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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. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.

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How is technology transforming global sourcing ?

Claritum

However, you could also face many challenges when globally sourcing across geopolitical boundaries. Your business could struggle to achieve visibility of its global supply chain. Do you have visibility of a global supply chain? Supply chain visibility is poor. %.

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Strategic Sourcing Essential Techniques for Sustainable Success

Empowering CPO

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of procurement, organizations are turning to strategic sourcing services to navigate the complexities and achieve sustainable success. At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness.

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Episode 137: Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney

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EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

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The 10 Hottest German Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

At the same time, it also provides AI-powered management of contractual obligations and deliverables. Along with a cloud-based supplier search engine that aims to fully automate global sourcing. Its use case-driven software aims to save you time and money by accelerating decision-making for procurement teams.

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The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. And with customers expecting solid commitments on when their orders will be delivered the need for high order precision in understanding vehicle route times has never been more critical. Various constraints were modelled including capacity, travel time, availability, etc.