Purchasing & Supplier Analysis
Stratum gives you a clearer understanding of your purchasing and vendor performance. As a result, you’ll be armed with the information you need to …
- Minimize vendor risk
- Maximize your supplier relationships
- Manage material costs
- Leverage your supplier information to negotiate better contracts.
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The Definitive Guide to Defining & Delivering Effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
If you're looking to gain more knowledge about the meaning of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), the value they can offer to your business, how to plan and collaborate around them and so much more, download our recently published guide to KPIs.
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