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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Supply Chain Blog

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Visibility is crucial for supply chains

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For these reasons, many high-end supply chain organizations are investing their money into visibility solutions to get a better handle on their supply chains. Why is visibility so important? Reduced costs Ultimately, visibility boils down into long-term operational efficiency. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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Rev Group Partners with Consus Global to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies

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Benefits include: Shortened sourcing cycle times. 100% visibility of sourcing processes. Adoption of best-in-class strategic sourcing practices. We’re excited to support REV Group on their digital transformation journey and accelerate their end-to-end sourcing for all spend types.

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Are S2P solutions key to monitoring spend and reducing your costs?

Strategic Sourceror

Automate Source-to-Pay Workflow Increase Workflow Automation When S2P solutions are implemented, organizations can increase the automation of their workflow and reduce critical cycle times. The ease of use, simple implementation, and visibility across robust procurement workflows are unmatched with end-to-end platforms.

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The Disruptive Power of Digital Procurement

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Strategic sourcing experts are using machine learning to categorize and manage spend, AI to better predict demand, and act upon alerts such as contract expiry/renewals. How to Improve Strategic Supplier Relationship Management. How to Optimize Your Spend with a Strategic Sourcing Process. Better customer service.

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Unilever Gains Visibility & Control Over the Most Unpredictable Spend Category

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In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events. These should provide end users with visibility across their assigned scope. The post Unilever Gains Visibility & Control Over the Most Unpredictable Spend Category appeared first on Jaggaer.