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Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study

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Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Fortunately, the report shows that procurement is putting actions behind words.

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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

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What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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The Role of Reverse Auctions in Strategic Sourcing

EC Sourcing Group

There are many different stops within that supply chain along the way, such as procurement and procurement management. Within the procurement of goods, there are many processes as well, such as sourcing and the role of reverse auctions in strategic sourcing. What is our sourcing strategy?

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

These companies are moving to procure key components from more suppliers, ensure that suppliers of similar components are not located in the same region, and doing more near-shoring. And many are adding supplier risk management duties to the sourcing tasks performed by their procurement managers.

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Achieve Your Procurement Goals with Reverse Auction Bidding

EC Sourcing Group

As a procurement professional, you want to develop processes based on strategic sourcing and ensure proper supplier evaluation and selection. Reverse auction strategies are a must-have in procurement—in most cases. Ensure It’s the Right Good or Service. Buyers should carefully outline the requirements for success. Components.

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Providing Protective 3D Printed Gear to Combat the Spread of COVID-19

DiManEx

Face shields, masks and ID holders for the Dutch military and police. The Dutch Army is supporting the Netherlands’ civil authorities in the fight against COVID-19, including deploying military doctors across the country. Image source: Dutch Ministry of Defence. Image source: FIT. The Army is no stranger to 3D printing.

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How JAGGAER and the UK Ministry of Justice Exceed Public Procurement Demands

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?. Public sector procurement is stuck in limbo – frequently the differences between public and private sector seem enormous, but they’re of te n exaggerated or misunderstood. Find out more about public procurement strategies in our new white paper, Going Digital in Public Sector Procurement. .