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Strategic Sourcing Essential Techniques for Sustainable Success

Empowering CPO

At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness. Consulting firms like ours leverage cutting-edge tools and analytics to gain deep insights into market trends, supplier performance, and cost structures.

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Supply Chain Predictions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the book, The Living Supply Chain , the authors argue that, “Speeding up the supply chain is at the root of everything that is good: improved revenue, reduced working capital, higher profitability, and less obsolete inventory. Digital transformation of the supply chain will change everything – for the better.

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The Role of Procurement Outsourcing Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

Managed procurement services leverage expert knowledge and cutting-edge technology to not only simplify the procurement process but also to identify cost-saving opportunities, ensure supplier compliance, and manage risks. Managed procurement, on the other hand, adopts a proactive, strategic, and holistic approach to procurement.

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The Role of Managed Procurement Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

Managed procurement services leverage expert knowledge and cutting-edge technology to not only simplify the procurement process but also to identify cost-saving opportunities, ensure supplier compliance, and manage risks. Managed procurement, on the other hand, adopts a proactive, strategic, and holistic approach to procurement.

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The Intelligent IBP Manifesto – key principles for a new planning paradigm

Supply Chain Trend

Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.

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Inflation & Procurement

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ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. Inflation occurs when there is an imbalance between the supply and demand of money and goods. What is inflation?

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. The verdict?