About this Resource
The traditional NPI handoff, where engineering designs the product, then throws the BOM over the wall to procurement, consistently produces cost overruns, supply vulnerabilities, and launch delays.
This whitepaper makes the case for the "live BOM": a dynamic, cross-functional framework where engineering and procurement collaborate in real time from concept to production, connected to an AI-powered sourcing engine.
What You'll Learn
Why AI adoption in procurement depends as much on people and process as it does on technology
What new skills and team structures procurement leaders need to support AI-enabled work
How to guide teams through adoption, resistance, and role change as AI becomes part of the operating model
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