Controlling the cost of direct and indirect purchases and leveraging the potential savings have become a major source of competitive advantage for companies in today's world. One of the key steps in keeping spending ...
Large organisations only very rarely streamline their Class C purchases, which by definition are non-recurring and non-strategic. Despite representing seemingly low amounts, they actually generate very high hidden costs....
B2B marketplaces allow buyers and suppliers to interact and manage their transactions online. Some of the leading solutions in France include Ariba, Perfect Commerce, Coupa, IBX, Ivalua, Determine and Basware. These plat...
Based on the current needs of large organisations, the massive amount of data that they generate and our solid experience, Manutan has developed its own methodology for helping companies bring their Class C purchases und...
Vending machines are an effective solution for improving the process of making products available to users. There are countless advantages: 24/7/365* product availability, reduced consumption, less travel time for employ...
According to our latest survey, nearly a quarter of French companies use e‑procurement solutions to streamline their indirect purchases. However, the use of such solutions is still modest, since only 50% of orders pass t...
Early 2016, the Manutan Group launched its own private label of the same name. By offering high-quality everyday products at the right price, Manutan can help businesses reduce the acquisition costs of their products. Bu...
The ABC analysis method, which is derived from the Pareto principle, can be used to arrange a company's purchases in hierarchical order. Three categories are often represented: purchases of Class A, Class B and Class...
Lowering the "total cost of acquisition" for Class C items involves reducing indirect costs through six strategies: deploy the agreement, streamline the product range, reduce the supplier panel, digitise transactions, im...
Improving the performance of supply chain processes involves storing, delivering and providing products to users. An effective solution exists for making products available: vending machines. These machines are becoming ...
