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User Adoption and the Rise of the AI Chatbots: The End of Maverick Spend, Vendor Rationalization and Change Management

Procurement Insights

I am talking about a fully interactive, intuitive chatbot through which 90 percent of everyday procurement work can be effectively and efficiently managed. ” – Maverick Spend, Change Management, and Vendor Rationalization, Procurement Insights (2013) What is maverick spend?

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The Difference Between Supplier Relationship Perception And Perspective – ADOPTION!

Procurement Insights

Information technology plays a significant role in supporting relationships between the customer and the supplier using electronic data interchange to share data between both sides, this technology provides fast, accurate information and business efficiency to the firm ( Mulligan and Gordon , 2002).

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11 Best eSourcing Software for Mid-Market Companies

Procurement Software

It serves the needs of purchasing managers, procurement professionals and senior buyers. It automates the entire sourcing cycle, improves compliance and transparency, reduces cycle times, enhances teamwork, and promises a near-immediate return on investment. It enables users to allocate, manage and monitor budgets.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Due to globalization, growing consumer demands on transparency, the pertinence of sustainable development and technological advancements, procurement and supply chain professionals have been highlighted as an integral part of their organizations. Source: Accenture 2013. “An

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How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change Decision Making for Businesses!

Supply Chain Game Changer

We see it in something as basic as automatic photo-tagging on Facebook, a process developed by Yann LeCun for the company in 2013. Yes, AI technology isn’t the end but only a means towards effectiveness and efficiency, improved innovative capabilities, and better opportunities. It has also helped them make better advertising decisions.

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PRESS RELEASE: 2019 Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Award Winners Announced

SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

By establishing an internal green procurement committee and a guidebook for purchasing energy efficient motors, they were able to mandate a minimum of 30% green procurement and then exceed their own mandate by having 83% of their procurements qualify as “green.” John Ferraro Building Efficiency Case Study. They saved $19.4 NRG Energy.