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What is Strategic Procurement, and How Can Cooperative Purchasing Help?

American City & Country

Develop a Strategic Procurement Plan Procurement shouldn’t be reactive; it should be proactive. Start by developing a strategic plan that aligns procurement goals with your organization’s overall objectives. Enhance Supplier Relationships Strong relationships with suppliers are the backbone of effective procurement.

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What is Responsible Sourcing?

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Responsible sourcing is the incorporation of ethical, sustainable and socially conscious principles into sourcing, procurement and overall supply chain management practices. There is a growing trend among consumers for responsible sourcing or ethical sourcing. Procurement strategies orchestrate where and how a company spends.

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Leveraging Data Analytics in Procurement: Unlocking Efficiency and Strategic Value

Tracker Intelligence

Predictive Analytics: Uses advanced data analytics, such as machine learning, to predict future demand, analyze potential supply chain risks, and facilitate informed procurement decisions. Analytics can help organisations to identify opportunities for cost savings, improved contract compliance and better procurement strategies.

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A Supplier’s Perspective

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

An attractive account is one that pays on time, communicates well, promotes innovation, builds trust, is ethically aware, forward thinking, environmentally friendly and sustainability focused. A core account from a supplier’s perspective should, ideally, map to a strategic account from the procurement/buyer’s perspective.

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Simplifying Public Sector Procurement: Strategies to Increase Sme Participation

The Procurement School

Additionally, a simplistic risk transfer strategy may reduce market interest, and the number of bids submitted. Thankfully, there are methods that encourage procurement simplification and SME participation while maintaining a balance between risk, quality, and standards.

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New UK report on Use of AI in Government contains exportable lessons

How to Crack a Nut

The key conclusions of the report which I would bet are largely applicable to most countries include: Outofdate legacy technology and poor data quality and datasharing is putting AI adoption in the public sector at risk. Address the risks resulting from barriers to datasharing and poor data quality.

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Best Practices For Long-Term Success In Public Procurement

Tracker Intelligence

They follow public procurement best practices strategies that help you not only win contracts but keep them coming. Crafting A Winning Procurement Strategy A proactive approach gives you the edge. Ethical Procurement Public sector buyers want fairness, transparency, and responsible sourcing.