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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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Visibility is crucial for supply chains

Strategic Sourceror

As any supply chain professional will tell you, managing various day-to-day operations and keeping track of everything going on in the supply chain are among the most difficult parts of the job. Why is visibility so important? Reduced costs Ultimately, visibility boils down into long-term operational efficiency.

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A Don’t Touch Supply Chain Strategy Must Now Dominate The Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! The overarching strategy for limiting exposure to, and spreading of, the Coronavirus is that of Social Distancing. What is a Don’t Touch Supply Chain Strategy?

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Smarter Insights, More Innovative Solutions: Why Procurement Needs a Seat at the Strategy Table

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From reducing waste and containing costs to mitigating risks such as procurement fraud and inflated expenses, procurement’s insights and expertise can help businesses navigate some of their most pressing challenges. This means bringing the right people — including procurement — to the strategy table.

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What is supply chain sustainability?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

When your sourcing team chooses what to buy and who to buy from, are you selecting vendors who share the same social values as your brand? Your customers, employees and shareholders want to know you have a plan to address supply chain sustainability. We have to plan and execute on reuse/recycle/retire strategies.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. 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.

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The Smart Supply Chain in Action!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! We were a global Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution company. The prior CIO kept the lights on, followed the instructions they were given, tried to keep costs down, and that was about it. Subscribe Here!