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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. Because organizations with strategic sourcing mindsets look beyond price and cost savings-centered supplier selection initiatives.

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The AI Advantage: Unlocking New Value for Procurement Teams

World of Procurement blog

Conducting market research : AI can scan the web to collect pricing information, identify potential suppliers, assess supplier reputations, and keep up-to-date with market and industry trends. This supports strategic sourcing efforts. This maximizes value from sourcing partnerships.

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The Role of Procurement Outsourcing Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

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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The Role of Managed Procurement Services in Global Business Operations

Empowering CPO

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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Get Started on Your Procurement Transformation Roadmap and Strategy

Pipefy

A procurement strategy creates a sustainable and agile plan for improving procurement processes , increasing procurement efficiency, building better supplier relationships, and generating additional long-term cost savings for the business. Time-consuming invoice reconciliation (28%). Learn more about strategic sourcing optimization.

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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. Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. 2% of managers apply best practice decision methods.