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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

Typically, the value that a procurement professional contributes to a business can usually be measured either in: Hard cost savings, or; Other, less tangible but equally important forms of value: Cost avoidance. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Competitive bidding for €10k worth of one-time spend.

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

Procurement Software

Key advantages of using Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Pay technology Hard Cost Savings Value Drivers Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? What is P2P in procurement?

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development.

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3 Key Steps to Increase Operational Efficiency in Procurement

Procurement Software

Typically, the value that a procurement professional contributes to a business can usually be measured either in: Hard cost savings, or; Other, less tangible but equally important forms of value: Cost avoidance. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Competitive bidding for €10k worth of one-time spend.

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

Procurement Software

Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software. Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? We’ll cover the plethora of software solutions available to handle the entire P2P process or its specific steps later.

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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Of course, procurement software can help you to achieve all of these much faster. Forcing clunky software or even worse, an archaic ERP system, onto them isn’t going to make you many friends. 2) Uncontrolled purchases.

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How effective Tail Spend Management can drive cost savings

Procurement Software

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Of course, procurement software can help you to achieve all of these much faster. Forcing clunky software or even worse, an archaic ERP system, onto them isn’t going to make you many friends. 2) Uncontrolled purchases.