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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Because organizations with strategic sourcing mindsets look beyond price and cost savings-centered supplier selection initiatives. For example, blockchain-backed contract management, when combined with automation, creates efficiencies and offers a high level of security. They instead focus on continuous improvement.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

It typically looks for details such as supplier information, item descriptions, quantities, prices, or arrival dates. Contract Management Contract Management is tracking the contractual lifecycle, including contract creation, renewal, and termination dates.

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Spendflo: Vendor Analysis — SaaS buying and management solution overview, roadmap, competitors, tech selection tips, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Categories: Contract Management , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Solution Providers , Source-to-Contract Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Spendflo and its solution for SaaS procurement and management.

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New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: GEP

Spend Matters

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Cost savings Selecting suitable suppliers to meet long-term business needs often results in contracts with more advantageous pricing and payment terms (like bulk pricing and reduced fees). It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility.

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The Role of Procurement Outsourcing Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

This is where managed procurement services come into the picture. Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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The Role of Managed Procurement Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

This is where managed procurement services come into the picture. Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.