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SearchManufacturingERP.com Tip Guide: E-Sourcing tools to help turn strategic suppliers into partners
Read this guide to learn best practices to become strategic partners with your suppliers and understand how a sourcing strategy can make or break a company.
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SearchManufacturingERP.com Tip Guide: Manufacturing Social Media Software: Where it Makes Sense
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have taken social media by storm, but widespread adoption of social networking systems in manufacturing has not taken off. In this guide, learn best practices for implementing social media software and highlights of the business benefits provided.
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SearchManufacturingERP.com eBook: Improving effectiveness and adoption in ERP procurement to drive increased savings
This e-book provides tips on how to increase the value of your ERP – and your supply chain – with tools for more effective collaboration.
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Collaborative Sourcing: The Keys to Unlocking Greater Value
This report looks at how a collaborative sourcing approach can help sourcing teams deliver greater value to the enterprise.
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Video - Andrew Bartolini on Collaborative Sourcing
Ardent Partners analyst and CPO Rising author, Andrew Bartolini, shares his insights into successful buyer/seller collaboration and supply chain sourcing.
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Maximizing the ROI of procurement technology
Procurement technology brings buyers and sellers together in virtual marketplaces, letting manufacturers aggregate purchases of goods and services to earn volume discounts and negotiate better prices. In this E-Book, experts discuss techniques for managing supplier risk and gaining more control over direct spend on raw materials.
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Best Practices in eCatalog Management
At the heart of procurement systems is a catalog. Even in environments lacking automation, requisitioners consult a hard copy or customer service reps use a catalog at the other end of a phone line. Getting everyone to use the correct catalog from a preferred vendor at the contracted price will ensure that negotiated savings are actually realized.