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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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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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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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What Is Source-To-Pay (S2P)? Source-To-Pay Vs Procure-To-Pay

Obobo

What Is Source-To-Pay (S2P)? Source-To-Pay Vs Procure-To-Pay. What Is Source To Pay (S2P)? An S2P is a sourcing and procurement process in which suppliers are sought out, negotiated with, signed up for, and eventually paid for their products or services. What Is The Source to Pay Process? Source to pay process: 1.

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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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The Benefits of Intelligent Process Automation

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Intelligent Automation Professional (CIAP) program graduate Bob Lutz shares how implementing intelligent process automatation can be beneficial to your business. Intelligent Process Automation does not take employees out of the loop. This is one of the best areas to introduce intelligent automation.