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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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S2P and Mitigating Effects of Inflation One way of mitigating these effects is through S2P solutions – providing visibility into a company’s spend data across all categories of spend and help identify opportunities for cost savings through better supplier management techniques.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms. Let’s explore further.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

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Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical. Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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Ivalua Launches Innovations to Improve Supply Chain Resilience and Employee Productivity

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The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. The release also adds or deepens integrations with Ivalua’s growing partner ecosystem to improve decision-making and optimize the purchasing experience for users. About Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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The Key Benefits of Outsourcing to Managed Procurement Services

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These experts don’t just handle the purchasing, but they also bring in their knowledge, skills, and technology to streamline the process, manage risks, and ultimately, unlock greater value for the business. Risk Management: Procurement involves a variety of risks, from supply chain disruptions to compliance issues.

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Innovative Procurement Models: Exploring Different Approaches

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It is a strategic process that involves identifying business needs, sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality products or services. These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing.

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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Spend Analysis

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Within this domain, spend analysis plays a pivotal role in enabling informed decision-making and optimizing procurement processes. Spend analysis involves the systematic examination of purchasing data to gain insights into spending patterns, supplier performance, and potential areas of improvement.