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

ivalua

A purpose-built solution can enforce proper governance and standards, automate master data optimization activities, identify product standardization opportunities, and automate category management for strategic sourcing in supply chain. Demand planning capabilities. Best-in-Class Beats Single-Stack.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Cost benchmarking and market intelligence Data visualization and reporting Predictive analytics for demand planning Data-driven procurement not only improves efficiency, but also empowers more strategic decision making to maximize value. Dual sourcing and supply chain digitization can help.

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5 Procurement Industry Trends to Watch in 2025

Arkestro

By automating routine work, procurement professionals can focus on high-impact tasks like strategic sourcing and relationship building with key suppliers. Its estimated that 87% of organizations are now using e-procurement technology, and 75% of organizations plan to implement e-procurement tools within the next four years.

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Closing the Gap between Supply Chain Planning & Execution with Autonomous Technology

Supply Chain Action Blog

Consider these examples: At one food distributor , 96% of disruptions were identified within one hour, and quickly resolved, leading to a 65% reduction in disruption response times, supported by visibility on a platform across demand planning, supply planning and WMS.