Procurement

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• Sourcing readiness: revival of a millennium theme

  It is still all about the best solution, the best provider and sharply calculated prices. Where 15 years ago standardization projects decided on future viability and cost-based benchmarking decided on contract extensions, today solution providers and interested customers from midsize companies, corporations and small businesses are driving each other forward through regulatory complexity. How were sourcing projects successful in 2005, what has become obsolete, what is still valid today and what needs to be done now?

  Procurement•Philipp Schneidenbach•7 Apr 2022•8 minutes

  

• Future-proof supply chains through networking and resilient supplier ecosystems

  Looking back at the Covid response, the industry will have a wealth of recommendations and lessons to offer on how to avoid future failures in crises of this magnitude. But will companies also address the root cause of the problem: that supply chains themselves are no longer fit for purpose?

  Procurement•Tradeshift•23 Mar 2022•5 minutes

  

• eProcurement - process and cost optimization through an automated material flow

  The digitization of purchasing not only brings enormous efficiency gains and cost optimization. With the digital transformation of procurement processes, entirely new workflows become possible that change the way ordered products are handled - and open up further savings potential, for example in merchandise management.

  Procurement•Christian Obeser•13 Dec 2021•4 minutes

  

• eProcurement - 5 factors for winning in purchasing

  Indirect procurement is often given only low priority. But it is precisely the unfavorable relationship between price and process costs that actually forces us to exploit all available savings potential here. And there are several of these along the process chain.

  Procurement•Christian Obeser•13 Dec 2021•7 minutes

  

• Digitization in procurement - what is our current status?

  In a world full of buzzwords, it's important to separate hype from reality with some structure and lay out a practical, usable path to purchasing modernization.

  Procurement•Tino Lichtenberg•13 Dec 2021•7 minutes

  

• Digital supply chain - only something for corporations?

  A quick look at the current business press may not be representative, but it still proves the high relevance of digital transformation in supply chain management. We explain why the digital supply chain is also exciting for SMEs.

  Procurement•DIGITAL BREAKFAST•9 Jun 2021•5 minutes

  

• The "hourly rate" dilemma - selling value instead of time

  What is the right hourly rate? What is better, cheaper or more effective? We explain why you should think differently and why comparability is not purposeful.

  Professional Services & Craftmanship•WebGate Consulting AG•9 Mar 2021•3 minutes

  

• Better supplier management through e-procurement

  Digital procurement is changing purchasing permanently and is shifting the procurement process in part to the departments in which the requirements arise. What influence does this digital transformation have on supplier management?

  Procurement•simple system•13 Dec 2020•5 minutes

  

• Supply Chain Risk Management - Supply chains during crisis

  COVID, wars and international tension cause complications in the global supply chain. In the early stages of the virus, however, many companies are now realizing in particular how little they know about their own supply chains.

  Procurement•Tino Lichtenberg•22 Mar 2020•4 minutes