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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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Driving Automation and Change in Enterprises

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Intelligent Automation Professional (CIAP) program graduate Samantha Mackowiak shares a v ery thoughtful and comprehensive piece on a company's Intelligent Process Automation journey. Initially, enterprises must identify how they will intake and approve automation processes.

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Keelvar Unveils First of its Kind Autonomous Sourcing Solution, for Transformed Outcomes Across Strategic, Tactical and Tail Spend

Future of Sourcing

The announcement makes Keelvar the only provider in the market to offer an optimization and automation solution in one tool for transformed sourcing across the full spend lifecycle – from strategic to tail – with no training or sourcing experience required.

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2023 FOSA Finalists

Future of Sourcing

Innovations in Sustainability Dräeger – Using Smart Processes to Create Resilient Supply Chains SAP / DSM - Firmenich – How Royal DSM and SAP Digitalized Global Procurement Processes for Strategic Source-to-Pay Capabilities and Sustainability Safety Projects International, Inc.

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Building The Right Center Of Excellence For You

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Intelligent Automation Professional (CIAP) program graduate Nick Fratto discusses how building a center of excellence for your organization can serve as a backbone for process automation projects. Guide an automation project from its conception and support it as the new process becomes business as usual. .

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RFI, RFP, RFQ, ROI, RFT: What’s the Difference?

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Sourcing Supply Chain Management. RFIs can also help buyers identify potential suppliers and compare them against each other, which is crucial for strategic sourcing. Download Free Copy. Written by. 15 min read.

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Supply Chain Risks: Different Types and How To Mitigate Them

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Environmental Risks This one is especially important for businesses focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Source what you can from reclamation centers and use recycling whenever possible.