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7 Ways Thomas Can Help You Supercharge Industrial Sourcing

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Searching on Thomas is free, and for the best experience we recommend that you register so you can have full access to view suppliers certifications and download white papers. That's why we developed the Thomas Network to help you search for qualified manufacturers, distributors, and service companies.

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

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If you happen to be a strategic sourcing professional within the manufacturing industry, you probably are experiencing many challenging days at the office. And this is exactly where sourcing and supply chain professionals can make a name for themselves. See one of our latest white papers: NPI Success through Early Involvement ).

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A List of Must Read Procurement White Papers

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We’ve compiled a list of some of the best must read procurement white papers and analyst reports (in no particular order of importance or preference) covering a variety of topics such as supply chain management, tail spend and the future and digitization of procurement. Sourcing Innovation – Dr Michael Lamoureux.

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Augmented Procurement is Making the Future Our New Reality

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N othing is going to happen overnight , but t he second stage in the journey is augmented procurement, and it’s here today. A ugmented procurement , as defined in our white paper , is “a system that can learn from h uman feedback and provide better insights and recommendations over time on one or more specific tasks”.

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

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions.

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How to Conduct a Spend Analysis in Seven Steps

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JAGGAER understands the traditional roadblocks to spend management and how important it is to gain insight into operational ineffectiveness in order to improve your sourcing success. Identify all the sources available for your spend data, from all of your departments, plants and business units. Step One: Identify.

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Procurement’s “Real” Acres Of Diamonds In 2025

Procurement Insights

Hansens work, including a 2007 white paper, used these to argue against one-size-fits-all procurement strategies, showing how price behavior impacts savingse.g., No single academic or earlier source claims these precise labels, though the concepts echo broader commodity studies. office supplies).

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