Insights and strategies for effective sourcing, contract, supplier, and savings management in procurement
What Is A Procurement Cycle? Throughout our lives, we all purchase goods and services for ourselves. First, we identify exactly what we wish to purchase, and then, often subconsciously, consider what is going to deliver the greatest value to us, whether it is cost, or quality, or something else entirely. Once we have done this, […]
How Do You Measure Procurement Savings? Procurement savings are key as each company prepares their annual accounts that summarize its financial performance, and over time, comparing them is a measure of how well it is doing relative to previous years. There is a limited amount of detail in these accounts, and they are a top-level summary of […]
High Quality Procurement Data Can Help You Make Better Decisions The explosion of data available to companies has been growing at an exponential rate over the past few years. This is due to the collection of data by digital systems in every aspect of our daily lives, both work and personal. Using this data, businesses can continually improve […]
What is oboloo and How can Its Software Help Me? oboloo was created to help SMEs save time and money working with their suppliers, reduce supplier risk, and choose the right ones. oboloo is a cloud-based procurement tool that provides visibility and control over every phase of the procurement process, from sourcing to contract management to supplier management. In […]
What is eSourcing and Its Benefits? Buying or purchasing both goods and services is something that we all do in our daily lives, as well as in business. We learn the process when we’re very young and generally follow it throughout our lives. The amount of time and effort we dedicate to the purchasing process varies depending on the complexity and […]
Simple Tips For Sourcing Goods & Services The sourcing of goods and services is one component of the procurement process every company undertakes so they can get the best value from vendors and also work with the right vendors whose values are aligned with their own. A company can source without following a formal process or it […]