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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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Competitive Procurement through Category Management

Sourcing and Supply Chain

Category Management is the concept of the Retail industry that helps for better management as well as sales of a similar category of product by bundling the same. It results in specialization in category for a buyer and ends up in a better deal with saving time, resources, and money.

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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues. And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time.

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Procurement Speakers 2022 – 10 Most Popular Experts

Procurement Tactics

Sebastian Chua started his procurement journey with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies as their country manager for Singapore, India, Thailand, and the Philippines before he took on the job as the regional procurement manager. . 10 Popular Procurement Experts Today. Sebastian Chua. Trillion budget. . Rajeev Karmacharya.

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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues. And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time.

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Adding New Dimensions to the Kraljic Matrix

The Good Spending

Its two dimensions suggest the flat Earth approach with insufficient room to cater to the complexities of modern category management and strategic sourcing situations. Indeed, we understand that leverage item attract negotiations, while non-critical ones are about sourcing process efficiency, buying channels, etc.

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The Big Interview with Rebecca Howard

Procurement Heads

As a Buyer at British Airways, I bought a range of different categories from engineering spares to airport services. I joined KPMG in their supply chain practice and spend the next 16 years on consulting assignments in a smaller firm. We need cost efficiency internally and cost-effectiveness with our suppliers externally.