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Top 4 Procurement Software Trends

EC Sourcing Group

Using software in procurement management is an excellent way to help maximize proficiency and streamline your operations so that you not only increase production, you build better relationships with your suppliers, increase collaboration within your organization, and improve the entire supply chain process.

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Top Ten CPO Priorities for 2022

ivalua

In late 2021, The Hackett Group asked Procurement Leaders about their strategic priorities and initiatives for the coming year. After a rollercoaster 2021, how do we pivot and plan for a successful Procurement strategy in 2022? . We expect procurement organizations will continue to enhance visibility, agility, and capability. .

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Supply Chain Leadership V: Howard Richman

NC State SCRC

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). For example, one woman was trading foreign currencies, and took a strong position on Eurodollar.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Beyond Spend Analytics: Supplier Life Cycle Data

Supply Chain View from the Field

We recently had a senior data analytics professional from a large financial services organization speak in my MBA Supply Chain relationships class. This individual was quick to point out that to “do analytics”, you need to have a solid dataset to work with.

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What Is Spend Analysis?

EC Sourcing Group

The process of spend analysis has specific goals of efficiency and saving money by increasing visibility into spend, which can decrease overall procurement costs. is vital to procurement and the supply chain. They can help automate your process and streamline procurement and eSourcing. Spend analytics. RFQ, RFI, etc.).

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Why Automation Is the Food Industry’s Answer to Supply Chain Disruption

Logility

IBP enables all stakeholders to create a well-rounded plan by leveraging a multitude of collaborative, cross-functional processes and a blend of volumetric and financial data from sales, marketing, production, procurement, transportation, and finance.