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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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Consero Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum | Event

Everest Group

In-Person Event. Consero Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum. Everest Group is a proud partner of Consero’s Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Forum taking place from May 1 – 3 at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, AZ. REQUEST TO ATTEND THE EVENT. May 1 - 3, 2022 |. Litchfield Park, AZ.

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GSA Strategic Sourcing Symposium: Future of CX | Event

Everest Group

GSA Strategic Sourcing Symposium: Future of CX. Everest Group Vice President, David Rickard , will lead a session at the Global Sourcing Association Symposium, exploring how inflation, technology, and cloud are having a major impact on negotiating and delivering customer service arrangements. November 22, 2022.

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Modernizing the Strategic Sourcing Process with Technology | Virtual Roundtable

Everest Group

virtual roundtable Modernizing the Strategic Sourcing Process with Technology November 15, 2023 | 10:30 AM EST | 9 PM IST Join industry thought leaders and stakeholders for an engaging virtual roundtable discussion on how to drive meaningful impact in outsourced services spend through digitalization and modern sourcing practices.

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Sourcing Leaders’ Key Priorities: Accelerating Growth Through Global Services | Webinar

Everest Group

live webinar Sourcing Leaders’ Key Priorities: Accelerating Growth Through Global Services May 2, 2024 | 9 a.m. IST As the second half of 2024 approaches, sourcing leaders are pivoting towards revenue acceleration strategies, moving beyond the traditional focus on cost savings. CDT | 10 a.m. EDT | 3 p.m. BST | 7:30 p.m.

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Why Cost Modeling And Price Benchmarking Are Ineffective For Strategic Sourcing

Sourcing Advisors Group

Many in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing espouse the use of should-cost or clean-sheet models, benchmarks and other behavior sensing models in support of negotiating prices on direct and indirect spend category products & services. We recommend a comprehensive program, including: Apply Strategic Sourcing 101 principles.

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A Comprehensive List of Resources for the Contact Center Sourcing Process

Blue Ocean

Dig deeper in this article > 5 Insights About Sourcing and Developing Strategic Partnerships You know that partnering with a contact center outsourcer is more than just signing on another vendor. What does it really look like to source a strategic partnership with an outsourced customer care provider?