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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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According to the panelists, there are some key features and functionality that make best-in-class supply chain solutions a better choice for healthcare organizations: Guided procure-to-pay compliance: The concept of compliant purchasing in healthcare encompases the front-end user experience. Demand planning capabilities.

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5 Procurement Industry Trends to Watch in 2025

Arkestro

Within procurement, sustainability is the process of integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals into procurement, purchasing, and supply chains, which helps build a circular economy. Sustainability means considering social and environmental factors alongside purely financial and economic ones.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

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It also requires a clear understanding of the environment in which the organization operates, so scenario planning must go extend beyond the enterprise to encompass value-chain dynamics and end-to-end supply chain resilience.

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4 Predictions on Procurement’s Top Trends in 2023

Arkestro

At the same time, they’ll need to watch and prepare for future economic downturns and supply chain disruption. Particularly for procurement, there will be increased reliance on tools and services that can create and foster supply chain resilience, cost optimization, and agility,” Mellot added.

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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. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical. Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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Materials Management Objectives: A Strategic Approach

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Inventory Management and Optimization Optimization and management of inventory is the ability to ensure product availability through inventory administration activities such as demand planning, stock optimization, and monitoring the age of the product. Utilizing available tools and processes ensures the resilience of the supply chain.