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

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That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. Demand planning capabilities. Demand planning is the ability to create forecasts that predict the future need for your products. In terms of feature vs. function, they appear the same, but are they?

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Collaboration will drive future sourcing and supplier management success

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Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. It requires the building of trust and the development of shared goals.

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This is NOT thought leadership, it’s practical talk about Supplier Value Management

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It’s true that the mental models and naming conventions we have been using to define procurement processes and categorize solutions are limited in definition, business process coverage, and scope. Perhaps it is time for a more comprehensive description. I’m going with Supplier Value Management.

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Collaboration Will Drive Future Sourcing and Supplier Management Success

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Historically, if you asked sourcing leaders to name the one competency they felt they needed their procurement and sourcing teams to master in order to achieve ongoing sourcing and supplier management success, most would likely have said negotiation skills. It requires the building of trust and the development of shared goals.

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This is NOT Thought Leadership, it’s Practical Talk About Supplier Value Management

ivalua

It’s true that the mental models and naming conventions we have been using to define procurement processes and categorize solutions are limited in definition, business process coverage, and scope. Perhaps it is time for a more comprehensive description. I’m going with Supplier Value Management.

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Will your supply chain lead in the next decade?

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Professionals in demand planning, procurement, logistics, fulfillment, sourcing: step up and take ownership of your area. Fuel innovation with processes and analytics. In many ways, Gartner’s opening day message was simple: the power for change is in the hands of supply chain leaders. Drive transformation from the bottom up.