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The AI Advantage: Unlocking New Value for Procurement Teams

World of Procurement blog

The Promise of AI for Procurement Teams Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform and revolutionize procurement processes. This supports strategic sourcing efforts. This maximizes value from sourcing partnerships.

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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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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

The aim is to select the supplier that represents the best value and fit for the specific procurement need. Contract Negotiation After selecting the best supplier, the procurement team negotiates final contract terms like pricing, service levels, delivery timelines, warranties, and other legal and commercial conditions.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

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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7 Spend Analytics Software for Mid-Market Businesses

Procurement Software

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. What sets Mithra-AI apart is its real-time, continuous visibility of spend data, coupled with proactive alerts for opportunities and risks.

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10 Things Your ERP Can’t Do (And Why You Need an eProcurement Solution)

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As public procurement partners, we speak to many procurement professionals at public sector agencies, and we frequently hear one common refrain—that they feel imprisoned by their ERP. For many of them, their organizations have invested a lot of time and money in ERP systems that do many things well and are there to stay.

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Digital Transformation in Procurement: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency

Empowering CPO

Procurement’s Role in Driving Business Success Procurement, often viewed as a behind-the-scenes function, plays a critical role in a company’s success. It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries.