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Procurement’s “Real” Acres Of Diamonds In 2025

Procurement Insights

A Historic Flat Line commodity is characterized by a static price performance with minimal cost fluctuations over an extended period. It is further accentuated by a narrow floor-to-ceiling price chasm. It is further accentuated by a wide (usually significant) floor-to-ceiling price chasm. Department of Defense. office supplies).

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Want to be a Strategic Sourcing Rising Star? Think New Products.

ivalua

Market timing and pricing is a big part of that failure. Let’s start with pricing. This allows you to have flexibility in market pricing and creates various promotional and strategic pricing options. This allows you to have flexibility in market pricing and creates various promotional and strategic pricing options.

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What Makes a Supplier “Strategic”? Not Spend Volume.

Jaggaer

Leverage your supplier management for maximum benefit with the white paper: How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management. In our Holistic Supplier Management white paper we suggest using a fairly simple matrix that classifies suppliers across two axes, Relative Value and Outcome/Impact Risk. Strategic Supplier Management.

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Factoring Risk & Business Continuity into Holistic Supplier Management

Jaggaer

This is an issue we discuss at some length in our recently published white paper, Holistic Supplier Management: Orchestrating the Procurement Function for Maximum Benefit. Find out more: download our free white paper on Holistic Supplier Management now!

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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How To Meet The Needs Of B2B & Industrial Buyers [Updated 2022]

The Thomas Blog

Whether it’s offering free eBooks or white papers, or connecting with prospects through social media , you’re able to prove your value differently — while improving your chances of moving to the shortlist. Document Your Offerings With White Papers. The lowest immediate price or quote doesn’t always mean the best results.

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Hello Automated Procurement, Goodbye Tedium

Jaggaer

How much do you enjoy routine tasks such as updating dozens of price lists, generating purchase requests, and entering and reviewing information for multiple suppliers? Learn all about the steps to take in achieving autonomous procurement in our white paper, written by Michael Lamoureux of Spend Matters. Download it now.