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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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10 Greatest Purchasing Books Ever Written

Supply Chain Opz

What are the essential purchasing books you should read? In this article, we will uncover the best purchasing books to help you get the edge over competition. Background Historically, purchasing people are considered a kind of clerical workers who are expected to perform basic tasks such as document issuance and price negotiation.

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The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions.

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Procurement's dirty little secrets

Kodiak Hub

Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. This is an exciting time to be a procurement practitioner, as well as a vendor of ProcureTech solutions. It’s time to air our dirty laundry.

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New in Precoro: Document Custom Forms For the Simple Order and Invoice Submission

Precoro

At Precoro, we constantly strive to make the procurement experience simpler – but better. We’re pleased to introduce our newest functionality: Document Custom Forms. With them, we aim to change how requests and invoices are submitted and cut document creation time in half.

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Is Procurement Being Too Aggressive in Negotiations?

Supply Chain View from the Field

A recent post by my colleage Kate Vitasek (author of the “Vest Outsourcing” model) in Forbes magazine argues that procurement is taking too aggressive a stance in negotiations with major logistics providers. This is a major shift for many procurement executives, but is indeed a critical part of the move to strategic procurement.

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Free PO Software vs. Paid Software

Precoro

The need to manually create, store, manage, and analyze the ever-growing purchase orders and all associated documents can be pretty cumbersome. Some solutions can also help you securely manage documents associated with POs. Multi-level approval workflow for POs and preferably related documents as well.