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Fairmarkit: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Sourcing solution overview, market analysis, company SWOT, competitors

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Part of the ‘tail spend challenge’ relates how much effort it can take to understand it, acquire sufficient visibility and ‘data quality’ and address it with SxM and sourcing solutions. The post Fairmarkit: Vendor Analysis (Part 1) — Sourcing solution overview, market analysis, company SWOT, competitors appeared first on Spend Matters.

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ChatGPT in Procurement — Revolutionizing the Norm

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Many users are amazed at how ChatGPT can provide human-quality responses when they are asking questions. Market analysis It can assist professionals by analyzing market trends and identifying potential opportunities or risks which can help them create a market analysis. Is ChatGPT Free to Use?

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Proactis: Vendor Analysis, 2023 Update (Part 1) — S2P solution overview, market analysis, company SWOT, competitors

Spend Matters

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Proactis and its solution for source-to-pay (S2P). The complexity of S2P with its use of multiple systems to address each aspect it covers, manual processes, data quality issues and process variations can make managing the end-to-end process difficult.

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Procurence: Vendor Analysis, 2022 Update (Part 1) — SxM and main new modules overview, market analysis and tech selection tips

Spend Matters

Procurence’s solution (Meercat) provides customers with rich features to manage their suppliers and their risk, emphasizing supply quality management and project-based procurement. Ten years ago, the founders evaluated the mid-market solutions and came up with the conclusion that none of them were easy to use or fast to implement.

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QAD Allocation: Vendor Analysis, 2022 Update (Part 1) — SxM and sourcing solution overview, market analysis and tech selection tips

Spend Matters

In addition, QAD has rolled out QAD SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) which includes QAD Allocation at its core, but weaves in capabilities from other QAD supply chain related solutions and quality management.

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What is Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and How to Calculate it?

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Strategic Sourcing: Strategic sourcing involves managing suppliers, while their selection is done through Request for Quotation (RFQs) forms from multiple suppliers to compare and evaluate them based on pricing, quality, and delivery speed. Industry Benchmarks: In the market, a company is never the sole player.

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Mastering Strategic Sourcing: Efficiency and Cost Savings in Procurement

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However, pricing is only one of many factors in strategic sourcing, which focuses on securing the best quality for the lowest total cost or cost of ownership. The word quality here covers a range of considerations contributing to value in every aspect of a companys operations.