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Supplier Relationship Management

ALSO CALLED: Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, SRM, and e-Sourcing
DEFINITION: Supplier relationship management is a comprehensive approach to managing an enterprise's interactions with the organizations that supply the goods and services it uses. The goal of supplier relationship management (SRM) is to streamline and make more effective the processes between an enterprise and  … 
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Improving Operational Efficiency and Business Performance in Midsize Retailers
sponsored by EXTOL International Inc.
WEBCAST:   Posted: 18 Apr 2008 | When: Available On Demand
SUMMARY: This webcast reveals the new challenges facing today's mid size retailer.

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Supply Chain Collaboration Services: Supply Chain Assessment and Implementation
sponsored by Bristlecone
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:   Posted: 14 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: Explore a service deployment methodology that enables rapid assessment of your supply chain environment or a fast implementation of your supply chain system.

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Benefits, Challenges and Varieties of Supplier Collaboration
sponsored by Bristlecone
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 14 Apr 2008 | Published: 14 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Learn the challenges, benefits and varieties of supplier collaboration. Eliminate inefficiencies in your supply chain by synchronizing the information flow with suppliers and customers.

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Managing Services Spend -- Supplier Relationship & Contingent Workforce Management in the Service Enterprise
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 21 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
SUMMARY: Learn how supplier relationship management (SRM) will help you maintain relationships with suppliers, enabling you to drive down costs and manage risk. Save time and money while receiving the goods and services your business needs.

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Get Your Suppliers in Line
sponsored by CIO Decisions
JOURNAL ARTICLE:   Posted: 03 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: Vendor management offices are just one way to ensure an organization's effective use of outside resources. CIOs share their best tactics.

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Supplier Management Cast in a New Light
sponsored by CIO Decisions
JOURNAL ARTICLE:   Posted: 05 Dec 2006 | Published: 01 Dec 2006
SUMMARY: "Empathy" is a word you don't often hear in IT, especially in discussions about supplier management.

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Vendance Compliance Center Features: Create Standardized, Electronic Supplier Compliance Manuals
sponsored by Vendance Compliance Center
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 26 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Apr 2004
SUMMARY:By creating standardized, electronic Supplier Compliance Manuals, you can quickly, concisely, and completely communicate the line item requirements you demand your manufacturing suppliers meet as a condition of doing business with you.

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SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  its suppliers just as customer relationship management (CRM) is intended to streamline and make more effective the processes between an enterprise and its customers.

SRM includes both business practices and software and is part of the information flow component of supply chain management (SCM). SRM practices create a common frame of reference to enable effective communication between an enterprise and suppliers who may use quite different business practices and terminology. … 
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