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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

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The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. Loss of sales and market share are the most visible and measurable impacts. Supply chain disruptions, and the reactions to them, do more than simply reduce profits today.

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Top 10 TikTokers to Take Off your Supply Chain

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Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Introduction to Supplier Consolidation

World of Procurement blog

This enables data-driven supplier management and performance optimisation. To mitigate supply chain risks and improve business continuity by reducing dependence on many small suppliers. Working closely with fewer suppliers also enhances supply chain transparency and resilience.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. How can procurement help achieve those aims through better supplier relationships and spending optimization?

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Get Started on Your Procurement Transformation Roadmap and Strategy

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Following recent unprecedented events and disruptions, one thing has become clear: procurement optimization is no longer just about cost-effectiveness or efficiency. . This shift has become necessary as procurement departments are tasked by management with new strategic duties. Time-consuming invoice reconciliation (28%).

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Innovative Procurement Models: Exploring Different Approaches

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It is a strategic process that involves identifying business needs, sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products or services. These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing.

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts.