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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals. Sourcing and procurement professionals operating with a strategic sourcing mindset assess a supplier’s quality, reputation and service.

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Strategic Sourcing Essential Techniques for Sustainable Success

Empowering CPO

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of procurement, organizations are turning to strategic sourcing services to navigate the complexities and achieve sustainable success. By harnessing the power of data, organizations can identify opportunities for cost optimization, risk mitigation, and process efficiency.

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The Role of Spend Analysis in Strategic Sourcing: A Complete Guide

Empowering CPO

Introduction Welcome to our complete guide on the role of spend analysis in strategic sourcing. In the ever-evolving world of business, strategic sourcing has become a linchpin in corporate success. But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing? The answer lies in the powerful tool of spend analysis.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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The Future of FP&A: How The Role Is Evolving With The Use Of Real-Time Data

Planergy

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Thanks to AI and other tools, you can now make better decisions with real-time data. Let’s delve into the details.

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Strengthening the shield: Procurement’s partnership with information security to mitigate cyber risk

Spend Matters

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters In our previous installment on Spend Matters, we discussed the rapid evolution of Supply Chain Risk Management happening within procurement organizations. But what is procurement’s role in managing something as technologically complex as cyber risk across the supply chain?

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Tail Spend: Your Guide to Full Spend Visibility and Savings

Una

A comprehensive guide designed to tame tail spend in a way that leads to reduced risk and increased cost savings. The figure’s head represents the top 1% of strategic suppliers to your organization. Further down the spine, the torso represents the next 19% of an organization’s strategic suppliers. Taming Tail Spend.