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Procurement transformation 2025: Why invest in procuretech and how to make the case – Onventis

Spend Matters

By consolidating spend through our system, customers are looking to gain clearer visibility and control over procurement. Metrics around supplier consolidation and spend concentration are also common. Customers use Onventis to consolidate suppliers and negotiate better terms.

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Introduction to Supplier Consolidation

World of Procurement blog

Supplier consolidation refers to the strategy of reducing the total number of suppliers that a company deals with and instead focusing procurement spending on a select few preferred suppliers. To mitigate supply chain risks and improve business continuity by reducing dependence on many small suppliers.

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How to Improve Procurement Efficiency

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Procurement professionals are now celebrated for their innovation, creativity, agility, and cost-saving initiatives. And let’s not forget the crucial role they play in driving diversity and sustainability within the supply chain. Consolidate your supplier lists. 8 Steps to Improve Procurement Efficiency.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement refers to the business processes involved in acquiring goods, services, and work from external suppliers. It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. What is Procurement?

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Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration

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Pressuring suppliers to cut prices often leads to reduced quality or service levels, which may result in costly product recalls, lost customers, or damage to the company’s reputation. By building trust and transparency, procurement leaders can work with suppliers to achieve cost savings that are sustainable and equitable.

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Minority Business Enterprises – Diversity of Supply Article

Claritum

million people are employed by 909,000 of these minority owned businesses (Source: www.mbda.gov). Tapping into these organisations, as part of your supplier network, has become an essential part of larger organisations strategies. Source unknown). 2 Why is diversity of supply important? Accessing new supply channels.

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Diversity of Supply Article – US centric

Claritum

million people are employed by 909,000 of these minority owned businesses (Source: www.mbda.gov). Tapping into these organisations, as part of your supplier network, has become an essential part of larger organisations strategies. Source unknown). 2 Why is diversity of supply important? Accessing new supply channels.

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