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New Year Insights for the procurement solutions and services marketplace 2024: Riskonnect

Spend Matters

Risk management will evolve with emerging risks Businesses are bracing for another challenging year ahead as an influx of threats hits the enterprise. Geopolitical instability is at a high and impacting supply chains. Generative AI risks and governance concerns are rising. Economic uncertainty still looms.

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Everything You Need to Know About Procurement Solutions

Pipefy

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. The risks of errors and bottlenecks alone in manual work make procurement a superb place to begin a digital transformation. Risk reduction.

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Supply Chain Risks: Different Types and How To Mitigate Them

Planergy

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. The best way to minimize disruption is to identify the various supplier risks and create a plan of action for what to do if the risk becomes a reality. This can also include economic instability.

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Procurement Tracking – Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Budget and Cost Control Procurement expenditures, monitoring variations in the cost and identifying opportunities for savings, and avoiding unnecessary costs shall be monitored in accordance with the approved budget. These include purchase management, expense filing, and workflow automation.

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A Gameplan for Procurement Transformation

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery.

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Digital Transformation in Procurement: Leveraging Technology for Efficiency

Empowering CPO

It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries. In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management.

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Procurement Transformation Imperatives for Malaysia in 2023 and Beyond

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

The forum served as a platform for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement and sourcing leaders to share their vision about leveraging data-driven insights to create flexible and resilient supply chains. Cost Reduction. Lack of budget. Developing supply chain resiliency.