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Supply Chain Issues: Causes, Impacts & Mitigation Strategies

Finale Inventory

Supply Chain Disruption in 2025: Navigating Supply Chain Issues Supply chain issues have become the defining challenge for multichannel merchants in 2025. When supply chains falter, customer satisfaction plummets and competitors gain ground. What Are Supply Chain Issues in Plain Language?

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Expanding the influence and impact of Procurement

Spend Matters

After operating as a privately-owned entity for 99 years, Utz went public in August 2020. Identifying the need for foundational technology and processes Before joining Utz as its SVP Procurement, Ron had been consulting with the Supply Chain department working on a number of different projects.

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A procurement digital transformation survival guide for practitioners: How to embrace digital without getting lost on the way

Spend Matters

While technology is at the heart of this shift, jumping on the digital bandwagon isnt always as simple as plugging in some shiny new software. Procurement has evolved from a back-office function to a strategic driver of innovation and value. Real transformation demands a mix of creativity, strategy and much patience.

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5 Years Creating Procuretech Content: What’s Changed?

Procurement Software

I launched the first episode of The Procuretech Podcast on 25th March 2020. (We We later rebranded to The Procurement Software Podcast to match our software directory.) So, lets take a quick tour of 10 key changes since 2020, as well as 5 challenges or ongoing debates which still persist. It’s official!

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Choosing Rod Sherkin

Procurement Insights

ProPurchaser ** ProPurchaser** operates in the procurement intelligence and cost management sector, providing tools and data to assist supply chain professionals in negotiations. Dairy.com**: Offers technology services and intelligence platforms tailored to the dairy industry, focusing on supply chain optimization.

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20 Years Of Procurement And Spreadsheets: An Accelerated Decline?

Procurement Insights

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. 2019 91% AI usage surged to 37% (Exploding Topics), reducing spreadsheet reliance. in spreadsheet software market).

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What impact did Gartner’s late entry into Procurement and AI have on procurement practitioners and ProcureTech solution providers?

Procurement Insights

Hansen was publicly referencing and implementing AI concepts in the late 1990s , notably through “advanced self-learning algorithms” in procurement and supply chain applications. Procurement-Specific : Up to 70% of ERP/procurement tech projects fail due to scope creep, budget overruns, or misalignment.