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Networking Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 
Procurement Templates
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Mastering these skills not only optimizes procurement processes but also positions managers as strategic business partners. Resources: Online courses on strategic sourcing (e.g., SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g.,
Jaggaer
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.
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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now
Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 24, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Stand Out Digital Supply Chain Strategies! Technologies to optimize Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Arra at No-BS Marketplace. Latest Technologies Available To Help Different Supply Chain Models. Subscribe Here!
ivalua
MAY 30, 2023
Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality. When businesses start sourcing local goods and services, they are presented with new opportunities to network and form strong bonds with local business owners.
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Arkestro
DECEMBER 26, 2024
While these advancements have led to improved efficiency, cost savings, and enhanced strategies, theyve also made procurement processes more complex than ever before. Here are five key trends that will shape procurement and supply chain management in the coming year. trillion , a 9.3% increase from 2024.
Procurement Insights
DECEMBER 11, 2024
This integration will streamline strategic sourcing, reducing cycle times and enhancing efficiency. Ensuring data security across the supply chain will become paramount, with procurement professionals playing a key role in safeguarding against cyber threats.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain. Multi-tier supplier collaboration involves building transparency with and beyond your first tier suppliers. The Role of Communication in Supply Chain Collaboration Communication puts collaboration in motion.
Spend Matters
JANUARY 23, 2025
The momentum around this ‘best practice’ has been further accelerated by the marketing efforts of market intelligence companies selling data and even a few purpose-built software platforms to make these efforts more efficient and accurate.
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Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily. Decision-makers must plan supply chain resilience strategies for a wide range of risk scenarios.
Procurement Heads
DECEMBER 7, 2022
We have a two-sided consumer and merchant network and specialise in enabling businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through payment processing, digital wallets, and online cash solutions. The two key functional areas are strategic sourcing and category management. How big is the function?
IBM Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
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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Una
AUGUST 31, 2023
Overcoming Challenges with Strategic Sourcing for SMEs Explore how strategic sourcing for SMEs can help procurement professionals overcome the unique challenges of operating a small business. Data-driven decision making For many organizations, the number-one way to “get strategic” is through data-driven decision-making.
Una
OCTOBER 9, 2023
How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. At its core, strategic sourcing formalizes the process of finding, assessing, and choosing suppliers.
Procurement Heads
JANUARY 4, 2023
Even at that point blue chip corporations recognised the value of procurement and understood that when you’ve got substantial third-party spend, it’s important to use strategic sourcing approaches. I joined KPMG in their supply chain practice and spend the next 16 years on consulting assignments in a smaller firm.
SCMDOJO
AUGUST 21, 2023
Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.
World of Procurement blog
MAY 8, 2024
Metrics : Procurement tracks savings, efficiencies, supplier performance, and risk. Procurement is strategically important because it: Drives significant cost savings through economies of scale, supplier negotiations, and process efficiencies. Increases efficiency by standardizing, streamlining, and automating processes.
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
READ MORE ON: “STRATEGIC SOURCING VS. PURCHASING – 7 KEY DIFFERENCES” at our website SCMDOJO! The Inner Workings of a Sourcing Agency: 1. Client Consultation: Understanding Needs The journey begins with a detailed consultation between the sourcing agency and the client.
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Arkestro
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
However, as supply chains have evolved into complex, global systems, the demands on procurement, and associated workload have increased significantly. Arkestro introduces a templatized, embedded approach to sourcing events.
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Strategic Sourceror
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
As any supply chain professional will tell you, managing various day-to-day operations and keeping track of everything going on in the supply chain are among the most difficult parts of the job. The most critical part of running any supply chain is ensuring you are making the best possible decisions quickly.
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Strategic Sourceror
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Instead of each of these processes being done manually, automated fulfillment leverages technology to perform them all faster, more accurately and with greater efficiency. A company that is in the midst of expanding its automated fulfillment network is Chewy, an e-commerce retailer specializing in pet supplies.
Skill Dynamics
JUNE 26, 2024
Finding skilled professionals to manage complex marketplace networks is a challenge Skill Dynamics often see in businesses we speak to. We equip individuals and organizations with the knowledge and expertise they need as a solution – both to optimize their supply chains and empower their businesses to thrive.
Procurement Insights
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
SAP Ariba : A leading procurement software company, SAP Ariba offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for supplier management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and financial supply chain management. What does Nadella’s SaaS death statement mean to them?
