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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical. Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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2022: The year of the drone delivery

Strategic Sourceror

With the supply chain better but not back to normal and carriers overworked by never-ending "next-day deliveries," retailers are turning to drone technology as a huge breakthrough when it comes to order fulfillment. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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How automated fulfillment delivers for your business

Strategic Sourceror

As to the more recent expansion, Singh noted plans are underway to build two more automated fulfillment centers, with the first one scheduled to open as early as next year. These are just a few of the reasons why investing in automated fulfillment can be a wise supply chain management decision.

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The Reality of Automation in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Direct purchase requests from employees are possible with varying levels of auto-approval. Cost Saving.

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The 10 Hottest German Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

It supports them in budgeting, requesting, and ordering articles and services for their business, while benefiting from better purchasing conditions. Matchory Matchory is a German procurement startup offering a data-driven strategic sourcing solution. The app is built around its large supplier database.