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5 Big Ideas for CPOs in Europe to Develop Procurement Strategies for 2023

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

Technology: CPOs should look for an integrated platform to manage all the spending and processes, such as third-party risk, sourcing, supply chain, invoicing, contracting, and payments. As per Zycus’ Pulse of Procurement Survey, risk management was the top procurement priority for CPOs in 2022.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Digital Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Sometimes, digitalization requires change management, process shifts, and organizational restructuring. The inner ring & central focus areas being: Strategic Sourcing Contract Management Requisitioning Purchasing/Spot Buys Payment Spend Analysis. digitalsupplychain #procurement #purchasing. Publications.

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Innovative Procurement Models: Exploring Different Approaches

Empowering CPO

These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing. Market volatility, globalization, and changing customer expectations have made procurement more complex than ever before. A solid change management plan can help to manage this transition smoothly.

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Friends not Foes, Supplier Relationships Made to Last

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Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is not limited to transactional information (number of purchase orders, number of catalog items, number of supplier invoices ) or legal/contractual requirements. Learn to manage and control your suppliers to improve your purchasing efficiency and expand your supplier base. .

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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Spend Analysis

Empowering CPO

Spend analysis involves the systematic examination of purchasing data to gain insights into spending patterns, supplier performance, and potential areas of improvement. Procurement professionals had to sift through piles of invoices, purchase orders, and receipts to manually categorize and analyze spending patterns.

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

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They may not consider potential issues of integrations, supplier onboarding, supply chain data management, change management and system optimization, all of which add to complexity and costs. Efficient warehouse management. Providing an Amazon-like experience increases user adoption.

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7 Signs of Excellent Procurement Teams!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Interestingly enough (as seen in the figure below), 47% percent of respondents in the 2020 Deloitte CPO Flash Survey said they are planning to expand their overall supply base, while 25% of respondents plan to consolidate. 28% responded that they aren’t planning any change (Deloitte 2020). Source: Deloitte CPO Flash Survey 2020.