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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

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businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs. They have now moved from largely being a reporting exercise, to being a business strategy. These advantages include the increased competition that diverse suppliers bring to an organization, which can directly improve quality and drive down costs.

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Steps Followed By Strategic Sourcing Agents For A Comprehensive Business Strategy

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Many professionals are always seeking ways to lower expenses while maintaining the highest quality of… The post Steps Followed By Strategic Sourcing Agents For A Comprehensive Business Strategy first appeared on Procurement Blog | Procurement & Supply Chain News.

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What About Procurement Objectives?

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Operational Objectives Quality Assurance: Procure goods and services that meet required quality standards to support business operations. Corrective action plans help maintain supplier quality, boosting overall procurement efficiency. Enhance procurement process efficiency through digital transformation.

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Business strategy examples

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A successful business strategy dictates the allocation of resources and outlines how a company will achieve its strategic goals. Whether the organization is focused on developing new products or marketing an existing service to an under-served demographic, having a solid strategy will help an organization realize its long-term goals.

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Types of business strategy

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In today’s business environment, regardless of the product or service, leaders must develop a well-honed business strategy. A successful business strategy must clearly define an organization’s objectives, decision-making processes and long-term business goals.

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Triggering results with better supplier information

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This can significantly impact the amount of time it takes to get to the point where the information is truly actionable — especially since you must make sure that data quality, consistency, and timeliness issues are resolved BEFORE you start taking action on the information now at your disposal. SO DON’T TRY TO BOIL THE OCEAN.

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New Ivalua study shows technology challenges are hindering procurement teams from achieving business objectives

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This is because organizations continue to face challenges when it comes to harnessing technology in procurement, with existing systems not being fit for purpose (36%), poor data quality reducing trust in information (36%) and staff having inaccurate expectations of what technology can do (34%).