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What Is Strategic Sourcing? – Definition

Obobo

What Is Strategic Sourcing? In the context of digital transformation, procurement and supply chain processes are evolving as a result of strategic sourcing, and the trend is poised to continue. This is what differentiates strategic sourcing from conventional purchasing. . How Does Strategic Sourcing Work?

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What Is Strategic Sourcing? – Definition

Obobo

What Is Strategic Sourcing? In the context of digital transformation, procurement and supply chain processes are evolving as a result of strategic sourcing, and the trend is poised to continue. This is what differentiates strategic sourcing from conventional purchasing. . How Does Strategic Sourcing Work?

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Outsourcing Services Pricing: What to Expect Next | Webinar

Everest Group

CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs IT and BPO department leaders SVMOs CPOs Strategic sourcing leaders Category managers Supplier management leaders Vendor managers. Rahul Gehani. Prateek Gupta. Vice President. Abhishek Sharma. Kunal Verma. Practice Director.

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If IT Is from Mars, Procurement Is from Venus: 5 Steps to Break the Chasm between IT and Procurement for IT Sourcing

Everest Group

It may seem at times that the IT and procurement departments can be on different planets when it comes to IT sourcing services spend. Anyone who has set up a new procurement department at a firm with large volumes of untracked indirect spend knows they first need to target the IT department and get involved in their sourcing projects.

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Clashing Priorities: Vendor Diversification vs Efficiency and Vendor Risk Management

Sourcing Advisors Group

The growing approved supplier base and decreasing supplier visibility will further deteriorate what is already a bleak performance of most Strategic Sourcing teams. In fact, most firms generate no Strategic Sourcing bottom-line results, as Vendor Spending is increasing as fast, or faster, than Revenue growth.

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Corporate Market Data Renewal

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Jason Feldman provides an example of corporate market data renewal and how it applies to sourcing. The contract and deal renewal are finalized.

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How To Calculate Procurement Savings

Obobo

In light of the ongoing effects of the pandemic, it is essential that businesses keep track of all cost reduction initiatives and strategic sourcing in order to survive harsh economic declines. Savings tracking refers to a method of estimating how much a company will save by using strategic sourcing and other cost-effective tactics.