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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

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Ultimately, the buyer can efficiently compare offers and select the optimal supplier(s) according to a best value/best price logic or lower total cost of ownership. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations.

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Everyone, including top leaders, need to be on-board when agencies install new technology

American City & Country

According to Witt, governments must also consider the total cost of ownership of the new system. It also includes the supplemental cost of implementation, training, ongoing support and system maintenance.” Edwards Deming , a leading proponent of statistical quality control in organizations.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

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Consider the total cost of ownership, not just upfront costs. He offers this purchasing example: “Using cooperative contracts for government IoT technology procurement offers significant benefits in cost savings, efficiency, and risk management.” Focus on the interoperability and scalability of solutions.

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Benchmarking in Procurement: The Key to Maximising Business Value

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

Improves service quality Drives better supplier performance and customer satisfaction. More Than Just Price While price is often the most common focus in benchmarking, it is only one piece of the puzzle. Supports better decision-making Provides data-driven insights for procurement teams. Ready to deepen your procurement expertise?

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Migrate and modernize public sector applications using containers and serverless

AWS Public Sector

Building modern applications in AWS helps customers with increased innovation, speed, reliability, scalability, and security while lowering total cost of ownership (TCO). Containers enhance and modernize public sector applications with improved application quality, portability, security, scalability, and fault isolation.

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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

ivalua

Ultimately, the buyer can efficiently compare offers and select the optimal supplier(s) according to a best value/best price logic or lower total cost of ownership. This greatly increases the company’s agility, allowing highly efficient purchasing operations.

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What is Strategic Sourcing and Why is it Important?

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

The main difference relates to cost. In contrast, strategic sourcing focuses on the total cost of ownership and seeks to create the best possible value. Strategic sourcing assesses all the costs of a company’s operations and considers what value suppliers can bring. Why is strategic sourcing important?