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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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MuleSoft Real-Time Integration Enabling Seamless Data Flow

Groove Technology

MuleSoft is an Anypoint Platform that offers a unified, hybrid integration platform for connecting any application, data source, or API, regardless of its location, format, or protocol. Increased productivity: MuleSoft automates and streamlines manual processes, reducing errors, and freeing up resources to focus on high-value tasks.

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Business process reengineering (BPR) examples

IBM Services

An early case study of BPR was Ford Motor Company, which successfully implemented reengineering efforts in the 1990s to streamline its manufacturing processes and improve competitiveness. Organizations of all sizes and industries implement business process reengineering. BPR initiatives generally boost key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Procurement Costs and How Businesses Can Reduce Them

Planergy Software

Procurement is the act of buying raw materials, goods, and services for a business, as guided by formalized procedures, internal controls, and processes related to not just finance, but inventory management, supply chain management, and supplier relationship management as well. Improving inventory management.

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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. Example: A car manufacturer acquiring a chain of dealerships to sell its vehicles directly to consumers. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Yanfeng Auto adopts IBM Data, AI and Intelligent Automation Software to accelerate digital and intelligent transformation

IBM Business Partners

The auto parts manufacturers caught in it are facing the problem of how to survive and grow against the increasingly fierce competition. The Intelligent Manufacturing Department of Yanfeng Auto hopes to work with IBM CSM team to explore the way of building up its intelligent inventory platform with predictive capabilities.