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“Supplier value management” is Forrester’s new label for software that supports business processes for sourcing, contracting, buying, and managing supplier relationships — what we used to call ePurchasing. We chose this label to emphasize the strategic importance of suppliers to business. Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software is a key segment of SVM but also supports sell-side contracts.
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Companies need software applications to manage their sourcing, contracting, purchasing, invoicing, and supplier management processes. To date, there has not been a standard label for these software apps that's analogous to the label of customer relationsh
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