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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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6 Ways Intelligent Automation Is Transforming the Pharma Industry

Automation Anywhere

These are just a few of the benefits pharmaceutical, or “pharma,” companies are reaping from deploying intelligent automation. A 2020 Bain & Company survey shows that 84% of companies across all industries have accelerated their automation efforts, primarily due to the fallout from the pandemic. It’s not a moment too soon.

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

IBM Services

Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals. Why supply chain management matters Supply chain management involves coordinating and managing all the activities involved in sourcing , procurement, conversion and logistics.

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Unlock Working Capital With Automated Invoice Management

SirionLabs

In developed markets, there is a potential for expansion into a broader supplier network (mid-tier spend), while emerging markets are still moving beyond the inventory management maturity to tap into supply chain finance for better working capital. Automated flagging of discrepancies or matches for approval.

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Unlock Working Capital With Automated Invoice Management

SirionLabs

In developed markets, there is a potential for expansion into a broader supplier network (mid-tier spend), while emerging markets are still moving beyond the inventory management maturity to tap into supply chain finance for better working capital. Automated flagging of discrepancies or matches for approval.

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Unlock retail visibility with B2B Mulesoft Integrations

Groove Technology

Inter-relating data in different formats across different sources With an effective supply chain visibility system in place, retailers can integrate data from different sources, such as suppliers, distributors, and sales channels, and store it in a common format. This provides a centralized platform for data integration and analysis.

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Days Inventory Outstanding: What Is It and How to Calculate It

Planergy Software

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficiently by automating purchasing and invoice processing. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What's Planergy? Download PDF What’s your goal today?