Procurement Insights
APRIL 3, 2025
Focus on Sustainability : Keynote speakers like Paul Polman highlight the importance of sustainable procurement practices, encouraging businesses to adopt responsible strategies across their value chains. Networking Opportunities Facilitates global collaboration among professionals and vendors 1 5.
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ivalua
AUGUST 16, 2021
In order that sourcing and procurement teams fully optimize their supplier network, there needs to be a change in the way organizations view all suppliers. Improve visibility across all levels of the supply chain. Assess and mitigate risk across the supply chain. Drive competition and achieve savings.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. Yet only 26% were able to confidently predict risk within their supply bases. Subscribe Here!
Empowering CPO
MAY 5, 2023
Embracing digital technologies has become a necessity for companies to streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and increase overall efficiency. In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management.
Una
OCTOBER 17, 2023
EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 15, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents! Be transparent and put your challenges in front of innovative solution providers after you’ve qualified their ability to deliver value. Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2019. Subscribe Here!
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Spend Matters
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Risk reduction is especially important in the supply chain, where leaders are focused on supply and supplier transparency to assess vulnerabilities. Strategic sourcing remains critical, especially given our inflationary environment. Here are a few of the top concerns we’re hearing.
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SCMDOJO
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.
Strategic Sourceror
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Well before the supply chain disruptions fueled by the the pandemic, the trucking industry was in the throes of a severe driver shortfall that hasn't yet abated. "Max headwinds from supply chain risk were really over the course of [2022]," Revich explained. Jerry Revich, head of U.S.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
As companies seek to discover ways to increase overall excellence and competitiveness, a new source of value has emerged – Strategic Sourcing. What is Strategic Sourcing? Strategic Sourcing does exactly the same by addressing the total cost. A Paradigm Shift in the Procurement Function.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 8, 2021
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Here at Supply Chain Game Changer our fundamental mission is to share experiences and expertise for the benefit of all. Supply chain is both deep and broad. I read multiple magazines and supply chain blogs to keep current. Networking is important.
SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
In the dynamic landscape of supply chain management, precise terminology is paramount. Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference.
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Una
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
This left procurement organizations and departments scrambling to find more strategic alternatives to not only survive but carve out their place in an evolving global market. Some companies and organizations thought about the end-customer experience and strategic sourcing , but these concepts were more outliers than standard practice.
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Empowering CPO
JULY 16, 2023
Our services range from spend analysis and supplier relationship management to contract management, strategic sourcing, and e-procurement solutions. Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationships.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 3, 2019
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Green Supply Chain: True Sustainability or Just One Big Marketing Stunt? so your friends and professional network see you care about the future of the earth?—?but But, business organizations/networks are large, and greenwashing is easy. Subscribe Here!
Planergy
JANUARY 26, 2023
How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Here we’ll discuss various potential supply chain disruptions and what you can do to mitigate the risks to keep your business up and running throughout whatever circumstances are thrown your way.
Jaggaer
JUNE 28, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 June, 2024: JAGGAER, the global leader in strategic sourcing and procurement, has held a series of roundtables in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to address the top priorities for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs). Over $500 billion of goods flows frictionlessly through our Enterprise Commerce Network every year.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 8, 2025
1999 – I introduced the Metaprise model (RAM) 2007 – In Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part7) , I write about the Metaprise in greater detail, including the results of its implementation in a production environment (Department of National Defence). JAGGAER Industry-specific solutions leveraging AI for supplier collaboration.
Procurement Heads
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
For example, if we choose deliberately to not provide employment opportunities in the communities in which we operate because we outsource everything or we choose our supply chains differently we are not contributing to the development of our communities. What do you look for when hiring procurement and supply chain talent?
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Una
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
But with the elves’ help, Santa is able to put his freed-up time to valuable use, with activities such as mapping out the most fuel-efficient route around the globe, analyzing the data on his naughty and nice lists, and spending some quality time with Mrs Claus. Things you can do while a GPO works behind the scenes And what about you?
Empowering CPO
JUNE 20, 2023
Introduction In an era defined by data-driven decision-making, Spend Analysis has emerged as a game-changer, steering businesses towards more strategic, efficient, and cost-effective operations. When applied to Supply Chain Management, Spend Analysis serves as an invaluable tool.
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