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A Project Manager’s guide to effective Global Sourcing

Sourcing Captain

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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Global sourcing: Top factors to consider

Sourcing Captain

Today, a large number of organizations resort to global sourcing to reduce their manufacturing costs. However, the decision to globally source should be based on careful considerations. Global sourcing does bring cost advantages, but there are risks that must be evaluated as well. Sourcing agent fees. Costs of delays.

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How to Connect with the Best Innovative China Sourcing Agent

Sourcing Captain

When it comes to finding the best China sourcing agent, it’s crucial to establish a strong connection that ensures a seamless partnership. With the right sourcing agent by your side, you can unlock incredible opportunities and access high-quality products from China.

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Why you need a Project Manager for Effective Strategic Sourcing?

Sourcing Captain

As we have discussed in our previous blogs, strategic sourcing is the perfect and innovative way to reduce costs, achieve a faster time to market and improve the quality of the final product. Wikipedia defines strategic sourcing as,” the process of developing channels of supply at the lowest total cost, not just the lowest purchase price.

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Addressing Information Overload: Accelerate Innovation With a Single Source of Truth

Perficient Digital Transformation

In this part, we will explore the fourth way to address information overload with AI-powered search: accelerate innovation with a single source of truth. Accelerate Innovation With a Single Source of Truth. Often siloed across both internal and external sources. Data is: Complex. Growing exponentially.

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Open source large language models: Benefits, risks and types

IBM Services

There are two types of these generative AI models: proprietary large language models and open source large language models. On the other hand, open source LLMs are free and available for anyone to access, use for any purpose, modify and distribute. What are the benefits of open source LLMs?

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Transforming small farming with open-source, AI-powered connected edge solutions

IBM Services

In 2021, Liquid Prep became an open-source software project hosted by the Linux Foundation. The role of Open Horizon as an edge computing platform To ensure the solution is scalable and easy to use, Liquid Prep began working with Open Horizon , an open-source edge computing project from the Linux Foundation.