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Start Off on the Right Foot with Supplier Management

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Kate Burke outlines the necessary points for creating a strong, healthy, and productive relationship while ensuring your company has a clear path of intention and expectation. Before joining the Procurement world in 2017, Kate held roles.

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Driving Automation and Change in Enterprises

SIG Speaks

Previously spending 5 years supporting Strategic Sourcing for Ulta Beauty’s Digital and Retail Media Network business, UB Media, she has a passion for innovation. Samantha earned a degree in Finance from Lewis University in 2017. She currently lives in Illinois with her husband and two guinea pigs.

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Five Factors Transforming the Life Sciences Supply Chain and Creating IT Opportunities | Blog

Everest Group

Supply chain visibility, strategic sourcing, cold chain requirements, sustainability demands, and personalized medicine are creating opportunities in the life sciences supply chain for IT partners delivering digital solutions. Read this first part of our blog series to understand the shift that is underway.

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Why Smart Tech Is Key to the Evolving Role of Procurement Leaders

SIG Speaks

Procurement leaders have emerged from the pandemic stronger and smarter thanks to the recent development of next-gen tools such as AI and automation to support strategic goals and build resilient organizations. Advancements that can take two or three years happened in months. Today only 10% of executives still think that way.

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Predictive Analytics in Procurement For Actionable Insights

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Predictive procurement, also known as predictive sourcing, is more than the latest trend in procurement. How Your Company Can Make the Switch to Predictive Procurement Edmond Zagorin founded bid Ops in 2017.

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Turning Data Into Actionable Insights

Planergy Software

In 2017, The Economist published a story titled, “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” It’s almost impossible for business leaders to make decisions based on myriad data sources until the big data is converted into relevant information and then actionable insights.

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration: A Comprehensive Guide

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 exemplifies a horizontal integration strategy, as it allowed the e-commerce giant to enter the grocery market and enhance its physical retail presence.