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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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Supply chain visibility in the energy and utilities industry

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For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Equipment-heavy and reliant on an aging infrastructure, E&U clients suffer from costly supply chain disruptions as wear, tear and time take their toll. Visibility. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g.,

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13 Important Roles of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Optimization

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Data analytics plays a central role in inventory optimization. It provides real-time visibility into stock levels, lead times, and demand patterns. Businesses can make precise forecast demand, identify obsolete inventory, and can use data analytics to make smart decisions about stock allocation and replenishment.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

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The goal is to find suppliers capable of delivering based on specifications, pricing, quality, capacity, and other factors. Contract Negotiation After selecting the best supplier, the procurement team negotiates final contract terms like pricing, service levels, delivery timelines, warranties, and other legal and commercial conditions.

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Supply Chain Collaboration — The Ultimate Guide

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Additionally, we will show you the steps and give you examples of a successful supply chain collaboration. . After taking the time to read this article, you will have a deeper understanding of what supply chain collaboration is all about. Defining Supply Chain Collaboration.

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4 Ways Modern Software will Empower Digital Procurement

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The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line. Smart software shifts from drilling down on existing data to alerting up, so managers can respond to events or trends in real time. .