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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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The AI Advantage: Unlocking New Value for Procurement Teams

World of Procurement blog

This supports strategic sourcing efforts. Predicting future spend : By analyzing historical spend data, AI algorithms can create spending forecasts, predict seasonal demand changes, and model the impact of external factors on budgets. This enables more accurate planning.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Budget and Cost Control Procurement expenditures, monitoring variations in the cost and identifying opportunities for savings, and avoiding unnecessary costs shall be monitored in accordance with the approved budget. It also ensures that the procurement process is aligned with financial targets and objectives.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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

Supply Chain Trend

However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. We will decide and response faster in our supply chain and make higher quality operational and strategic decisions. We’ve entered an AI era where 76% of work can be augmented or automated.

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The Reality of Automation in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Along with cost savings, procurement managers are focusing on optimizing and automating processes. It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Subscribe Here!

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management. Their software is designed for multinational corporations managing complex supply chains. It helps large enterprises like Virgin, Coca-Cola, Boeing, and IBM map, monitor, and mitigate ESG risks across their global supply chains.