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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.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Services

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

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Ethical Outsourcing and a Regenerative Economy

NoonDalton

In the fast-paced world of global commerce, ‘outsourcing’ has often been synonymous with cost-cutting and efficiency—sometimes at the expense of ethical considerations and long-term sustainability. However, a new paradigm is emerging: Ethical Outsourcing. What is Ethical Outsourcing?

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A Comprehensive List of Resources for the Contact Center Sourcing Process

Blue Ocean

Your organization is ready to find a new contact center outsourcer. We’ve compiled a list of the most helpful outsourcing resources, in order from discovery to launch. Is It Time to Outsource? You’re looking at potential outsourcers to see if it even makes sense. What’s your next step? We’re here to help!

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A Comprehensive List of Resources for the Contact Center Sourcing Process

Blue Ocean

Your organization is ready to find a new contact center outsourcer. We’ve compiled a list of the most helpful outsourcing resources, in order from discovery to launch. Is It Time to Outsource? You’re looking at potential outsourcers to see if it even makes sense. What’s your next step? We’re here to help!

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

SIG Speaks

In this paper, I will highlight the effects of AI on reporting, outsourcing, and contract management as we learned in the lessons. AI-powered technologies are set to revolutionize the reporting aspect of procurement and sourcing. She specializes in category management, strategic sourcing and procurement policies and procedures.