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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. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Its strategic importance stems from its impact on profitability, efficiency, risk mitigation, and competitiveness. Types of Procurement There are several types of procurement that organizations utilize: Direct Procurement Direct procurement involves purchasing raw materials and components that go directly into a company's end products.

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3 ways collaboration can make supply chains more durable

Strategic Sourceror

This was a sentiment shared by just about every product-based company during the pandemic, when the efforts designed to stamp out COVID-19 wound up wiping out supply chains more than anything else. Many of those supply chains remain in rough shape in a variety of respects, from raw materials being hard to come by to staffing shortages.

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Role-Based Training for Procurement & Supply Chain Teams

Skill Dynamics

This leads to professional growth and supply chain efficiency – just two benefits of role-based training , of which there are many more. Elevating Procurement Excellence Through Targeted Training Role-based procurement training is ideal because procurement and supply chain roles often come with role-specific challenges.

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Q1 2024 Insider roundup: A deep dive into AI; following procurement tech market movements; updated coverage of 18 vendors

Spend Matters

Pere Sivecas , Spend Matters Development PM and Software Architect, has compiled a four-part video series that covers the basics you need to know, the first two of which are free while parts three and four require a basic Insider subscription.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Renzo Francotto!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. Email Address.

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Will AI replace Procurement in supplier negotiations?

Procurement Software

We are now at a place where you could replace all of your tactical negotiations and tactical spend in procurement with a piece of software. It’s not unreasonable to be able to negotiate much, or all, of your tail spend with a piece of software. The future: can strategic sourcing and complex negotiations be automated?