Everest Group

MARCH 29, 2022

Is Your IT Sourcing Program Up to Speed? It’s well-known that IT sourcing has become all about spending wisely and thoroughly evaluating internal budgets; yet, digitalization, cloud migration, a talent-constrained environment, and shifting software licensing terms are only driving increased spend. LIVE WEBINAR. March 29, 2022 |.

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Sourcing Captain

AUGUST 25, 2021

In today’s hugely competitive global markets, everyone strives to reduce their sourcing costs while still maintaining the quality. Effective sourcing of goods from suppliers is more important today than it was ever before. For this reason, strategic sourcing has become central to every organization’s procurement policy.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Procurement Outsourcing (PO) – Services Procurement Outsourcing (PO) providers are seen as strategic partners by organizations and are playing a critical role in helping them navigate the challenges posed by macroeconomic uncertainties and inflationary pressures by driving cost reduction and enhancing efficiencies.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The pandemic and its aftermath highlighted the importance of having a robust supply chain strategy , with many companies facing disruptions due to shortages in raw materials and fluctuations in customer demand. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

LINKEDIN LIVE Navigate Gen AI Risks in Supply Chain and Procurement: Planning for Success View the event on LinkedIn, which was delivered live on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Sourcing and supply chain teams are awash in data and content, making the function a prime opportunity to implement generative AI (gen AI).

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Conference World procurement excellence summit September 27, 2023 David Rickard , Partner at Everest Group, will be speaking at the World Procurement Excellence Summit.

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Future of Sourcing

MARCH 15, 2023

New Sourcing Industry Group Advisory Board members will serve three-year terms and help guide the strategic direction of SIG. Jenti Vandertuig — Director of Procurement at San Francisco 49ers Wayne Heiler — Consultant Vendor Relations CTO at Toyota Motors North America Nathan Haydn-Myer — Sr.

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Future of Sourcing

MARCH 15, 2023

Leaders from Citi, ZipHQ, VNDLY and others to speak on innovation, organizational brilliance and best-in-class technology solutions across sourcing and procurement. The full Procurement Technology Summit agenda can be found here and registration to attend can be found here. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--

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Everest Group

JULY 18, 2023

Live Webinar Driving Success through Effective Procurement and Category Management Organization July 18, 2023 | 9 a.m. IST Do you have an exceptional procurement and category management organization model? What are the factors that impact procurement and category management organizational structures? CDT | 10 a.m. EDT | 3 p.m.

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SIG Speaks

OCTOBER 19, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Kate Laing shares her perspective on the importance of a clear, concise presentation and how it is very important for the entire team and reinforces the depth of work performed and the criticality of procurement to your stakeholders.

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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. However, managing procurement can be costly, and costs can add up quickly.

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Sourcing Captain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Global Sourcing is a procurement strategy used by businesses wherein they source goods and services from global markets in order to achieve the highest possible levels of efficiency. China has emerged as the world’s global sourcing hub because of lower manufacturing costs and higher economies of scale.

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Future of Sourcing

MAY 9, 2023

If procurement teams are not future-ready now, their company can take a toll too and suffer badly, says Prasanna Rajendran is the Vice President at Kissflow. If procurement teams are not future-ready now, their company can take a toll too and suffer badly. To do so, collaboration should take place within the organization as well.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

virtual roundtable Modernizing the Strategic Sourcing Process with Technology November 15, 2023 | 10:30 AM EST | 9 PM IST Join industry thought leaders and stakeholders for an engaging virtual roundtable discussion on how to drive meaningful impact in outsourced services spend through digitalization and modern sourcing practices.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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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Future of Sourcing

APRIL 27, 2023

The need for more strategic, collaborative, and partnership-oriented interaction between procurement and legal departments in the enterprise has never been more important. Traditionally, procurement is expected to drive business value, not just through better pricing from vendors, but through strategic ‘category management.’

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Everest Group

DECEMBER 7, 2021

ESG in Services: What Sourcing Teams Must Know to Do More. While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives have been important to sourcing teams for years, most efforts have focused on the materials supply chain or smaller, less strategic suppliers. December 7, 2021 |. 9 AM CST | 10 AM EST | 3 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST.

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Future of Sourcing

JUNE 6, 2023

It’s a White-Water World Where Procurement Can Shine In Design Unbound Vol I, John Seely Brown coined the phrase “navigating the white water” to describe working through complexity with speed and agility. Traditionally, there is little communication between product development and the procurement team.

