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Singapore’s EVe harnesses the power of data with help from NTT DATA, AWS

AWS Public Sector

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. This shift enhances cash flow dynamics and contributes to a notable reduction in the total cost of ownership for EVe.

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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.

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Charging Forward: Public sector EVs pose both challenges and opportunities for state agencies and their partners

American City & Country

Moreover, as EV tech improves and becomes more widely adopted, the costs associated with electric vehicles are expected to decrease—reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to a gas-powered fleet. This could help to proactively nip more costly environmental crisis mitigation needs in the bud.

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Strategic sourcing enters a new age. Are you keeping up? (Part 1)

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Strategic sourcing requires an intense focus on the total cost of ownership, while incorporating customer needs, organizational goals, and market conditions. Since its inception in the late 1980s, strategic sourcing has always been about getting the best value for the goods and services purchased from third party suppliers.

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The Purpose of Procurement: How ESG is Changing our Roles

The Procurement School

There will always be a cost of goods to consider but it will be a much broader view with the total cost of ownership internalized as much as possible. As Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things expands exponentially, the role of supply chains needs to adapt to be relevant as well.

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector

This means seeking contractual guarantees on ongoing Canadian data control and ownership, including extraterritorial rights, along with stringent security assurances on encryption, access controls and exposure prevention from partners. Snow Family transportable storage facilitates two-way, large-scale dataset migrations between environments.

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