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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Inflation & Procurement

Procurement Templates

ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. It can be due to factors such as rising wages, higher raw material prices, or increased taxes. What is inflation?

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7 Technologies to Optimize Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Leveraging relevant technology in the supply chain from the moment your suppliers bring in raw materials, during storage of the materials and manufactured products in the warehouse, and distribution of products to the final consumer can increase efficiency, boost production, reduce time wastage and improve business revenues.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration.

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Role-Based Training for Procurement & Supply Chain Teams

Skill Dynamics

Their main objective is to ensure that supplier contracts align with the business’s objectives and protect its interests at all times. Include case studies and real-world situations to make the training content relevant and engaging. Strategic planning – vital for matching procurement strategies to overarching organization goals.

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The Future of Spend Analysis: Trends to Watch Out For

Empowering CPO

From data-driven decision making to real-time spend visibility, predictive analytics, supplier collaboration, intelligent automation, and data security, we will explore each trend in depth, shedding light on their significance and potential impact on businesses.

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The Role of IT in Spend Analysis: A Closer Look

Empowering CPO

It’s about automating tedious tasks, enhancing data visibility, and providing more profound, actionable insights. Additionally, the sheer volume of transactions that large businesses dealt with on a daily basis made manual Spend Analysis highly time-consuming and inefficient.