Just as businesses and corporations of all types and sizes have taken advantage of the benefits and conveniences of purchasing card (P-Card) programs, so have higher education institutions. Some of the challenges and concerns of universities and colleges are identical to those of the business sector — but some are unique to higher education. Communicating […]
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Putting together a future-oriented procurement and/or sourcing strategy requires a lot of attention to detail. You want to minimize risk, but at the same time, you know that for change to happen, you need to take some risk. Maybe your sourcing process is based on price, delivery time, and availability, without much thought as to
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One of the most important aspects of putting together a strategic sourcing plan at your organization is risk management, and proper identification of risk. While taking risk is a necessity in business, it’s important to eliminate needless risk factors that do not open any new opportunities for the organization. A solid strategic sourcing plan should
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If you have spent a significant amount of time in the procurement landscape, especially public procurement, you are aware of supplier diversity efforts implemented to ensure that suppliers owned by minority groups are getting their fair share of business. These efforts seek to undo the historic underrepresentation that minority-owned businesses face. Supplier diversity in procurement
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Sourcing strategies tend to fall under two major categories. The differences between the two are clear and well-defined, but there is less consensus about use cases for each of them. A lot of it depends on the exact organization, its goals, and directives from that organization’s C-Suite. In this blog post, we’ll define both tactical
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Strategic sourcing is the process of taking a look at what goods and services your organization needs to run most effectively, and is implemented by taking a look at all available options and optimizing the spend of the organization. It implies a knowledge of the difference between minimizing total cost, and minimizing purchase price. It’s
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