Procurement Insights

MAY 14, 2025

Interpretation: The surge in M&A activity reflects intense investment, consolidation, and strategic repositioning in the ProcureTech sector, particularly after 2015. Trend: The M&A value grows exponentially from near zero in 2000 to about $30 billion by 2025.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 15, 2025

in 2015 and climbing steadily to $1.21B by 2025 – representing extraordinary growth as the company established itself as a leader in the spend management space. Profitability (Green Line): The normalized profit line reveals Coupa operated at a loss for many years (2015-2022), with losses deepening to their worst point in 2022 (-$379M).

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The Network Effect

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

I addressed these four topics during his keynote speech at the 2015 Tompkins Supply Chain Leadership Forum. The post Omnichannel Retail Q&A from the 2015 Supply Chain Leadership Forum appeared first on The Network Effect. Without making these choices supply chains will flounder and fail.

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Arkestro

MAY 2, 2025

The Self-Service Era 2010 – 2015 Procurement on the Cloud. The “Best of Breed” Era 2015 – 2020 Procurement in Apps. Paper-based processes transition to electronic workflows. The rise of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) systems. No need to install/maintain software.

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Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 24, 2022

The port processed the smallest number of containers since 2015, according to the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association.

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ProcurePort

APRIL 12, 2022

This is a 10-fold increase since 2015. • • Did you know that the average business is using up to 80 IT-sanctioned Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) apps? And, according to Gartner’s 2020 I&O Leaders Survey, SaaS solutions are here to stay. The post What is the Purpose of IT Supplier Strategy?

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The post Your Favorite Posts of 2015 appeared first on The Network Effect. Supply Chain’s Biggest Buzzwords: “Big Data” and “End-to-End Visibility” What is the Optimal Column Space for Your Warehouse? What are the best Supply Chain KPIs and Decision Drivers for S&OP?

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e2e Supply Chain KPIs Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 41

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Chinese Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains (2015) includes guidelines for responsible sourcing in China aimed at aligning Chinese company due diligence practices with international standards to allow for mutual recognition with existing international initiatives and legislations.

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Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Suppliers 113

Procurement Tactics

APRIL 11, 2023

It was adopted by 196 parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015, and entered into force on 4 November 2016. The United Nations 2030 Agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States in 2015.

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Sustainability Negotiation Procurement Procurement strategies 201

Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

Noticeable growth started after 2015, with pilot projects and early implementations. AI Adoption in Procurement (Red Line): Minimal before 2015, then rapid growth-reaching 70% by 2025. Spreadsheets became a near-universal tool in business and procurement by the mid-2010s. Continues to rise, reaching approximately 95% adoption by 2075.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 6, 2024

This stemmed from guarantees Boeing made to regulators in 2015 and 2021 after a pair of enforcement actions related to violations of safety protocols.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2023

a bushel in New York trading on June 26, putting prices on track for a 29% monthly gain, the biggest since 2015. Chicago wheat futures climbed to $7.56

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The report, which was expected next week but was published hurriedly in draft by the UN on September 8 , will form the basis of the first “global stock take” under the 2015 Paris agreement.

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All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2016

At the world premiere of “The Force Awakens” on December 14, 2015, the BB 8 droid … Continue reading → Some of you might have already watched the seventh episode of the iconic film series Star Wars (don’t worry, this article is spoiler free!).

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2015, Baptist Health South Florida, an internationally recognized healthcare network and one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in the region, adopted a self-distribution strategy, to contain supply chain costs, reduce the amount of space used for inventory at hospitals and ultimately, help provide better care.

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Art of Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Convoy (2015 – 2023) was a freight brokerage that aimed to disrupt a high-volume, low-margin space by applying advanced automation. The post Supply Chain Post Mortem: Convoy appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 15, 2016

As the data on sales continues to be made public by retailers of all types and sizes, we can expect debates at this month’s NRF conference, and way beyond, about what happened over the 2015 holiday season. The post Preliminary Insights About 2015 Holiday Season: What Happened to the Retailers? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Procurement Templates

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Action Note 14/15 27 August 2015 Issue. Timing The provisions of this Action Note will take effect for procurements advertised on or after 1 September 2015. Public procurement, utilising the greater flexibilities provided under The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, provides a valuable lever to achieve this step change.

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Procurement Contract Supply Chain Efficiency Bidding 130

ivalua

JULY 15, 2015

Gartner’s 2015 survey of CEOs indicates that revenue growth is now five times more important than cost savings. Here are the first two: Your Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management Goals and Activities are Fully Aligned with Company Objectives and Strategies.

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ivalua

MARCH 8, 2021

In 2015 he supported the international EXPO Milan operations by designing and developing the IT systems. Since year 2006 he has been acting as CIO in various companies across industries such as Lombardini and ILVA.

