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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. What is Procurement?

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Business process management (BPM) examples

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Through BPM, disparate data sources—including spend data, internal performance metrics and external market research—can be connected. Automating specific tasks such as order processing, picking, packing and shipping reduces cycle times and improves order accuracy.