Today’s post is from our Archives at SafeSourcing.

Knowledgeable staff

Ensure you are able to answer all questions regarding the business function you provide. If you deal direct with your companies customers, encourage them to ask questions and you must give concise, accurate answers.

One-stop shopping

It is good to offer ancillary products complimenting your primary business function that allow your customers to consolidate their efforts without having to involve additional vendors. SafeSourcing for instance, with our procure-to-pay suite of applications, reduces your cost while improving your efficiency.

Excellent customer service

People always appreciate good customer service. The extra attention and personal service they receive are a few of the reasons they chose to do business with you. You must always offer what is in your customers best interest. Integrity will not go unnoticed.

On-time delivery

In today’s age of Amazon almost immediate delivery, customers have no desire to wait for their goods or services. Furthermore, if a deadline is established, it must be met. Deadlines serve a purpose and customers want them fulfilled according to timeline.

Let SafeSourcing better manage your sourcing projects. We enjoy bringing this blog to you every week and hope you find value in it. For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative. We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

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Today’s post is from our archives at SafeSourcing.

An associate of ours recently decided to build my own computer, not buy one from a big box store. Overall you get better performance and it is cheaper by comparison. So with my limited knowledge of building a new PC he set out on an adventure.  Once he finally sat down to start filling his cart, he was met with so many options, and no explanation as to which one was best. He was on a quest to research and find the best product.

What he thought was going to be a day one purchase, turned into a week of finding the right items that fit together. As he learned, a mother board can only accept a certain processor brand. So that 60 dollar well reviewed motherboard, turned out couldn’t accept an AMD processor, and DDR3 RAM like he wanted. In fact a simple PC or Tablet contains dozens of products that can all be sourced or influence your final price based on the commodity level you intend to purchase at.  In the end this process was much like his work and he found that his work life was having a positive influence on his personal life.

Here at SafeSourcing, we are experienced in finding all the necessary information to build specifications based on our customers’ needs. We take all the information about a product or a category, and immerse ourselves in the data that is needed to build exactly what a customer wants. And some times that means every line item depending on the unique sourcing strategy such as SafeSourcing’s unique decile based sourcing strategy. Along with finding the right information for specifications, we also find the vendors that can handle your exact needs. With events as complicated as building a computer (trust us, it is complicated) we can handle all the needs for purchasing a product for your company. Contact us here at SafeSourcing at 888-261-9070 so we can build a great event for you to maximize your savings.

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Today’s post is a good reminder from our  SafeSourcing Archives.

Lets  discuss some simple methods of managing your to-do lists.

We are all overwhelmed with work especially during these times. Organizing our to-do lists is a job amongst itself in addition to performing our job duties.

The purpose of a to-do list is to organize your tasks and their deadlines for completion. If you keep adding to them with no method, they can become a roadblock to your efficiency as opposed to simplifying your work.

If you have multiple to-do lists, combine them into one all-encompassing list, and then put the tasks in some kind of logical order for job or project. You’ll find just completing this simple procedure will make you feel less stressed out about what needs to be done because you’ll know what that is.

Another critical step is the prioritization of the tasks on the list. You will need to update and have the list in a fluid form so that the priorities can be set. Prioritize based on target dates, the amount of work anticipated to complete each task, the complexity of each task, and the importance of the task towards the deadline.

Now you’ll need to set completion target dates. When a new task arises you can decide whether it is a critical task. You can have soft, flexible target dates for noncritical tasks.

You need to keep your list updated and relevant. The to-do list should be visited and updated numerous times. If your to-do list is accurate, you track your progress, and refer to it multiple times throughout the planning and monitoring of your project, you will find more success.

Let SafeSourcing better manage your sourcing projects. We enjoy bringing this blog to you every week and hope you find value in it. For more information on how we can help you with your procurement needs or on our “Risk Free” trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative. We have an entire customer services team waiting to assist you today.

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Today’s post is by Troy Lowe; Vice President of Development at SafeSourcing Inc. 

With Wi-Fi 6 becoming more widely available, you may be thinking of purchasing new Wi-Fi hardware.  When purchasing the new hardware you may find that there is another option besides the traditional router that you are probably using now.  This fairly new Wi-Fi technology uses a mesh network.  A mesh network contains a main router that you connect directly to your modem and then one or more satellite modules or nodes that you place throughout the structure for full Wi-Fi coverage.  After connecting the main router to the modem and setting it up, you place the other mesh devices strategically throughout your structure so that all areas of the structure are covered.  The mesh systems come with one or more of the satellite devices but you may need to purchase additional ones depending on the size of the structure that needs to be covered.  Some of the benefits of using the multiple mesh devices is that it can allow for faster speeds, better reliability and greater Wi-Fi coverage because all of your Wi-Fi devices are not connecting through the same router.  Below are some other benefits of purchasing a mesh Wi-Fi system.

• Better Coverage
• Easy Configuration
• Customized Size
• No Single Point Failure
• Less Connection Failure
• Smartphone Management

Because of our current environment with the pandemic and work from home, many of you are looking to purchase new Wi-Fi equipment, devices, and services. Do your company a favor and get them at the best price possible. If you or your company would like help researching available options, feel free to contact SafeSourcing.   We can gather all the necessary information for you and help you decide which one meets your needs.  If you would like more information on how SafeSourcing can help you, can help you,  please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service representative.  We have an entire team ready to assist you today.

Today’s blog is by Margaret Stewart, Director of HR and Administration at SafeSourcing Inc.

During times of flux or uncertainty of what tomorrow will bring, sometimes the best route to take is to look ahead and sometimes it is best to just look around. Jobs, schools, businesses all face the same uncertainty and much is out of our hands as to what may happen next. Often, people try to predict what will happen next so they may better prepare for what next means. That can mean stocking up on toilet paper, or buying or selling stocks, or spending more time with family and friends. Regardless how you look to the future or what you predict the big challenges will be, it is still important to stop looking forward every so often and look around.

There will always be holidays of some sort approaching. There will be get-togethers and meals. There will be work done and work that needs to be done. So for now, take a look around. People still comment on the weather. People still think about what to do for dinner. People still want to lose that extra ten pounds. Regardless of everything else going on, people are still the same people. While someone may spend a bit less than in the past, there will still be birthday presents being bought. Christmas lights will still go up. Meals will still be prepared. And while we may not visit others so often, we can still connect through technologies that let us talk and see each other from afar.

This same idea holds true in business as well. While we may not be able to fly across the country regularly, expanding sales or business, we can still connect with most people and conduct business. In fact, looking around at what we can do right now with what we have is more than most people realize. This includes finding new products, interviewing new clients, and checking in with our partners. A company like SafeSourcing can help your business with this. We can help you source technologies that your staff might need, like laptops, cell phones, or software as a service. SafeSourcing can also help connect your business to other business with the supplies you might want or already buy.

For more information on ways we can with your procurement goals or projects, or on our Risk Free trial program, please contact a SafeSourcing Customer Service Representative.  We have an entire team ready to assist you today.