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

PWC has been publishing the annual procurement survey since 2015, capturing many of the trends in procurement that we now see in organisations, such as the focus on supplier risk management. Ivalua was honoured to provide some commentary on the survey results during a webinar with PWC in Sweden, as the 2020 survey is even more fascinating.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Lors de la fusion avec General Electric en 2015, elle mène la transformation de cette fonction au sein du nouveau groupe. En 2008, elle entre chez Alstom et sa carrière prend un tournant international. Elle y occupe plusieurs postes de direction au sein de la fonction Achats.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. Rank Provider Founded Reasoning 1 SAP Ariba 1996 Ariba was founded in 1996 (acquired by SAP in 2012), making it the oldest. 2 Jaggaer 1995 Founded as SciQuest in 1995, rebranded to Jaggaer, just edging out SAP Ariba.

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supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Negotiation Supply Chain Efficiency 52

SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Bixby Cooper , 166; Sunil Chopra, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, Global Edition: Strategy, Planning, and Operation (Boston: Pearson, 2015), 273; Heizer, Operations Management , 507. Boston: Pearson, 2015. Bowersox, David J. Bixby Cooper. 3rd edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Chopra, Sunil.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In 2015, the year before Coupa went public, it reported revenues of $50.8 The journey that brought Coupa to this point has been a fascinating one. Six years after the IPO and many expansions later, Coupa reported fiscal year 2022 revenue of $725 million, according to investor disclosures.

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Procurement strategies Spend management Sourcing Procurement 98

ivalua

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Between 2012 and 2015, André served as Senior Vice President for Wholesale, a business unit forces serving 700 telecommunications customers in 180 countries. He is also in charge of Real Estate operations and Corporate Security — including cyber-security, for BCE.

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Procurement Tactics

APRIL 19, 2023

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 imploring to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure the well-being of people by 2030. Sustainable Procurement Course Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability What are sustainable Development Goals?

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Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 165

Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 2, 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS announces the latest addition to its growing roster of valued client companies – America’s leading small town retailer, Stage Stores. Grubbs reports the TMS solution is expected to go live in Q2 2015.

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Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Route optimization 68

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

These include, new sanctions imposed on countries like Russia and Venezuela; the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal; and Brexit — the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As well as tariffs, additional geopolitical issues have arisen in recent years.

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Logistics 84

Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

2015 93% AI adoption (10% of organizations per Exploding Topics) began reducing manual tasks, but spreadsheets remained prevalent. Spreadsheets still critical for non-digitalized firms. 2014 94% Continued reliance on spreadsheets; Enterprise Times (2017) notes 60% U.S. business usage in 2017, suggesting higher rates earlier.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Influencing Procurement team 52

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Numerous KPIs and indicators may be used by businesses to assess the effectiveness of their supply chain management system and identify areas for improvement. References. Global warehouse management: a methodology to determine an integrated performance measurement. HAL Open Science, [online] pp.96 96 – 105. . Essential Business Guides.

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Logistics Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 137

Procurement Insights

MARCH 3, 2024

.” ( Women in Procurement ) While the October 2019 results reported by CIPS indicate that the “average pay gap in the profession overall narrowed slightly, from 23% in 2015 to 21% in 2019,” when women are “promoted” to a higher position, this gap increases significantly – and not merely by a few percentage points. (

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Procurement Innovation 72

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fitting the eSAILs on the Ville de Bordeaux supports Airbus’ commitment to halve CO 2 emissions from its maritime operations by 2030, compared to a 2015 baseline.

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MARCH 13, 2024

It is also why the following excerpt from a 2015 article in Food Tank by Emily Nink, MS, CPH , is eyeopening – [link] “Approximately 30-40 percent of farmers worldwide produce food that is never consumed. Given the rise in prices (or shrinkflation), the app provides savings on quality food products.

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Supply chain Supply Influencing Quality 81

Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 3, 2015

Stage Distribution has three major projects to focus on in 2015: Expand the Omni-Channel portion of the business; Implement voice-picking technology to help facilitate the growing ecommerce business; Install a new transportation management system (TMS) to improve freight efficiencies and reporting.

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Management 68

Procurement Insights

APRIL 19, 2025

By 2015, despite $75 million in funding, its initial rollout flounderedclients like the UKs NHS abandoned it due to usability issues and slow adoption. Impact : Millions in losses; TradeShift survived but took years to regain traction.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Procurement Collaboration 52

Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 7, 2015

December 17, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the global food and beverage supply chain, this week announced the twelfth annual FL100+ list in their November/December 2015 issue. Leading B2B Publication Releases Annual List of Notable Software & Technology Providers.

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Food and Beverage Supply Chain Logistics supply chain software solutions Product development 60