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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Big Data Hub

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. The benefits of strategic sourcing are vast, ranging from overall supply chain process optimization to more cost-effective, long-term relationships with partners.

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The Royal Mint’s diversification means all change for IT and security

CIO Business Intelligence

We used a security scorecard benchmark and said we could become the most secure global mint.” How do they benefit you? How do they benefit the business? Three of the team—two cyber engineers and a risk manager—were hired directly from the University in their third years, prior to graduation. “We

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