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Solving 6 Critical Procurement Challenges With Business Process Automation

Pipefy

6 most common procurement pain points No matter the scale of a business, procurement is a complex process made up of many moving people, processes, and systems. When the procurement process is digitalized, it becomes easier to automate these manual tasks. Pipefy, 2023.

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E-Procurement Strategy: 6 Steps to Implement a Plan That Works

Procurify

As many as 95 percent of firms adopted technology in their procurement and supply practices according to the CIPS’ 2020 Digitisation in Procurement and Supply Report. . You need to create an e-procurement strategy that will guide your business procurement and supply processes. Support expense management .

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The New Look on Industrial Buying

The Good Spending

Examples: framework agreements, Vendor-Managed Inventories. The relationship-based view of industrial buying assumes three scenarios: Routinized exchange relationships for consistent and predictable demand with a higher degree of interdependence between parties.

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Procurement vs Purchasing: What’s the Difference?

Procurify

Procurement managers deal with things like: Sourcing activities and tactical sourcing. Negotiation and vendor management. In short, procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity. Why is procurement important in business? Strategically selecting goods and services.

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The Importance of Supply Chain Collaboration

The Good Spending

Some proven models of supply chain collaboration are Service Parts Logistics Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) Consignment Quick Response (Q.R.) Supply chain collaboration examples Collaboration has many facets and ways of realization (e.g., Not all of those are sufficiently exploited due to varying levels of trust.

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Demystifying Managed Procurement Services: What Every Business Leader Should Know

Empowering CPO

Introduction Brief Explanation of the Role of Procurement in Businesses Procurement is the lifeblood of any business, large or small. It’s the complex process through which businesses source and acquire the goods and services they need to operate and grow.