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Unlocking Success: Why Strategic Sourcing Is Important for Your Company

Precoro

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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The Effects of Climate Change on Sourcing and Procurement

LevaData

But these days, it's top-of-mind for sourcing and procurement professionals like never before. Sourcing- and Procurement-Specific Challenges. Issues like torrential flooding to devastating hurricanes can (and will) affect environments in which materials are sourced, leading to decreased supply and price increases.

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Procurement Synonyms: All The Words You Need to Know in 2023

SCMDOJO

Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference. So, get ready to elevate your communication skills and gain a deeper understanding of the procurement domain.

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Is Single Sourcing, or Sole Sourcing, Dead?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Lockdowns have resulted in the temporary closure of Manufacturing and Distribution facilities and discontinuation of Logistics and transportation modes. What is Single Sourcing or Sole Sourcing? For clarity let’s define what these sourcing terms mean. For clarity let’s define what these sourcing terms mean.

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U.S. Distribution Challenges with Covid-19 Booster Vaccines

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports of distribution challenges of updated Covid-19 booster vaccines amid a surge in vaccination needs across the country. health drug and medicines related procurement and supply networks, there should be no surprise to the current situation. Across the U.S. ,

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Definitions Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Use of optimization to consume planned orders into manufacturing scheduling and distribution requirements planning (including inventory optimization of safety stock). And, there is no translation of planned orders for manufacturing into aggregate procurement. Matching demand and supply in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).

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In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

ivalua

Risk management, cost reduction and digital transformation — these are the three top priorities for procurement organisations in the Middle East today, according to a global survey conducted by Ivalua’s global partner PwC. According to Dr. El-Jawahari, procurement’s priorities have shifted in the Middle East since the pandemic’s onset.