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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. Metrics : Procurement tracks savings, efficiencies, supplier performance, and risk. Procurement is strategically important because it: Drives significant cost savings through economies of scale, supplier negotiations, and process efficiencies.

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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Reductions in energy or material consumption.

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How to succeed with eAuctions: An essential guide

Procurement Software

With tangible benefits for buyers, eAuctions could help your organisation survive the economic downturn. eAuctions are a negotiation method that allow buyers to leverage market-driven pricing opportunities. This saves buyers not only money, but hours of conversation time. This involves suppliers competing in sequential bidding.

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Are you a Supply Chain Visionary Vick or Laggard Larry?

ivalua

Listening to all of the talks by industry leaders led me to a glaring conclusion—the critical role that technology plays in supply chain and sourcing is the giant elephant in the room that no one was talking about, but everyone could see. When the supply base is limited, being the customer of choice is essential. Time is Money.

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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Reductions in energy or material consumption.

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RFI, RFP, RFQ, ROI, RFT: What’s the Difference?

Planergy

Sourcing Supply Chain Management. RFX – request for X – can refer to any request a buyer issues a vendor – thereby applying to any of these documents. An ROI, also called an Expression of Interest or EOI, is not a solicitation for bids but a way for organizations to gauge interest from potential suppliers.

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Using a Bot for Spot Ocean Freight – Alan Holland from Keelvar

The Procuretech Podcast

Given the current supply chain crisis and geopolitical instability, what better time to speak to a guest from a unique eSourcing solution? He explains a win/win situation here - with both buyers and suppliers benefiting from richer, more detailed data. Sign up for the Procurement Software Newsletter.