Una

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Procurement professionals are abandoning traditional sourcing practices in favor of more responsive strategies to supply chain management in pursuit of more significant cost savings and organizational efficiencies. Looking beyond cost. And, like Milton, their red staplers are coming with them.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

If you’re looking to start or improve your career in the field of supply chain management courses, you might be wondering where to start. It’s hard to nail down just five of the best Supply Chain Management courses online because there are so many great options. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Una

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Vendor managers have come a long way from being a cost-savings shop. Cost savings will always be on the plate, but vendor managers are now managing risk from a governance and compliance perspective. Cybersecurity cost the world $20 billion in 2021. Vendor Management and Mitigating IT Supplier Risk.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 1, 2020

Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Freight shipping article, and permission to publish here, provided by Victor at excelsior.ph. For companies trying to make a sale of their goods and services overseas, saving money on shipping expenses is a big thing. Next is to be practical with your packaging materials.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

If you’re in the business world, you’re probably always looking for ways to streamline your supply chain operations. In this article, we’ll delve into the benefits and challenges of this powerful tool, and discuss the architecture that’s necessary to successfully integrate it into your business.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Understanding how this metric works is key to enhancing productivity, reducing costs, and delivering higher-quality products and services to customers. In this article, we’ll explore the idea behind the PCE concept, how it is calculated, ways to improve it, and factors that influence the metric.

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Una

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Sample Shipping Cost Analysis and Shipping Calculator. Much like everything else, businesses have seen shipping and freight costs increase dramatically over the last few years. For some companies, shipping is an unavoidable cost and many have had to face the sticker shock head on in order to remain operational.

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Una

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By Hugo Britt | December 5, 2023 Search Search In this article, we’ll cover why it makes sense to bring experienced, seasoned individuals into the world of procurement, regardless of the number of candles on their birthday cake. Why should HR be concerned if a sexagenarian employee is likely to leave within five years?

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Una

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A Different Way to Think About SaaS: Savings as a Service. For us, and the members we serve, SaaS refers to one of our GPO’s primary objective which is to provide savings as a service. Now, we aren’t the first company to take advantage of the play on words. By Hugo Britt | September 29, 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Business should consider automating article and permission to publish here provided by Susan Melony. It can save you money, but it saves you from massive logistical headaches as well. It can save you money, but it saves you from massive logistical headaches as well. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! New age of negotiation article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. This means that your feeling of ‘winning’ a negotiation shouldn’t come at the expense of another’s ‘loss’. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Procurify

JULY 21, 2022

Why companies should invest in spend management during a recession. Extending runway, aggressively monitoring costs, and locking down spend are the easiest and quickest ways for organizations to adjust to unexpected downturns. But before you can start improving the way your company spends , you need to understand it.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

For this week’s opinion piece, I’m looking at a recent article from Procurious. If I quote the article: According to data released by LinkedIn to Bloomberg, in 2020-2021, the average number of supply chain managers who left their jobs, called the ‘separation rate’, increased by 28%.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Shipping Zones article originally published by, and permission to publish here provide by Jake Rheude at redstagfulfillment.com. Carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS use shipping zones to determine the shipping cost of a package. Zones affect your fulfillment costs and delivery time. Email Address. for Zone 8.

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

Read the article at claritum.com. resource within the business. procurement transformation is not about getting to the lowest cost of procurement; it is about maximizing financial results.". . procurement transformation is not about getting to the lowest cost of procurement; it is about maximizing financial results.".

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. More Customers.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Don’t lose Procurement’s focus on costs. The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key resource within the business. Introduction. Remove the noise. Address Procurement Strategy. Introduction.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2020

Order Management article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph at veridian.info. follow these five best practices when looking to improve order management.?. Additional benefits of integration between your online and physical stores are shown in this graphic.?. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Five Ways to Save on Your Company’s IT Costs. And, it’s also that time when once rational marketers decide everything should be pumpkin spiced. This time of year is also when most companies focus on next year’s operating budget. How to Save on IT Costs. Come on, be honest.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jake Rheude at [link]. Here we’ll walk you through each step of the selling process from setting up your account to expanding globally. First you list your product, then you sell it, ship it and get paid. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

AUGUST 24, 2017

How did your passion for sustainable purchasing develop? I read articles, books, and attended seminars, and realized my multi-faceted experience (manufacturing, product development, purchasing, supply chain, sales & marketing) was a good foundation for helping with the sustainability transformation. Bill’s Story.

