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Category Management Playbook and Category Strategy Planning

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Prateek Jindal describes how the course helped him and his team increase value from improving their strategic sourcing strategies on down through your category playbook.

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Recap of CPO & Executive Virtual Series with ProcureAbility

SIG Speaks

ProcureAbility predicts that by 2030, strategic sourcing will take no longer than two weeks, thanks to cognitive computing. RFx strategy, tactical procurement, intake and RFx administration will either be reduced or automated completely. . This will lead to centralized procurement processes, procedures and data analytics.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Services

Evaluate and categorize the components of procurement costs, from direct costs—such as the costs of goods and services—to indirect costs—such as administrative expenses and overhead. Additional procurement software includes spend analytics tools and supplier relationship management (SRM) software.

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How Best-in-Class Procurement Teams Conduct Sourcing During a Crisis

Future of Sourcing

Proactive procurement teams rely on solid spend analytics that depicts a single picture of all their spending to reach the unmatchable degree of visibility. Your spend analytics should show growth and drops in spending throughout your company from various budget owners.

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The Importance of Stakeholder Relationship Management

SIG Speaks

The Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) Program is a 10-week course that focuses on the hard and soft skills of sourcing, including strategic sourcing and outsourcing methodologies, as well as best practices in negotiations. learn more. . He also received his Minor in German from the University of Tennessee. .

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Life Sciences Supply Chain Visibility: A Strong Link in the Chain | Blog

Everest Group

Most companies lack the analytical tools to completely integrate and analyze data from various systems at all levels – from the plant’s local work centers to the world’s end-to-end supply chain. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 281 drugs and 50 medical devices were recalled during the two years of the pandemic. According to the U.S.

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Ethical Outsourcing and a Regenerative Economy

NoonDalton

By embedding social and environmental stewardship into the very fabric of customer support, sales assistance, and administrative services, companies like ours champion the principles of a Regenerative Economy.