Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. At its core, strategic sourcing formalizes the process of finding, assessing, and choosing suppliers.

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Una

AUGUST 31, 2023

Overcoming Challenges with Strategic Sourcing for SMEs Explore how strategic sourcing for SMEs can help procurement professionals overcome the unique challenges of operating a small business. Should smaller organizations stay in their lane and concentrate on day-to-day tactical sourcing?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 23, 2023

With a decade hallmarked by disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages, talent gaps, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. One dialogue that is still catching fire is how closing the gender gap in supply chain can help the industry build its ranks and agility.

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Procurement Leaders

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With operations all over the world, and sourcing offices in Denmark, North America and China, its supply chain is exposed to a huge scope of complex challenges, across categories of spend including agriculture, chemicals, and enzymes, among others.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. This enables an effective and adaptive approach to sourcing that creates value and minimizes risk.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Future of Procurement Technology Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Enhancement: Justification : Strengthening supplier relationships through SRM initiatives fosters collaboration, innovation, and mutual growth. The Drive to an Automated World: Is it the End of the Road for Procurement?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. delivery reliability”), but is that really “supply chain thinking”?

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There have also been widespread and dramatic changes in how companies work with suppliers, causing supplier relationship management to take a front seat. These disruptions have exposed the fragility of global supply chains. Other challenges reflect problems throughout the supply chain.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Optimized supply chains lead to improved profit margins.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 5, 2021

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Then, we’ll share some tips on how retailers can streamline and optimize procurement to ensure a successful holiday shopping season. The pressure is on to optimize procurement strategies, meet customer expectations, and capitalize on big spending periods. What’s trending this holiday season?

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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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. DOWNLOAD PLAYBOOK Table of Contents Introduction What Exactly *Is* Value Creation?

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Una

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Need for Speed: Why Organizations Pursue Faster Procurement Today’s organizations are under constant pressure to optimize their operations and deliver more with less. What Makes a Supplier Strategic? Harnessing your data can optimize procurement processes, identify cost-saving opportunities, and enhance negotiation strategies.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries. In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 2, 2023

However, with time, the function evolved, incorporating strategic elements such as supplier relationship management, risk management, and sustainable sourcing. Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating potential risks in the supply chain, ensuring business continuity and resilience.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2024

Being able to adapt fast keeps businesses agile and ready for whatever the market throws their way. Digital Marketing Outsourcing digital marketing activities like social media management, content creation, and search engine optimization (SEO) can help businesses build a strong online presence, reach a wider audience, and drive growth.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In an era where businesses are increasingly seeking efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and agility, the role of procurement has become more critical than ever before. This is where the concept of managed procurement services comes into play. The role of procurement services in businesses is multifaceted.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Optimizing cost, in the order of a 20-25% reduction on the current situation, is therefore a must in order to survive. Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As companies seek to discover ways to increase overall excellence and competitiveness, a new source of value has emerged – Strategic Sourcing. What is Strategic Sourcing? Strategic Sourcing does exactly the same by addressing the total cost. Building sustained value creating relationships with suppliers.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

At its core, procurement is the process of finding, agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. Similar to how CRM manages everything around the customer, an S2P platform manages everything around the supplier. ​ What is Source-to-Pay? Sourcing: Where Procurement often creates value first.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This is where helping organizations innovate, ensuring business agility and even growing revenue comes into play. Global automotive component supplier Meritor is a great example. Bringing more spend under management and digitizing are key steps along the way. The Importance of Ambition. Just how can you do that?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Within this domain, spend analysis plays a pivotal role in enabling informed decision-making and optimizing procurement processes. By analyzing and understanding how an organization spends its resources, businesses can identify cost-saving opportunities, enhance supplier relationships, and drive overall efficiency.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 3, 2023

Introduction In the complex and fast-paced business world of today, Managed Procurement Services (MPS) have emerged as a key solution for enterprises seeking to streamline their operations, improve efficiencies, and achieve cost savings. Businesses are shifting from transactional relationships to strategic partnerships.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Social media management. Ultimately, marketing procurement can help organizations improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their marketing efforts, but it’s about more than sourcing strategies and agency relationships.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

Below we’ll cover digital procurement solutions, essential features, and their benefits for optimized digital procurement workflows. Supplier relationship management Tension is never pleasant, but only those procurement professionals who pinpoint lacking supplier relationships can evaluate and rectify the situation.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2023

Innovation” can simply mean finding smarter ways to do things by tweaking a process, removing waste, or speeding up time-to-source. Procurement process automation can involve anything from automated supplier discovery, risk monitoring, payment processing, spend analytics , and contract approval.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This guide delves into the essentials of procurement within the construction sector, discussing various strategies, potential obstacles, supply chain structures, contract types, and managerial aspects necessary for efficient and effective procurement. Equipment Procurement: Sourcing the right tools and machinery for construction tasks.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This guide delves into the essentials of procurement within the construction sector, discussing various strategies, potential obstacles, supply chain structures, contract types, and managerial aspects necessary for efficient and effective procurement. Equipment Procurement: Sourcing the right tools and machinery for construction tasks.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With the advent of AI, and especially generative AI within that broader term, and the continued globalization of supply chains, the pace of change has sped up, forcing businesses and workers to adjust quickly. When AI is integrated into workflows, the process becomes more user-friendly and agile.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

By effectively managing the purchasing process, companies can better control their expenditures and optimize their supply chain, ensuring the availability of the right products and services at the right time. Some of the key benefits include: 1. Develop a Comprehensive Procurement Strategy A.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. At its heart is a source-to-pay suite offering a range of functionality, with a complete suite of cloud-based modules. FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management.

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HICX

AUGUST 31, 2023

Information is centralized Information is centralized Increased productivity & accuracy Assists compliance Improved auditability Enhanced supplier risk management Vendor information governance What are the Key Pillars of Supplier Information Management? What is Supplier Information Management?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Growing global complexity in supply chain management has forced organizations to look towards technology as their silver bullet; serving as the missing link between people (supply chain actors) and the ability to collaborate at scale. Source: Accenture. Source: Accenture. And How Does it Work?

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