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From Spend to Supply — Coupa’s direct spend management progress

Spend Matters

The intention is that by creating a user-centric collaboration layer between buyers and suppliers on top of the Coupa platform and infrastructure, the solution will streamline and enhance collaboration while decreasing operational business risks. As is the usual case for Coupa, the product was co-innovated closely with large global customers.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Sources innovation by engaging suppliers in new product/service development. Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. What are the company's goals for growth, cost reduction, sustainability, innovation etc?

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How to Choose the Right Last-Mile Delivery Technology for Your Business

Let's Talk Supply Chain

When investing in any last-mile delivery technology assess the technology provider’s commitment towards regular updates and innovation. Future-proofing: Technologies get outdated and quickly become obsolete. In Conclusion The last-mile delivery market is brimming with technology that can help improve delivery operations.

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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Job Boards

SCMDOJO

In addition, you also get innovative hiring solutions, including job postings, branding solutions, and career site solutions, to simplify hiring suitable candidates across various roles, functions, and experience levels. NAEP maintains its status as the leading association dedicated to procurement professionals in higher education.

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Better Visibility for Direct Spend – Anne-Sophie Le Bloas from Ravacan

The Procuretech Podcast

Anne-Sophie Le Bloas, Founder and CEO of Ravacan, experienced in both her native Europe and also in the US, that there wasn't much innovation out there when it came to leveraging digital tools to manage direct materials spend, and set out to remedy this. Is it hard to get conversations with innovators and change agents?

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Because the pace of business has increased exponentially, and businesses must be able to respond to new market demands with agility and innovation. In this climate, buyers are relying on suppliers more than ever before. Invest in the Right Infrastructure and People.

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Critical differences between IT procurement and legacy sourcing

The Good Spending

When sourcing "new tasks" - still unknown for the use of unique objects (mostly integrated and innovative) - the main task is to determine the solution that best meets the needs of the business and a supplier who can implement that solution optimally. In the IT department itself, such planning is challenging.