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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Big Data Hub

Another way to use strategic sourcing methods to reduce costs is through digital transformation , such as automating manual processes. It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

We’ve been lucky that our transformation of cyber happened with digital transformation, so the last two years we’ve talked a lot to the board about technology,” he says, adding that even as a non-executive member (he reports to head of supply chain), he’s been to the boardroom approximately 50 times during this period.

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