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A Comprehensive List of Resources for the Contact Center Sourcing Process

Blue Ocean

Dig deeper in this article > 5 Insights About Sourcing and Developing Strategic Partnerships You know that partnering with a contact center outsourcer is more than just signing on another vendor. What does it really look like to source a strategic partnership with an outsourced customer care provider?

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The Future of Procurement and Sourcing: The Effects of Artificial Intelligence in the Industry

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Lauren Redden shares an excellent essay on the power of AI to transform the smart sourcing industry, in balance with the potential risks that companies must evaluate in employing more intelligent automation into their processes.

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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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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Services

It can nurture collaborative partnerships with suppliers and integrate ethical and environmental (green purchasing) considerations into the sourcing strategy. It should be a strategic roadmap that, when effectively designed and implemented, aligns with the mission of the organization and greatly contributes to its success.

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Assessing Business Models

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Andy Perkins highlights the key foundation for driving excellence between supplier and client in the new market we live in. This essay will explore aspects such as supplier collaboration, transparency, risk, technological adoption, and sustainability.

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Recap of CPO & Executive Virtual Series with ProcureAbility

SIG Speaks

In the future of advanced crowdsourcing for procurement, leaders will increasingly source ideas from resources with more diverse skill sets. ProcureAbility predicts that by 2030, strategic sourcing will take no longer than two weeks, thanks to cognitive computing. The first is advanced crowdsourcing. On to Hyper Cybersecurity.

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How Procurement Has Bridged The Gap With Finance

SIG Speaks

The paper then goes on to say that “the teams that should collaborate most directly are those focused on strategic sourcing and procure-to-pay.” The author then adds that "a successful source-to-settle workflow must look at the entire ecosystem that connects sourcing and procurement to accounts payable and treasury.".

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