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Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities

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To get the most out of any procurement team, all the associated key roles need to be filled with qualified individuals that understand both technology and the principles of supply chain management. Supplier relationship management: Procurement manages relationships with suppliers to ensure coordination and effective workflow.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

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In essence, sourcing is the first point of contact between the buyer and supplier organizations, which makes it a very formative phase of the overall relationship for collaboration. The responsibility of sourcing responsibly is shared between stakeholder, supplier, buyer and society at large. Total Value Ownership (TVO).

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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? Total Cost of Ownership, ERP appears to be cheaper, but is it? They both do the same thing, or do they?

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Process Based Inventory Turnover Improvement!

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Negotiations and sourcing decisions were made which focused on just in time delivery, supplier/vendor managed inventory and greater flexibility conditions surrounding the delivery of goods and increases/decreases in supply. This process included a focus on total cost of ownership, not just piece price levels.

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Commodity (or Category) Management – What is your Buying Strategy?

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Market share – the percentage of the total market that your spend represents; are you are major or minor buyer of this particular commodity? Total cost of ownership (TCO). Supply Chain Management and Procurement are much more than just the organizations that negotiate lower costs on materials.

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Can Blockchain Unblock Supply Chain?

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What Supply Chain Management problem does this solve? The biggest problem in the transitional supply chain is lack of open and trustworthy information availability across the supply chain caused by multiple issues – trust, technology and legacy practices being the top ones.