IBM Services

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Strategic Sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Management Inventory Management 84

SIG Speaks

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Heather Frazer discusses how TCO is a great tool that will help capture the entire potential for cost savings and risk and how it is increasingly important for procurement organizations to secure reliable data.

Supply Chain Management 40

Supply Chain Management Sourcing Strategic Sourcing Risk Management 40

Obobo

MARCH 23, 2023

For companies looking to reduce costs, procurement is often one of the first places they look. Cost reduction during procurement processes can be accomplished through various strategies that range from the short-term to medium and long-term goals. Short-term Cost Reduction Strategies Short-term Cost Reduction Strategies: 1.

Reduced Costs 52

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Planergy Software

MAY 5, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Procurement Strategic Sourcing. With an effective and efficient procurement process, you can quickly deliver cannibal cost Improvement while enhancing supply chain agility. Written by.

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Planergy Software

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By understanding how procurement costs are created and the tools and process improvements you can use to reduce them, you can: bolster your company’s bottom line; strengthen your inventory and supply chain management; and build strong supplier relationships, too. Procurement Costs: An Overview.

Inventory Management 59

Inventory Management Supply Chain Management Data Entry Labor Costs 59

Planergy Software

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It includes managing supplier relationships, inventory management, category management, and more. It includes processing requisitions, planning, budgeting, inventory management, sourcing, contract management, and product development. How Spend Management Improves Procurement.

Management 52

Management Inventory Management Supply Chain Management Finance 52

Planergy Software

MARCH 24, 2022

Create and Maintain a Supplier Database It’s crucial to own a detailed and current supplier database as this will help in planning, reducing costs, choosing new vendors, and promoting strong supplier relationships. It also involves risk management, supplier relationship management (SRM), and contract management.

Management 52

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