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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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Expense Reimbursement: What Is It, How To Manage, and What Should You Cover

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. You’ll need to know the five Ws to track, monitor, and effectively handle expense management properly. This is important to understand what kind of expenses you should be aware of and manage.

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The Future of Procurement and Sourcing: The Effects of Artificial Intelligence in the Industry

SIG Speaks

In this paper, I will highlight the effects of AI on reporting, outsourcing, and contract management as we learned in the lessons. AI-powered technologies are set to revolutionize the reporting aspect of procurement and sourcing. In my experience in financial services, security, and privacy laws are being regulated more every year.

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Thoughts on Crowd Sourcing

SIG Speaks

A decade ago, outsourcing procurement and engineering functions to a crowdsourcing organization would have seemed radically innovative, especially in regulated utilities. I graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky’s Gatton School of Business in 2022 and received a degree in management and finance.

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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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Clearly and Effectively Communicating Change

SIG Speaks

And we must create policies and processes that provide the guidelines to regulate sourcing activities. When I began working with my organization, we needed an E-sourcing tool to manage our process, identify the correct stakeholders, and provide timely updates. The hope was to streamline the source-to-contract process.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Services

By assessing and proactively managing risks inherent in the supply chain , organizations can shield themselves from disruptions and strengthen the resilience of their operations. This enables an effective and adaptive approach to sourcing that creates value and minimizes risk. Some may not agree with the proposed changes.