World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. Purchasing's value-add is more limited.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

Key advantages of using Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Pay technology Hard Cost Savings Value Drivers Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? What is P2P in procurement?

Sourcing 64

Sourcing supply chain software solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 64

Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software. Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? We’ll cover the plethora of software solutions available to handle the entire P2P process or its specific steps later.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing supply chain software solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Planergy

AUGUST 8, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. When signing on a new supply customer, you must consider more than just a good-sounding product and price. Open tendering encourages effective competition to obtain goods, emphasizing value for money.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Suppliers Procurement Bidding 52

Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. You set the budget and deliverables, then work with various freelancers with a test assignment. Inadequate Budgeting Without a budget, a business may not be able to negotiate favorable terms with providers.

Management 52

Management Procurement supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. Of course, procurement software can help you to achieve all of these much faster. Implement a competitive bidding policy.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. Of course, procurement software can help you to achieve all of these much faster. Implement a competitive bidding policy.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52