Procurement Insights

JUNE 7, 2025

Hansen’s early concepts—especially his 1998 frameworks involving agent-based modeling , the Metaprise , time-zone polling , and advanced self-learning algorithms —share fundamental DNA with the adaptive, decentralized, and data-rich supply chain models later refined and scaled by Jeff Bezos at Amazon. MODEL 2 Jon W.

Supply Chain Optimization 75

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 75

Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Saratoga, CA), Certa has quickly established itself as a digital backbone for managing supplier, customer, and partner relationships across all risk domains and lifecycle stages. I will share these results with you today. Everything about Certa.ai Summary Table: Certa.ai

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

Procurement Insights

APRIL 16, 2025

Pierre Mitchells Profile: Leads procurement research at Spend Matters, with 30 years of experience in supply chain and digital transformation, per Spend Matters (2022). Advocates for clean data as critical for agility and resilience, per Tealbook (2021), and coined guided buying, focusing on tech-enabled processes, per LinkedIn.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Data Procurement Quality 52

ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply chain Supply 100

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Logistics is the central system that controls physical inventory flow in a supply chain. Key performing attributes signify and monitor the Logistics functioning and create a visibility pattern in the supply chain. The productivity attribute includes the processes and their impact on the supply chain.

Logistics 137

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

Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

There is still time and budget for shipping organizations to implement new TMS solutions or upgrade existing ones – yielding benefits like automation, efficiency improvements, expanded visibility and scalability – if they’re to be well-protected against what appears to be a looming downturn. Headline: Truck Stocks Plunge in 2015.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory 60

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. It involves optimizing procurement processes and reducing costs while maintaining the quality of goods and services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Negotiation supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 52