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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017). Furthermore, e-procurement enables price negotiation and supplier evaluation.

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Time to Look into the Future of Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? There has been transformation in the Procurement function over the past decade. From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business. What is Strategic Sourcing?

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The Value that Procurement Centres of Excellence Bring to Organisations

HICX Solutions

Spend Matters defines a Procurement Centre of Excellence as “an internal entity that performs internally facing knowledge-based services on a one-to-many basis to procurement (and to broader stakeholders) in order to drive scale, repeatability, and best practice.” Establishing a CoE central management team.

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Your Guide to RFP Software

EC Sourcing Group

If you think about the overall supply chain and how procurement is just one link in the chain, the RFP process is but one link in the procurement chain, but a very important one. . All of this type of software should speed up and automate your sourcing process. Knowledge base and template library. Task management.

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Procurement Analysis: a Game Changer for Purchasing Strategically

Precoro

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. Types of Procurement Analytics.

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Best Practices for ERP Implementation: 8 Tips for a Successful Rollout

Precoro

An ERP system may help you optimize procurement processes in different ways, e.g., automate payments, improve sourcing and supplier relationship management, and will give you insights into inventory and business expenditures, which are beneficial for future purchase planning. Gather End-User Feedback.

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The Best RFP Automation Software

EC Sourcing Group

Making RFPs (or request for proposals)is a necessary part of your procurement management strategy. Before the development of RFP software, purchasing and procurement departments would go through the process manually, which would take quite a bit of time and effort. Of course, this equates to monetary savings over time.