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Procurement Tactics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this article, we will comprehensively tackle what negotiation is. The topics included in this article are the following: Negotiation in a Professional Setting How Does Negotiation Work? Thus, helping you to negotiate and close the deals that you will make in your profession. However, how can you negotiate professionally?

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 23, 2022

This 1914 philosophical article defines value as the object of proper judgment. Yet, it is helpful to understand that we need to master the basics, then the cost, and, at last, the demand. Procurement value demystified Unfortunately, "procurement value" became another buzzword – everyone tells us to generate, capture, and sustain it.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Accurate understanding is crucial, not just for making informed decisions but also for unlocking the full potential of these services for your organization. In this in-depth exploration, we will tackle five of the most common misconceptions that people often hold about managed procurement services.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

There are so many, in fact, that we expanded our article to include 25 of them. What started out as a top 10 article quickly became obvious that we needed to cover more! Less than 10 years old as a company. A company showing signs of growth i.e. numerous customers, and beyond launch stage. Hot diggity dawg!

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Planergy

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. More Customers.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Also, don’t miss our articles on Nordic (link), UK (link) and German (link) procuretech startups. Less than 10 years old as a company. A company showing signs of growth i.e. numerous customers, and beyond launch stage. Founded in 2016, the company is led by two experienced procurement and management experts.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 9, 2024

Let’s try to get some creativity flowing in terms of what could you do with existing resources, wage bill, head count while bringing some tech into the mix as well. Take whatever number you want to put in this space and work with that if you want to do your own calculations. What would my dream team look like?

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Pipefy

AUGUST 31, 2023

Every company wants to achieve it, but what does that really look like? We’ll also show you some of the tactics companies use to successfully reach the point of operational excellence. To put it simply, operational excellence means creating a business that outperforms the competition by doing things better than your competitors.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2021

Article and permission to publish here provided by Jake Rheude at redstagfulfillment.com. If your eCommerce fulfillment process takes too long, you’ll lose sales. One of the best ways to shorten your delivery window is to reduce lead time. Each element of your supply chain has its own lead time. Subscribe Here!

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Pipefy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The information listed in invoices helps the accounts payable team keep track of company spending and purchase trends to better predict needs, which in turn improves the purchasing team’s sourcing and strengthens negotiation power.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Planning the division of tasks or sequences of actions has a great impact on the quality of work – the more individual goals are known and more precisely defined, the greater the chance that the project will be successful, bringing real benefits to the client and the company and employees. Email Address.

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Procurement Software

JULY 18, 2023

If you’re at that stage, then you should take a closer look at how these solutions could drive value to your business. For the sake of this article, we would consider any business below $50 million in annual revenue to be a small or medium-sized enterprise. How do you define an SME? Source-to-Contract (S2C) 1.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 9, 2019

Article and permission to publish here provided by Nikita S at [link]. Regardless of your position or situation it is highly valuable to understand the type of interview questions, and answers, appropriate for Procurement and Purchasing professionals. How will you go about determining this company’s spending patterns?

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World of Procurement podcast

JUNE 15, 2021

We covered a lot of ground in this 25-minute podcast and this podcast is going to be exceptionally beneficial to you if you are currently looking at your supply chain and wondering how can we improve visibility, how can we reach our sustainability goals using our supply chains and how do we know what is in this product?

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HICX

MAY 26, 2023

As Anthony describes, “Kotler defines marketing as, ‘the process by which companies engage customers, build strong customer relationships and create customer value in order to capture value from customers in return.‘ Why should we be thinking about supplier marketing? What is supplier marketing?

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