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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts.

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Friends not Foes, Supplier Relationships Made to Last

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Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. How can you create a more efficient supply chain and gain a better understanding of overall performance?

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In the Middle East, the Need for Risk Management Guides the Transformation Journey to Procurement 4.0

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The research firm asked more than 400 respondents across Europe, the Middle East and Africa 12 questions related to some key themes: What are the strategic priorities of purchasing departments in the region? How do these priorities impact the digital roadmap and future investments? What was the impact of Covid-19 on digitization?

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Rome wasn’t Built in a Day, Neither was your Supplier Relationship

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Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. How can you create a more efficient supply chain and gain a better understanding of overall performance?

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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

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Look for trends, where the organization is buying similar commodities through independent solicitations or direct awards and entering discrete contracts and purchase orders for each. If these contracts are renewed year-after-year without considering alternatives, the time is ripe to investigate the benefits of change.

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Paris 2021 – EN – David L Loseby

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– Editor/Co-Author CIPS Finance for Purchasers Level 6 Graduate diploma. – CIPS – SME book reviews: Global supply chain, Diversity Management & Strategic Programme Leadership. 2.7bn and total group purchasing population of circa 900, and Group Spend of c £8bn. The GBS procurement population is c.180

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Procurement Rising – The Time is Now

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Natacha Trehan, who leads the Purchasing Master’s degree at the University of Grenoble Alpes, will deliver a keynote providing further insights based on her experience working with and advising dozens of procurement organizations over the past decade. Technology has become easier to use and leaders place more focus on change management.