Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

I recently hosted a webinar in which our star speaker was Lora Cecere, Founder at Supply Chain Insight. Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. As late as the 1990s, supply chains were very local.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Assessment of the supply market (who offers what?) emergency purchases and b.) Tactical sourcing is ideal for a.)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

And What is Purchasing? From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business. The fundamental objective of any organisation is lowering the cost of goods manufactured. Check out What Exactly Is Procurement?

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JANUARY 17, 2023

Supply chains are becoming more and more complex, constrained, and daunting by the day. Covid and post-Covid periods have reaped havoc on supply lines. Supply Chain Agility and Visibility. Visibility of the interaction between the five critical supply chain dimensions is vital to supply chain success.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In an ever-evolving marketplace, businesses are constantly looking for ways to streamline operations, cut costs, and enhance efficiency. Procurement isn't just about purchasing goods and services; it's a strategic function that if executed well, can significantly contribute to a company's competitive advantage.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In an ever-evolving marketplace, businesses are constantly looking for ways to streamline operations, cut costs, and enhance efficiency. Procurement isn't just about purchasing goods and services; it's a strategic function that if executed well, can significantly contribute to a company's competitive advantage.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It’s vital to ensure that you have the tools and technology needed to optimize your consolidated purchasing power across various centers. Consolidating Suppliers: A Pathway to Cost Reduction Supplier consolidation is another avenue procurement leaders often explore to reduce costs.

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Empowering CPO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness. This intelligence empowers decision-makers to proactively adapt their sourcing strategies, ensuring resilience and agility in the face of market fluctuations.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Continuous Improvement and Risk Management Systems have long been essential to realizing supply chain and organizational success. This is especially true at a time when organizations are preoccupied with ensuring reliable supply lines, cost reduction, risk mitigation, business continuity, and so on. . PDCA stands for: .

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. However, failing to strategically measure purchasing performance can have significant impacts.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ensure supply continuity This was number 1 on the 2023 list of priorities. We’ve also seen disruptions to supply with shipping being targeted in the Red Sea. First, organizations need to get full supply chain visibility. What is the probability of a supply chain disruption?

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Boosting Business Growth With the Help of a Group Purchasing Organization A playbook for boosting business growth, moving beyond the outdated perceptions of procurement, and turning it into one of your organization’s most important sources of value. What if procurement wasn’t just about cutting costs and securing deals?

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

Importance of procurement in modern businesses In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, procurement plays a crucial role in driving efficiency, cost savings, and overall success. Some of the key benefits include: 1. Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy A. Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy A.

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

DOWNLOAD PLAYBOOK Table of Contents Introduction In procurement and supply chain, staying ahead of the game is not just a goal – it’s a necessity. Strategic sourcing takes into account a few key concepts: Total Cost of Ownership TCO shows how strategic sourcing looks beyond the initial purchase price.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

By using decades of database expertise in performance by IBM and combining it with AWS’s scalability, security and governance features, customers can achieve enhanced flexibility, agility and cost efficiency in the cloud. This approach enables customers to modernize their infrastructure at their own pace.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

If suppliers feel like you’re constantly criticizing them or looking for ways to reduce costs, they may be less likely to want to do business with you in the future. This allows procurement organizations to identify which supplier is not meeting expectations and adjust their purchasing accordingly. Flexibility / Agility.

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Sourcing and Supply Chain

JUNE 24, 2021

But true category strategy excellence requires a refined multiyear plan built on a complete understanding of category needs, agility to adapt to marketplace and technology changes, and clearly defined actions to create category savings in the near and far future. It is given in the below table. Demand Forecast for FY 20-21. Spend analysis.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationships. Moreover, traditional procurement usually focuses on the price rather than the total value, which can result in overlooking critical factors like quality, service, and total cost of ownership.

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The Good Spending

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

TLC analysis requires a deep understanding of supply chain costs - customs, duties, tariffs, and 3PL services. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) TCO considers all costs associated with acquiring, operating, and maintaining evaluating bids. My Udemy course "Adaptive Sourcing: Agile Procurement in Practice."

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Initiatives are being put in place to make these statements a reality, but are these organizations agile enough to shift strategies, process and operations — for real?

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contracts management, and supplier relationships. Moreover, traditional procurement usually focuses on the price rather than the total value, which can result in overlooking critical factors like quality, service, and total cost of ownership.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Every aspect of our lives has been disrupted: our health, freedom of movement, employment, the economy, our ability to buy goods, and virtually every Supply Chain. Supply Chain Disruptions … So Far.

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