Procurement Insights

MAY 18, 2025

With rising expectations, shrinking budgets, and growing exposure to price risk and supply disruption, todays procurement leaders are tasked with delivering strategic impact at speed and scale. Let’s start by revisiting one of Procurement Insights’ most popular article series: Dangerous Supply Chain Myths.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 15, 2025

Cited as a success in Procurement Insights (2007-2014), it embodied Hansens agent-based approach, likely a precursor to the Metaprise model, prioritizing the shared relationship between human agent experience and expertise and technology-based AI agents. DNDs success (2007) reflects Hansens user focus, cutting 50-70% failure rates.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Grimm went on to say, “there needs to be a partnership that includes at least the district’s CIO, purchasing agent, finance manager in charge of accounts payable, major user departments, and budgeting arm. One Final Note I forgot to mention that the above text is an excerpt from a Procurement Insights article I posted on August 1st, 2007.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

QUESTION 1: How does Hansen’s Metaprise Model address the following CPO concerns: Budget Constraints, Process and System Alignment, Technology Gaps, Challenging Market Dynamics, Difficulty Engaging Stakeholders? tariffs, port strikes), reducing costs by 2030% (DND case study). Heres how it tackles each challenge: 1.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Here is the link to everything I have written about spreadsheets in the Procurement Insights blog since 2007. Ariba) was niche, and spreadsheets remained standard for supplier data and budgeting. 2007 97% Slight decline as early cloud solutions emerged, but spreadsheets dominated due to familiarity and cost.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 8, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: In 2007, I wrote what is still one of the most popular posts on this blog: “ The Ariba Interviews: Re-engineering the Future ofOn-Demand. Cost Generally lower cost, especially for SAP customers seeking enhancements. Higher cost, often suited for enterprises with large procurement budgets.

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