, they're easily recyclable. Procurement can promote employee value all the way down the value chain by ensuring suppliers comply with fair labor practices, ethical standards, and employee well-being.

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Your Business Guide to Outsourced Procurement

Una

This is super handy in industries where workloads can change in a snap, like customer support or software development. Being able to adapt fast keeps businesses agile and ready for whatever the market throws their way. RFP Management Creating and managing those time-consuming RFPs to get bids from suppliers can be outsourced.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Services Procurement: What Is It and How To Manage It

Planergy

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Quality assurance can also be challenging since conversations between procurement and suppliers are more direct and personal when sourcing services. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procurement Software

Key advantages of using Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Pay technology Hard Cost Savings Value Drivers Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? What is P2P in procurement?