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The Criticality of Procurement Training in 2023

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

They all include enhancements of: Spend Management. The underpinning of effective spend management is the capacity to formulate and execute an Annual Buying Plan. Historical Spend: A summary of the previous years’ expenses for procuring each commodity. Supply Chain Agility and Visibility.

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The 25 Hottest US Procurement Startups

Procurement Software

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application. FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management.