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Towards stronger, better supplier relationships in 2022

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

One such thing is your suppliers and their ability to provide as and when needed. Becoming complacent with these relationships is all too easy and costly. You not only miss out on opportunities but also risk major setbacks due to possible supplier disruptions. The era of the linear, traditional supply chain is long gone.

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5 Chilling Challenges Facing Procurement Today

Arkestro

Fortunately for us mere mortals, humans bring invaluable contributions to the procurement process that aren’t likely going to be replaced by machines anytime soon: Strategy: Human judgment and expertise are invaluable assets when it comes to things like supplier relationship management, negotiations, and more.

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The Reality of Automation in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Collaborating with the suppliers without any systems would mean wasting time searching through voicemails, printed documents, and email threads to locate the needed information.