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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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Thoughts on Crowd Sourcing

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Noah Wilson discusses how crowdsourcing could be the innovation that businesses need to succeed in a rapidly changing environnment. But the workforce has changed. The COVID pandemic made working from home the mainstream.

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Is Your Procurement And Sourcing Function ESG Sustainable Ready?

SIG Speaks

SIG University Certified Sourcing Professional (CSP) program graduate Sophie McNally shares how there is no one size fits all approach when it comes to ESG and that each company has to take a deep dive into what will ultimately work best for them. Supplier diversity and inclusion - direct spend with diverse and underrepresented suppliers.

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

SIG Speaks

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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Procurement Methods: How To Source and Evaluate The Best Suppliers To Work With

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Organizations are constantly exploring new procurement methods to create a more strategic procurement strategy and ensure competitive procurement. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Impact of Item Classification (Oracle PDH Cloud) on Oracle Procurement Cloud

Perficient Digital Transformation

Organizations must manage a myriad of products and services, ensuring that they are sourced, purchased, and delivered efficiently. Efficient Sourcing and Bidding: Item classification helps in the efficient sourcing of products.

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Practice Director – DAAI

Everest Group

Our deep expertise and tenacious research focused on software, technology, business processes, and engineering through the lenses of talent, sustainability, and sourcing delivers precise and action-oriented guidance. For more information, visit www.everestgrp.com.