Procurement and Supply Chain Insights

Catch up on timely topics and analysis from the world of procurement and supply chain through these papers, reports, blogs, and articles.

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4 Reasons to Embrace Cloud Technology for Real-Time Supply Chain Collaboration

Insights for companies partnering with external organizations to manage uncertainty and disruption.

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4 Reasons to Digitize Your Direct Spend Procurement Processes

Explore the benefits that digitizing direct spend processes can bring to your bottom line.

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Everything's Connected

A supplier collaboration podcast about the hurdles organizations face in working with with key trading partners.

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Make the Case for Change: Five questions every CPO should be asking See the questions

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Top 10 Issues Facing Procurement Leaders in 2022 and How to Solve Them Review the issues

Comprehensive Supplier Collaboration Reconnects Globally Distributed Supply Chains Read IDC's insights

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Direct Materials Collaboration: Lessons Learned from Best-Run Supply Chain Networks Explore the lessons

Supplier Collaboration and Strategic Sourcing Inform Next Generation Product Design More IDC insights

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Efficient and Agile: The Power of Networked Supply Chains Download SAP paper

Blogs, Articles, and More

How Business Networks Drive Better Customer Experiences

Businesses that intelligently leverage their network of partners are better positioned to meet customer requirements, drive incremental value, deliver better experiences and, ultimately, be prepared for and prevent risk.

CP Companies Are Evolving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

It has become even more critical to have visibility into raw materials suppliers, service providers, external manufacturing partners, assets maintenance, logistics partners and more. That’s why many CP leaders are looking for ways to improve their supply chain operations by leveraging SAP Business Network.

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Guided Sourcing Capability for SAP Ariba Sourcing Gives E-Sourcing a Modern Makeover

Major updates and new functionalities to the SAP Ariba Sourcing solution, specifically to the guided sourcing capability, are modernizing e-sourcing. The improvements are arriving at an ideal time, as global trade restrictions and supply chain issues have made e-sourcing more challenging, even threatening business continuity.

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Accelerating Digital Transformation through RISE with SAP and Integrated Business Networks

To get ahead of rapid shifts in the marketplace, businesses are turning to the cloud, where increasingly integrated digital networks extend visibility and ensure resilience across their operations and those of their interconnected buyers and suppliers.

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Product Sourcing Reins in Complexity of Sourcing Highly Engineered Products

Traditional sourcing solutions fail innovative companies that are creating highly engineered products. SAP is filling this critical gap with solutions that cover direct material sourcing needs, from product development and mass production to contract renegotiation.

With new product sourcing solutions, SAP shines a spotlight on the unique direct material sourcing needs of automotive and industrial machinery and components (IM&C) manufacturers.

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Beyond Sourcing Podcast | Episode 07: Change and Beyond

In this episode we talked with Dr. Michael Niessen, former chief procurement officer at Deutsche Post DHL. Listen as he shares what has changed in the procurement profession in the last 10 years, why procurement is a cool profession to be in, and the advice he'd give to young talents starting their journey “beyond sourcing” today.

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To better understand the impact of SAP Ariba solutions, explore the insights and success stories presented in our extensive collection of white papers, analyst reports, webinar replays, and case studies.

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