{"id":32545,"date":"2023-04-06T05:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T05:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/?p=32545"},"modified":"2024-05-29T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:53:09","slug":"2022-in-review-our-top-performed-blogs-top-insightful-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/2022-in-review-our-top-performed-blogs-top-insightful-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 in Review: Our Top Performed Blogs \/ Top Insightful Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32545\" class=\"elementor elementor-32545\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-807cb8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"807cb8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-41bef07\" data-id=\"41bef07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f624ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f624ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;\">Looking back at 2022, it was quite a remarkable year. Through the year, we published consistent insights related to several key themes like strategic sourcing and procurement, sourcing analytics, supplier relationship management and sustainability. However, these are just a few of the topics that you may have read about in our blogs last year. Now that we have stepped into 2023, let&#8217;s look back at some of the top\u00a0blogs from 2022, which were popular amongst our readers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1642d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1642d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-71a7826\" data-id=\"71a7826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dee579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dee579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Alternative to SAP Ariba\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b59a96e\" data-id=\"b59a96e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a39f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a39f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alternatives to SAP Ariba \u2013 Why MeRLIN Could be a Better Choice as your Strategic Sourcing Solution? \u2013 A Comparison of SAP Ariba with MeRLIN<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fb7ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fb7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MeRLIN and Ariba both have highly robust analytics and direct sourcing features, making them two of the best strategic sourcing software\u00a0options available. But read this blog to see\u00a0how MeRLIN outperforms Ariba in several capabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce41e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce41e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/alternative-to-sap-ariba-why-merlin-could-be-a-better-choice-as-your-strategic-sourcing-solution\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9d9e93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9d9e93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-cbf2fa5\" data-id=\"cbf2fa5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306c8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"306c8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail2-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Getting started with Strategic Sourcing Analytics\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-12fa29d\" data-id=\"12fa29d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67535a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f67535a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started with Strategic Sourcing Analytics<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c32b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c32b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic sourcing analytics is one of the key components of strategic sourcing and procurement management that aids in decision making. Read to know how Sourcing Analytics covers supplier management, category management, sourcing management, contract management, and purchase management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5eee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea5eee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/getting-started-with-strategic-sourcing-analytics\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab5392 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab5392\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-7fcc334\" data-id=\"7fcc334\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1d8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab1d8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail3-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Strategic Sourcing for Procurement in Public Sector\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-c95c323\" data-id=\"c95c323\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2c70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d2c70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Sourcing for Procurement in Public Sector<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842b80a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842b80a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic sourcing analytics is one of the key components of strategic sourcing and procurement management that aids in decision making. Read to know how Sourcing Analytics covers supplier management, category management, sourcing management, contract management, and purchase management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228e237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"228e237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/strategic-sourcing-for-procurement-in-public-sector\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d83e587 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d83e587\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-1c7b094\" data-id=\"1c7b094\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a58b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02a58b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail4-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Procurement is a Game of Chess that depends on your Strategic moves. Play wisely\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-98e26d0\" data-id=\"98e26d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b199f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b199f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procurement is a Game of Chess that depends on your Strategic moves. Play wisely!! [Infographic]<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261aa94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261aa94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inspired by the logic of supply and demand power, this well-designed infographic explains how &#8216;Kearney&#8217;s Procurement Chessboard&#8217; may be used to identify and build Strategic Sourcing and Procurement strategies for diverse market scenarios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e3638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f8e3638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/procurement-is-a-game-of-chess-that-depends-on-your-strategic-moves-play-wisely-infographic\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38730ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38730ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-14a0ca6\" data-id=\"14a0ca6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0a520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a0a520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail5-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A guide to sustainable procurement\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-442ae2f\" data-id=\"442ae2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08305b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b08305b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> A Guide to Sustainable Procurement for Greener & Safer Supply Chains\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a7562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4a7562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inspired by the logic of supply and demand power, this well-designed infographic explains how &#8216;Kearney&#8217;s Procurement Chessboard&#8217; may be used to identify and build Strategic Sourcing and Procurement strategies for diverse market scenarios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef537b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ef537b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/a-guide-to-sustainable-procurement-for-greener-safer-supply-chains\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c81294 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c81294\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-ad41b20\" data-id=\"ad41b20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e269558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e269558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail6-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Significance of Data Engineering in Sourcing Analytics\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-0748fa9\" data-id=\"0748fa9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037387c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"037387c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Significance of Data Engineering in Sourcing Analytics\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fe3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83fe3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The IT ecosystem of the sourcing process is so disparate that the need for data engineering is essential to make data relevant and complete for sourcing and procurement analytics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851dcc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"851dcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/significance-of-data-engineering-in-sourcing-analytics\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db57175 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db57175\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b4c782c\" data-id=\"b4c782c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d24ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39d24ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail7-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) \u2013 What it Means to SCM &amp; Procurement Professionals\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-4e17758\" data-id=\"4e17758\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa18b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaa18b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">German Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz) \u2013 What it Means to SCM & Procurement Professionals<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a01e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99a01e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On June 11, 2021, the German Federal Parliament enacted the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz, LkSG). Read to understand the implications for companies, consequences of non compliance and best practices to follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe72ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fe72ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/german-supply-chain-act-lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz-what-it-means-to-scm-procurement-professionals\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7703aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7703aad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-26ce522\" data-id=\"26ce522\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c2f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2c2f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail8-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"How to Improve your Procurement Efficiency with Effective Contract Management?\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b0bec8a\" data-id=\"b0bec8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48444e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48444e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Improve your Procurement Efficiency with Effective Contract Management?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b184089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b184089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking to gain an edge in procurement using contract management, then this blog explains how to use a contract management solution that helps you to boost your procurement efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6a854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5f6a854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-procurement-efficiency-with-effective-contract-management\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdb46eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdb46eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-bbce9d2\" data-id=\"bbce9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f7e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63f7e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail9-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Effective Supplier Relationship Management \u2013 Key to Building a Resilient Supply Base\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-e607d47\" data-id=\"e607d47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8850461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8850461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effective Supplier Relationship Management \u2013 Key to Building a Resilient Supply Base<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da243e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da243e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An effective supplier sourcing strategy is at the heart of the procurement process. For a detailed view of the supplier lifecycle and how a Strategic Sourcing Solution can help with Supplier Relationship Management read this post.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03d9b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d03d9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/effective-supplier-relationship-management-key-to-building-a-resilient-supply-base\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e8f5f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e8f5f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-1ef1e1d\" data-id=\"1ef1e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0629a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0629a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail10-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Procurement in Automotive Industry \u2013 Time to Rethink Strategies\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-66963d9\" data-id=\"66963d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea91a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cea91a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procurement in Automotive Industry \u2013 Time to Rethink Strategies<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab66740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab66740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0blog\u00a0presents an overview of procurement in automotive procurement, the key challenges, and strategies adopted by OEMs and auto suppliers to address these issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37e7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a37e7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/procurement-in-automotive-industry-time-to-rethink-strategies\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ecd155 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ecd155\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-b25e59b\" data-id=\"b25e59b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df677fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df677fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Thumbnail11-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"How to become an agile CPO (Chief Procurement Officer)?\" style=\"width:100%;height:56.25%;max-width:1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-21d6a09\" data-id=\"21d6a09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20aaab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20aaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to become an agile CPO (Chief Procurement Officer)?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cd5dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61cd5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An agile CPO can be innovative, outperform on target savings and expense, highly influence stakeholder and minimize risks. 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