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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Services

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals. And from that group, 71% would pay a premium for it.

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GSA Strategic Sourcing Symposium: Future of CX | Event

Everest Group

GSA Strategic Sourcing Symposium: Future of CX. November 22, 2022. Everest Group Vice President, David Rickard , will lead a session at the Global Sourcing Association Symposium, exploring how inflation, technology, and cloud are having a major impact on negotiating and delivering customer service arrangements.

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Consero Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum | Event

Everest Group

Consero Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum. May 1 - 3, 2022 |. Everest Group is a proud partner of Consero’s Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum taking place from May 1 – 3 at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, AZ. In-Person Event. Litchfield Park, AZ. Jimit Arora. Amy Fong.

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Forward-looking Sourcing for 2024: Outsourcing, Location, and Pricing Strategies in APAC | Webinar

Everest Group

Live webinar Forward-looking Sourcing for 2024: Outsourcing, Location, and Pricing Strategies in APAC November 23, 2023 | 11 a.m. What location strategies are sourcing leaders planning to adopt in 2024 to achieve increased value from their service provider portfolio? IST | 1:30 p.m. SGT | 2:30 p.m. JST | 4 p.m. Who should attend?

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A Systems Approach to Sourcing & Procurement

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Thomas Cooper describes how with the increasing pressures on supply chains and sourcing organizations lately, efficiency and effectiveness cannot be understated in an organization. For instance, if you take apart a car, you lose the ability to drive.

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Is Your Procurement And Sourcing Function ESG Sustainable Ready?

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Sophie McNally shares how there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to ESG and that each company has to take a deep dive into what will ultimately work best for them. Supplier diversity and inclusion - direct spend with diverse and underrepresented suppliers.

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Thoughts on Crowd Sourcing

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Noah Wilson discusses how crowdsourcing could be the innovation that businesses need to succeed in a rapidly changing environnment. I graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky’s Gatton School of Business in 2022 and received a degree in management and finance.