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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

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For the short-term, a shift to local production alleviated reliance on Asian suppliers and helped mitigate risk, but a longer-term solution will require identifying opportunities to optimize costs, find alternative suppliers and enhance supply chain visibility. Enter eProcurement.

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Strategic Procurement: 4 Tactics for Economic Recovery in 2021

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According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic. As a result of the disruption, cost management and supply chain visibility were suddenly top of mind for executive leadership teams. .

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Struggling with bespoke purchases?

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Often, with bespoke purchases, there is no supply chain visibility. Buying in this way means that organisations are offered no price leverages and end up paying higher prices. Damage to reputation. Resulting in significant risk of damage to the reputation of your organisation. Project based sourcing of bespoke items.

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Managing the Procurement of Promotional Goods and Services

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Plus, with this approach to purchases there is no supply chain visibility. Resulting in the risk of reputational damage and supply delays associated with shipping across borders. Buying in this way means that companies are offered no price leverages and end up paying higher prices.

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Sourcing promotional products the right way

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With these purchases there is no supply chain visibility resulting in the risk of repetitional damage if produced by a dodgy supplier and no control over shipping across borders, such as customs delays. Buying in this way means that companies are offered no price leverages and so often end up over paying for goods.