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Why Procurement Management Tool is a Must for Efficient Purchasing

Precoro

Supply chain management, purchase requisitions and orders, budget management, and three-way matching – all these processes are integral to procurement as a whole. Purchase requisitions and orders, receipts, invoices, and other documents must each contain specific information, often legally binding. Low-Quality Documentation.

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Q&A With Women Making a Big Impact in Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Over time, I’ve been fortunate to work in groups where both men and women were well represented, and I’ve had excellent leaders who championed my career by giving me the freedom to chart my own path. The truth is women have long been underrepresented in supply chain leadership. In short: resilience and trust.

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Network Consolidation: A Step Forward for Market-Driven Value Networks?

Supply Chain Shaman

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica in June 2016. This is a missionary buying market where taxonomies and technologies are not clear.

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Supplier Onboarding: Tips and Proven Methods

Precoro

And to do so, an excellent supplier onboarding process is needed. Reduces maverick spending Maverick spending refers to off-contract purchases from non-preferred suppliers. The set of requirements will depend on the company's goals and policies, industry, and the type of products or services being purchased.

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What are White Glove Services? All You Need to Know!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A product’s quality and price no longer define how much value a good has. The tremendous shift of the seller-consumer dynamics now puts convenience, speed, and outstanding logistics supervision on the consumer’s list for a complete buying experience. Unassembled shipment is put together according to the manufacturer’s guidelines.

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26 supply chain pros reveal the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy

6 River Systems

Emmanuel Frost @AlignYourBrand Emmanuel Frost is the CEO and Co-Founder of Brand Alignment which specializes in helping brands remove and identify MAP pricing violators and unauthorized sellers from the Amazon platform. At this point, brands begin the enforcement process but the mistake was already made from the beginning.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

Senior management should set the tone, announcing that anticorruption efforts remain a priority, and ensure the message reaches all employees and partners by mandating training, reinforcing the code of conduct, and reiterating that now is not the time to circumvent the rules — even if doing so would temporarily speed up business processes.