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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.

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How to Navigate the Supply Chain Mess

Perficient Digital Transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the weak points of supply chain structures out from under the rug and has prompted a need for supply chain transformations across all industries. ” -Bob Vanek, Chief Strategist, Supply Chain. We can help modernize and mature your end-to-end supply chain.

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How Strategic Procurement Can Give You a Competitive Advantage

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. How Strategic Procurement Can Give You a Competitive Advantage. Procurement Strategic Sourcing. No longer can strategic sourcing be just in time and just in case. Written by.

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Maximizing the Potential for Cost-Savings and Risk

SIG Speaks

First, I could utilize cost models to target process areas that need improvement. Once an area with high costs is identified, I can work on finding ways to optimize processes and reduce costs. I would consider my company an advanced procurement organization.

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Pareto Analysis in Procurement: How To Use Spend Analysis To Cut Costs

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Additionally, since it requires minimal effort and resources compared to other cost analysis methods, it has become a popular choice among many businesses looking for ways to optimize their budgeting process.

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11 Cost Reduction Strategies in Procurement

Obobo

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.

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RFI, RFP, RFQ, ROI, RFT: What’s the Difference?

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Sourcing Supply Chain Management. RFIs can also help buyers identify potential suppliers and compare them against each other, which is crucial for strategic sourcing.