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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. Order Fulfillment Once a contract is signed, the supplier begins delivering goods or services as per the agreement.

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Supply Chain Management – the SME perspective

Claritum

By automating their business processes in functions such as finance, procurement and goods receiving and automating time-consuming, repetitive tasks SMEs stand to improve productivity which will help them gain competitive advantage. Including: Better Cash Flow associated with payments and inventory management.

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‘Try Before You Buy’: A Huge Logistics Challenge for E-Tailers

Supply Chain Brain

Take Nordstrom’s Trunk Club , the subscription-based service that ships out curated selections of clothing periodically and invites buyers to return whatever they don’t wish to keep. While that action poses an inconvenience to customers, it gives retailers prior notice and visibility of what’s in the returns pipeline.