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Building Blocks of Supply Chain Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Importance of a Strong Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy! A supply chain is made up of an interconnected network of suppliers that all function together to deliver products or services to customers efficiently. Consolidation. Subscribe Here!

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The Comprehensive Guide to Spend Analysis in Healthcare

Empowering CPO

Spend analysis refers to the process of examining and categorizing an organization’s spending patterns, supplier relationships, and purchasing behavior to identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and strategic decision-making.

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Tail Spend Analysis: What Is It, How To Perform It, and the Benefits

Planergy

Introduction To Tail Spend Analysis Tail spend analysis examines a company’s spending patterns and identifies opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency. This can help you to understand your expenditures and budgets and identify cost reduction opportunities.

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CPO Spotlight: Richard Trower

Procurement Heads

According to Raconteur’s report in The Sunday Times on the Future of Supply Chain & Procurement, constant problems in the supply chain have proved a real headache for many businesses over the past two years. If you look to solve problems 1 and 2 and ignore problem 3 then you are going to lose.

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Pareto Analysis in Procurement: How To Use Spend Analysis To Cut Costs

Planergy

This would mean that 70% of your spending is going toward one type of product—in this case, stationery—and 30% is being spent on other types of office supplies. Pareto Spend Analysis is an incredibly useful tool for optimizing supply chain management processes, reducing costs, and improving overall efficiency.

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Supplier Consolidation: What It Is, Benefits, and Risks

Planergy

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Supplier Consolidation: What It Is, Benefits, and Risks. Best Practices & Tips Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management. But what exactly is supplier consolidation? Written by.

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How to Use GPOs as a Cost Savings Strategy

Una

Procurement leaders feeling the constant pressure to deliver cost savings may be inclined to reach for the "low-hanging fruit" first. Fastest ways to reduce costs Some procurement professionals have it made. But after all of those quick wins, what's next?