World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement refers to the business processes involved in acquiring goods, services, and work from external suppliers. It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

But too often the expected deliverables from Supply Chain professionals are established without a real understanding of the totality and breadth of actual tasks that must be performed underneath those high level expectations. With an iceberg it is said that only 10% of it is visible as the rest is under the water.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, a single-stack approach can lead to low user adoption, because the incumbent sourcing solution, for example, fails to meet the needs of various business units. . Demand planning capabilities. Demand planning is the ability to create forecasts that predict the future need for your products.

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