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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. How can procurement help achieve those aims through better supplier relationships and spending optimization? Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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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.