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Obobo

JANUARY 3, 2023

What Does Sourcing Mean? Procurement Definition. What does sourcing mean in procurement? Procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services to meet an organization’s needs. Sourcing, on the other hand, is the process of finding suppliers so that those needs can be met in an effective manner.

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Everest Group

AUGUST 25, 2023

Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) into Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes can reshape procurement operations. Our survey of procurement professionals found the technology holds great potential to transform spend analytics and cost optimization while increasing efficiency and saving time.

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Everest Group

JUNE 16, 2023

Read on to learn about six benefits of supplier diversity that sourcing and procurement professionals should take advantage of. For many sourcing organizations, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have become more visible criteria in selecting strategic suppliers.

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Planergy Software

AUGUST 8, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. It’s often tedious for many companies, as procurement involves identifying the right supplier and ensuring that goods and services meet organizational needs.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 3, 2022

IT sourcing & procurement summit. During the IT Procurement & Sourcing Summit, Ricky Sundrani, Vice President at Everest Group, will present on How to Manage Price Increases from Your It Outsourcing Partners at the IT Sourcing & Procurement Summit. October 3-5, 2022. Register for the event.

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Planergy Software

JULY 21, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What Is The Difference Between Goods and Services Procurement? What Is The Difference Between Goods and Services Procurement? What is Services Procurement? This typically includes raw materials and components.

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The Hackett Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Procurement leaders are also actively evaluating how generative AI (Gen AI) can help them improve both efficiency and effectiveness in a range of functional areas. 4) returned to the top five priorities for 2024, highlighting procurement executives’ concern over increased expectations for their function. NASDAQ: HCKT).

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Future of Sourcing

MARCH 20, 2023

In an exclusive article Siddharth Poddar - Practice Head, Procurement Insights at Polestar Solutions shares his insights into the need for procurement analytics maturity model, key steps to assess and improve procurement analytics maturity and how to build a sustainable procurement analytics program.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Who Should Attend: GBS leaders Category Leaders Strategic Sourcing Leaders CIO, IT/BPO Strategy Heads Procurement Managers Vendor Management Leads Register Here Abhishek Sharma Partner, Pricing Assurance Everest Group Bharath M Vice President, Global Sourcing Everest Group

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Obobo

AUGUST 25, 2022

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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SIG Speaks

JANUARY 4, 2024

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Maria Józefczyk shares a well thought out and important perspective about how Sustainability and caring for the natural environment is critical. There are 3 pillars of sustainable strategy – environmental, social, and economic.

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Future of Sourcing

MARCH 15, 2023

Global Awards Program Celebrates Organizations that Exemplify Innovation, Leadership and Transformation in the Sourcing, Procurement, & Risk Industry JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- · Innovations in Sourcing: Recognizes the practices involved with finding, evaluating and engaging suppliers of goods and services.

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Everest Group

AUGUST 1, 2023

In this exclusive buy-side forum, participants will engage in an open discussion centered around these rising uncertainties and shifts in the outsourcing landscape and how sourcing and supplier management peers are reacting by adapting their sourcing portfolios, delivery locations mix, and relationships with service providers.

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Future of Sourcing

MAY 31, 2023

The responsibilities of procurement professionals have changed considerably in recent years. It’s a not-so-subtle shift in emphasis from procuring goods to procuring services. In the business world, procurement professionals are increasingly challenged to master the art of servicesprocurement.

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Planergy Software

JANUARY 18, 2024

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Using a dynamic punchout catalog ensures customers can access data directly from their procurement software, and the data is always correct. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

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Future of Sourcing

MARCH 10, 2023

What does this mean for supply chain and procurement? First, AI technologies won’t replace people in supply chain and procurement roles. Second, these new tools help make procurement professionals’ jobs more important to the organization. And as Nadella hints, some of the work might be supported by AI.

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SIG Speaks

AUGUST 31, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Andy Perkins highlights the key foundation for driving excellence between supplier and client in the new market we live in. Procurement is an integral part of the process of acquiring goods and services from external parties that help drive the goals of an organization.

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SIG Speaks

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Lauren Redden shares an excellent essay on the power of AI to transform the smart sourcing industry, in balance with the potential risks that companies must evaluate in employing more intelligent automation into their processes.

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SIG Speaks

JULY 14, 2023

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Stephanie Clark shares an excellent analysis of the category management process from a strategic lens and notes when a well-designed program is enabled, it is equally effective for direct and indirect spend and across spend categories.

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