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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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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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This Month at SIG – October 2021

SIG Speaks

Procurement leaders can come out of the pandemic stronger by leveraging next-gen tools such as analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation. With intelligent automation, sourcing and procurement teams can take back these functions while reducing their time spent on these processes. learn more. . . learn more. .

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The Benefits of Localized Supply Chain

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. They use software, Retail Link, to connect their inventory planning team with suppliers that help customize merchandise to the local area’s consumers. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Big Data Analytics: What It Is and Why It Is Important

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Banks use it to identify fraudulent transactions, retailers use it to determine what products to stock on their shelves, and healthcare providers use it to improve patient care. Download Free Copy. Written by.

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What are the different types of sourcing?

IBM Services

Businesses now look beyond offshore outsourcing and labor arbitrage, instead leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to create efficiencies and modernize processes. For example, a shoe brand might take ownership of product sales by bypassing department stores and instead selling products at its own retail stores.

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration: A Comprehensive Guide

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017 exemplifies a horizontal integration strategy, as it allowed the e-commerce giant to enter the grocery market and enhance its physical retail presence.