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The Criticality of Procurement Training in 2023

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

Supply chains are becoming more and more complex, constrained, and daunting by the day. Covid and post-Covid periods have reaped havoc on supply lines. They all include enhancements of: Spend Management. The underpinning of effective spend management is the capacity to formulate and execute an Annual Buying Plan.

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Five Insights for Procurement Teams Navigating Peak Season

Barkers Procurement

On the one hand, supply chain weaknesses are open to risk, and even the smallest challenges are magnified. 2) Prioritise visibility At the heart of managing demand is supply chain visibility. Without this visibility, its impossible to maintain the resilience and agility needed to handle demand spikes.

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Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procurement Software

Improvements to end-to-end supply chain efficiency. Value Drivers New opportunities for cooperation with suppliers With s2P software, a sourcing module may help to discover new potential vendors, or uncover additional categories of spend that existing, incumbent suppliers are able to serve. Simplicity is key here.

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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.

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Procure-to-Pay (P2P) vs. Source-to-Pay (S2P)

Procurement Software

Improvements to end-to-end supply chain efficiency. With s2P software, a sourcing module may help to discover new potential vendors, or uncover additional categories of spend that existing, incumbent suppliers are able to serve. End-to-end supply chain visibility ensures more synergy in cooperation.