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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. Let’s explore further.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which provide procurement with the tools needed to maximize the value they get from their supplier relationships, automate and streamline processes, and identify opportunities for cost savings. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain!

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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

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While organizations continue to utilize low-cost regions like Asia, they are also employing strategies like “Asia plus one” or “China plus one” where they develop secondary sources in another region or another country to provide some insurance against regional or geopolitical disruption. Stalwarts of Business Planning Showing Cracks.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Risk management solutions scrape data from hundreds of thousands of online & social-media sites, but Autoliv also has access to sources of information that they pay for. They wanted these diverse sources of information pulled together in one central, user-friendly location they call their “garage.” Any final thoughts?

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What Makes a Supplier “Strategic”? Not Spend Volume.

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Leverage your supplier management for maximum benefit with the white paper: How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management. Strategic Supplier Management. Supplier ecosystems are increasingly diverse. Holistic Supplier Management. This puts suppliers into one of four boxes.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

The Supply Chain Revolution: Innovative Sourcing and Logistics for a Fiercely Competitive World Pros: This book will show you how to plan and execute sourcing strategies like the world's leading companies. The "glossary" section is quite useful for someone new to logistics management. The links below are paid links.

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Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration

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Pressuring suppliers to cut prices often leads to reduced quality or service levels, which may result in costly product recalls, lost customers, or damage to the company’s reputation. By building trust and transparency, procurement leaders can work with suppliers to achieve cost savings that are sustainable and equitable.