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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Collaboration, Procurement with Purpose and the Entente Cordiale…

ivalua

In this disruptive age, businesses must move faster and become more agile, so Procurement must respond, to this or we will become obsolete. And increasingly, that means collaborative working with key suppliers who can support that need to be innovative, flexible and agile.

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The Big Interview with Lorna Baker

Procurement Heads

Procurement at Futures involves negotiating and renegotiating contracts for all goods, works and services. We’re responsible for the supplier management and then supporting the business in contract management as well. We’re a point of escalation, for dealing with issues and supporting through the exit of contracts.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Contract Negotiation After selecting the best supplier, the procurement team negotiates final contract terms like pricing, service levels, delivery timelines, warranties, and other legal and commercial conditions. Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests.

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A Gameplan for Procurement Transformation

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

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The Big Interview with Lorna Baker

Procurement Heads

Procurement at Futures involves negotiating and renegotiating contracts for all goods, works and services. We’re responsible for the supplier management and then supporting the business in contract management as well. We’re a point of escalation, for dealing with issues and supporting through the exit of contracts.

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SAP Ariba and the future of the source-to-pay suite: Ecosystems, complexity and a more holistic approach to evaluating procurement technology

Spend Matters

This ecosystem strategy for managing “best-in-class architectures” is unfortunately still nascent, but recent activity has thankfully signaled the start of a greater shift by the large technology vendors themselves (and not just progressive buyers).