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What Makes a Supplier Strategic?

Una

We need to focus on those that are critical for maintaining a reliable supply chain, optimizing costs, driving innovation, improving efficiency , and supporting strategic objectives. The focus for these items is usually on building strong relationships with suppliers and ensuring a stable supply chain.

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Time to Look into the Future of Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Drive a thorough understanding of both the supply market and internal company requirements. Today’s uncertain and volatile markets make agility and change inevitable as well as essential. With some suppliers, it’s also possible to use strategic sourcing projects to optimize total cost of ownership.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

ivalua

By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. As an industry analyst, he researched and advised organizations in various industries​ on best ​and innovative practices, digitization and optimization.

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