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A Gameplan for Procurement Transformation

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Improved communication, regular performance assessments, and joint value creation efforts lead to better supplier performance, reduced risks, and potential cost savings through optimized partnerships. This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery.

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

ivalua

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. The verdict?

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Due to globalization, growing consumer demands on transparency, the pertinence of sustainable development and technological advancements, procurement and supply chain professionals have been highlighted as an integral part of their organizations. Total Value Ownership (TVO).

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Elevating Procurement Excellence: Key Strategies to Optimize Procurement Processes

Skill Dynamics

Numerous platforms and needs, on top of a multi-tiered supply chain, have made origin tracing even more challenging. Nonetheless, there is a whole lot more to opimizing procurement processes than just cutting costs and then increasing efficiencies. As a result, training on how to navigate these complexities is a must.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

Procurement eAuctions may be used in a multitude of sectors and domains, including industrial machinery, supply chains and logistical operations, telecommunications, commodities, and business technical support programs. Reduced manual process intervention is fundamentally impartial and increases the feedback’s reliability.

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Category Management in Procurement: A Comprehensive Overview & Best Practices

SCMDOJO

Category Management as a Strategic Procurement Function Category management is regarded as a strategic procurement function as it helps drive value for the organization, such as reduced prices and costs, supply chain risks and timescales and focusing on building supplier relationships.