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Navigating trade turbulence: What tariffs are really exposing in Procurement

Spend Matters

This kind of end-to-end tariff strategy demands visibility, coordination and scenario planning, which are capabilities that traditional procurement tools often lack. Supply chain visibility: The linchpin for tariff management If there is one lesson from recent disruptions, it is this: you cannot mitigate what you cannot see.

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When Designing the Right Manufacturing Plant, Small Can Be Beautiful

Supply Chain Brain

Singhal says AI is instrumental today in helping buyers to locate suppliers that can provide maximum agility. And they can identify alternative sources in the event of a disruption in the primary supply line, whatever the cause. They can make selections based on an optimal mix of price, quality and geographic location.

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The New Look on Industrial Buying

The Good Spending

New Tasks The first-time buyer seeks a wide variety of information to explore alternative purchasing solutions to their organizational task. Modified Rebuy A buyer wants to replace or amend a product used in the organization. The competition is limited, as this scenario usually applies to modifications of an existing product.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration. This enables you to catch potential disruptions earlier in the design process to avoid delays in production. Part Analytics’s enterprise parts catalog, Part IQ, accelerates new product development.