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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

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Here are four smart technologies modernizing strategic sourcing processes today: Automation Business process automation (also considered a type of business process outsourcing ) is pervasive across industries, minimizing manual tasks in accounting, human resources, IT and more. Try out cognitive intelligence free for 30-days.

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Strategic Procurement: What Is Is and Why It’s Essential for Business Resilience 

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Strategic procurement, or procurement strategic planning, is a data-driven process that helps businesses align procurement and business goals. The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. What is strategic procurement?

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IBM Consulting accelerates the future of FinOps collaboration with Apptio

IBM Supply Chain Blog

IBM Consulting is uniquely positioned to provide exceptional FinOps and TBM services, from strategic planning to operating model implementation and managed services. Supported by an all-encompassing end-to-end toolchain, IBM Consulting distinguishes itself as an industry leader in the marketplace.

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What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity. Making up the IBP framework are six key pillars: 1.

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Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! (Oracle Interviews Mike Mortson)

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Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of their Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog. Email Address. Mike Mortson.

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Supply Chain Personified! The Link Between Your Company Silos!

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Check out What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? But the Supply Chain team is uniquely positioned to bridge all of these silos and islands. Supply Chain is truly the link that can hold your company together! The Role of the Supply Chain Team. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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How to Plan with a Company’s Vision in Mind

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These aspirations can be accompanied by vivid future planning descriptions like: ‘our plans will provide visibility to anticipate issues before they eventuate’. ‘we we enjoy settling disputes during planning meetings’. ‘we we understand the status of our strategic plan at any time’. ‘we Functional Planning.