Above and beyond their impact on operating models, digital transformations are affecting how supplier markets are structured and how transactions are conducted between buyers and sellers.
The development of intermediation platforms, the sharing economy, and programmatic media procurement are three major examples of these new models and the new sourcing options they generate.
For procurement, the question is how to integrate these new intermediaries, structure the relationship, gain bargaining power, and capture the potential benefits of these new sourcing opportunities.
