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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation. Try out cognitive intelligence free for 30-days.

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How Managed Procurement Services Enhance Supplier Risk Management

Empowering CPO

Our vision is to empower businesses through strategic, innovative, and efficient procurement solutions, tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. One of the key areas we focus on is enhancing supplier risk management through our managed procurement services. This is where our blog post comes in.

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New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: GEP

Spend Matters

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management.

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Frictionless P2P: A Dream or Reality? 

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Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. Many large organizations implement a Procure to Pay platform with the aim to deliver efficiency, visibility, simplicity, and compliance.

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The Role of Procurement Outsourcing Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

This is where managed procurement services come into the picture. Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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Spend Matters Future 5 2023 – Introducing dSilo

Spend Matters

The procurement technology market is evolving rapidly and deploying the latest power that innovation can bring to support the changing and challenging needs of its customers. We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices.

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The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases. Dirty Little Secret #1.