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written by
Susan Walker Director of
Procurement
Strategy
And, that’s becoming more challenging as options come and go, faster than ever:
New providers
Mergers and acquisitions
Business closures and bankruptcies
Technology advancements and obsolescence
Product and service changes
And relationships. It’s important to develop strong vendor relationships, especially with strategic suppliers, yet you also need to keep a defensible space.
If you’re looking to optimize your vendor relationships—including an overview of the 3-letter tech acronym that applies (SRM)—this article will enlighten you.
written by
Nicole Dupras Director of Legal Research Division
The spend category of information resources for legal and business research is undergoing massive transformation, so we have two helpful resources on that front. First, Nicole Dupras gives the lowdown on the top three vendors, AI and predictive analytics, litigation support and more in her current state assessment and 2018 predictions.
Second, we’ve updated our report on research databases and other information services, In the beginning, there were two—subscription services, that is—now it’s more like thirty-two. Get your copy and stay in the know.
We leave you with some vendor management tips from a CIO, intended for tech vendors but general enough to help any executive leverage any vendor relationship. Anyway, these days, all of us are tech vendors.
