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Supplier Qualification and Onboarding: definitions and flows for a successful vendor management

on May 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging procurement teams to rethink the whole Supplier Qualification and Onboarding process, with active suppliers adjusting how they work, and new suppliers bypassing the qualification process for initial onboarding to keep operation flowing. 

However, the Supplier Qualification Management (SQM) is essential to mitigate all the risks connected to the onboarding process, which can seriously affect your business. That’s why in this article we are going to define what is Supplier Qualification and why you need to implement right the qualification for initial onboarding.

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How to align and automatically update CRM data with contract data

on May 18, 2021

When you think about how to align and automatically update CRM data with contract data, it’s important to consider the benefits of streamlining the entire contract process. Superior contract management solutions take advantage of customer relationship management (CRM) technology to deliver a client-focused service for your business.

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Supply chain resilience in the face of a global pandemic

on May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on global trade, disrupting industries, economies, and supply chains. Prolonged lockdown periods caused a supply and demand shock. Governments, businesses, and individual consumers struggled to procure basic products and materials. Most of them were forced to confront the fragility of the modern supply chain to achieve better supply chain resilience.

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