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Contract Management Process — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Contract Management Process — Everything You Should Know. The contract management process is an essential part of the organization to handle contracts with its third parties. For this article, we will talk about what the contract management process is. What is Contract Management?

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

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Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Contract Management Contract Management is tracking the contractual lifecycle, including contract creation, renewal, and termination dates. Compliance with the agreed terms and conditions of a contract, as well as respect for the obligations arising from it, shall also be monitored.

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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.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Tasks such as vendor selection criteria, contract management and compliance initiatives should be clearly defined. Additional procurement software includes spend analytics tools and supplier relationship management (SRM) software. This is a good time to review current processes and adjust them to suit the new approach.