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Strategic Procurement — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Supplier Management Supplier management involves the handling of relationships between suppliers and the company. Contract Management Contract management is an important part of strategic procurement as it lays out the foundation of the relationship between the supplier and the business.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Key technologies changing the game in procurement include: E-Procurement Systems E-procurement software provides a centralized platform to manage the entire procurement process online. Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories. Knowledge of data analytics tools is needed to harness spend data.

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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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Retail and tech expert Greg Petro says that, “ while the supply chain moves at a snail’s pace, the consumer is moving at the speed of light… the “see now, buy now” economy is here to stay”. Zara can have similar clothing in its shops just two weeks after a new design idea has appeared on the catwalk.

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Managed Procurement Services: A Strategic Approach to Cost Reduction

Empowering CPO

How Procurement Fits into a Business’s Operations In the broader context of business operations, procurement is the crucial link between an organization’s internal needs and the external supply market. Contract Management: Contract management involves the administration of contracts with suppliers.

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The Comprehensive Guide to Spend Analysis in Healthcare

Empowering CPO

Cost Pressures: Healthcare organizations face significant cost pressures due to factors such as rising drug prices, expensive medical equipment, and the need to attract and retain skilled healthcare professionals. This includes procurement systems, financial systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, and supplier databases.

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Business process management (BPM) examples

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Get the COO’s Pocket Guide to Enterprise-wide Intelligent Automation 3 main types of business process management Integration-centric BPM focuses on processes that don’t require much human involvement. Standardized workflows can be created that guide contracts through each stage of the lifecycle.

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What is Digital Procurement? Ultimate Guide to Procurement Transformation

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Digital procurement means letting go of manual data entry, paperwork, and complex request management and instead opting to use software that streamlines procurement through integration and automation. For example: the ERP system, SAP, Netsuite, and other finance software. Benefits of digital procurement.