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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. What many companies don’t realise though is that direct materials have been negotiated to death. Old school, pure-play price negotiations don’t work, especially in an inflationary market.

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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. What many companies don’t realise though is that direct materials have been negotiated to death. Old school, pure-play price negotiations don’t work, especially in an inflationary market.

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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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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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An Indirect Path to Manufacturing Savings and Cost Reduction?

Jaggaer

Whether your organization is purchasing raw steel, injection molded plastics, or fully finished office supplies and IT equipment, a st reamlined P2P system can be a game changer. By optimizing the areas where you spend the most, your compan y and organization can drive significant savings in your supply chain.