Markit IT Procurement Publications
From time to time we publish free reports, white papers and opinion pieces related to indirect IT procurement.
Essentially they provide guidance and suggestions how to save time and money on IT purchasing and how to gain added value benefits.
Sustainable IT Procurement Challenges & Solutions
Multinationals face numerous, complex challenges in the area of sustainable IT procurement.
This comprehensive report breaks down and details those challenges and proposes strategic solutions for companies to consider. It also describes how Markit, a highly developed and dynamic IT marketplace, helps reduce the environmental impact of IT hardware and accessory purchasing and support its clients’ sustainable procurement goals.
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Optimising Punchout for IT Procurement
Punchout integration with a real-time marketplace for buying IT device offers benefits in terms of efficiency, real-time information, and centralised procurement.
However, it also comes with challenges related to integration complexity, dependency on external systems, and potential customisation limitations.
This report aims to weigh the risks and benefits in a transparent and balanced manner.
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Risks & Benefits of Supplier Consolidation in IT Procurement
A comprehensive view of both viewpoints and explains how marketplaces can be leveraged to maximize the advantages of consolidation.
Carefully assessing the risks and advantages of supplier consolidation is crucial to determine whether the benefits outweigh the potential downsides in your unique IT procurement situation.
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Key Performance Indicators in IT Procurement
A comprehensive, yet simplified, look at KPI options in IT procurement.
Discover how KPIs can enable organisations to make informed decisions, enhance operational efficiency, drive cost savings, and optimise resource utilisation.
By employing well-defined KPIs, organisations can better align their procurement strategies with business objectives, mitigate risks, and foster continuous improvement in the procurement process.
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International IT Devices Procurement Outlook 2023
The outlook for IT device procurement in 2023 is similar to 2022 but there are important nuanced differences in procurement pressures.
In this paper we examine some the key price, availability, and delivery issues likely to affect CPOs and IT buyers in multinationals in Europe, Asia, and USA in 2023. Particular attention is given to issues related to IT procurement efficiency; price and availability; supplier trust; end user/buyer usability concerns and sustainability.
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Challenges and Issues with Global Special Pricing Agreements
Negotiating global special pricing agreements with IT manufacturers seems like a “no-brainer”...
...but there are pitfalls to look out for, and alternatives to consider.
In this paper we examine the issues and procurement challenges related to special pricing agreements in the IT category and explain how we at Markit overcome them for our multinational clients.
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Navigating IT Vendor Selection in a Perfect Storm
IT Vendor Selection During Conflict, Covid, and Climate Change
Covid-19 and a horrific European conflict have clearly demonstrated the difficulties of business planning in the face of intensely fluid and unpredictable scenarios.
Additionally there is rising pressure to meet climate protection targets set by the Paris Agreement.
Do these unprecedented, complex challenges require a re-evaluation of IT vendor selection processes?
And what can suppliers do to help?
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Greener IT Hardware & Accessory Sourcing
The Role of Environmental Standards in Sustainable IT Procurement
Understand which environmental standards product attributes and filters can help IT buyers and CPOs address their environmental and supply chain concerns and goals.
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Satisfying Procurement Priorities in Fast-Growing Companies
Valuable IT Buyer Lessons and Supplier Recommendations
Discover tried and tested strategies and tactics that fast-growing international companies have used to successfully source and purchase competitively priced, high quality IT equipment, with short lead times.
The lessons learned are valuable to buyers and suppliers across a wide variety of indirect categories, not just IT.
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How Key Procurement Predictions For 2021 Impact The Indirect IT Category
Discover the 9 key procurement predictions based on research published by Deloitte, Gartner, McKinsey, The Hackett Group and others.
Additionally we propose how these predictions are related to, or potentially impact, IT procurement in 2021. Many of the predictions are also relevant to 2022.
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Optimising Indirect Procurement With Marketplaces
Pros, Cons and Pitfalls of Selecting and Working with Marketplaces
Discover the roles, values and desirable characteristics of the ideal marketplace to support indirect procurement savings, using the example of an IT hardware and accessory marketplace to illustrate the key points.
We reveal the most important features, factors and considerations that can help CPOs, CTOs and IT buyers in international companies make an informed choice about how to choose, and when to use, IT marketplaces to save time and money on their growing indirect IT procurement needs.
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Optimising Time Savings in Indirect IT Procurement
Unlocking Employee Time to Create Measurable Value Opportunities
Markit outlines a blueprint and methodology to measure, value and optimise sourcing and purchasing process times in indirect IT P2P processes. It shows how almost every international company can reduce its current or future IT hardware & accessory sourcing and purchasing process times by significant amounts.
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The Indirect IT Procurement Dilemma - Solved
The Covid crisis highlighted a dilemma for CPOs handling indirect IT procurement. Whether to seek more local suppliers to mitigate supply risks or continue with consolidation and centralisation efforts to maximise efficiency and value gains to save time and money?
In this special report, Markit shares data from the buying patterns of 6,150 clients in 20 European countries during the crisis, with added commentary from Alastair Edwards, Chief Analyst at Canalys and proposes how indirect IT procurement can have the best of both worlds and set an example for other categories to emulate.
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