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2025 Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 
ivalua
JULY 1, 2025
This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one. These areas form the operational backbone of procurement and must be integrated within a unified platform to ensure consistency, compliance, and agility.
ivalua
JULY 1, 2025
This blog explains what a successful procurement strategy looks like in 2025, including a working definition, a strategic procurement framework, and the key steps to building one. These areas form the operational backbone of procurement and must be integrated within a unified platform to ensure consistency, compliance, and agility.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 8, 2025
Rebate Management Software is designed to handle the intricate calculations and processes associated with rebates in the supply chain. These systems help ensure compliance with industry standards and optimize financial performance by accurately tracking and managing rebate agreements.
The Network Effect
JULY 11, 2025
Skip to content The Network Effect Beyond Supply Chains Menu Home Business Networks Supply Chain Management Logistics Resilience AI About Submit a Post Rethinking Defense Supply Chains with Network-Based Command Centers July 11, 2025 Michael Bruens Defense , Supply Chain Management This post has already been read 125 times!
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! The supply chain industry faces a transformative era heading into 2025. If you want to know how these factors influence daily operations or redefine long-term strategies, read on for an insightful look at the future of supply chain management.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
APRIL 28, 2025
In the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain management, procurement leaders must stay ahead of the curve to ensure success in 2025 and beyond. In this article, we will explore four key strategies that procurement leaders can adopt to navigate the complexities of the future supply chain landscape.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
In a world where the digital realm continues to shape the future of industries, the supply chain landscape stands at the precipice of profound conversion. As we fast forward to the horizon of 2025, the Institute for Supply Management News ventures into the unknown, exploring the enigmatic path that lies ahead.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
As the wheels of the trucking industry continue to turn, the question on everyone’s mind is: where are trucking rates headed in 2025? Predictions for Trucking Rates in 2025 With the ever-evolving landscape of the trucking industry, the future of trucking rates in 2025 is a hot topic among industry executives.
Jaggaer
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority.
Jaggaer
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Procurement Priorities for 2025 and Beyond The manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, leaving Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) grappling with challenges that could make or break their organizations. This could include optimizing specifications, reducing waste, or exploring product substitution.
Procurement Insights
JULY 2, 2025
What are some best practices to promote optimal adoption of the governing policies and procedures in the absence of spend management technology? The 2007 article is a worthwhile read as it demonstrates the potential repercussions of excluding supply chain personnel in the early planning stages of an organization’s M&A strategy.)
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
Breaking Down Business Silos Supply chains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration. It all starts with adaptability.
ivalua
JUNE 17, 2025
As more and more companies invest in S2P technology, Ivalua has commissioned a survey and report on “The State of Source-to-Pay Digitization 2025” from trusted research and advisory firm Ardent Partners. CPOs in 2025: Leading Through Uncertainty under Ever Growing Pressure Tariffs, geopolitical tensions, climate change and inflation….
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Procurement Insights
JANUARY 3, 2025
Starting with the CFO, then the CIO, CEO, and The Board, here is the outline of changes in how top executives view procurement going forward in 2025. CFOs began to see procurement as critical to business continuity and organizational agility. Analytics and insights from procurement data were minimal.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 7, 2025
Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! This article depicts how innovative technology transforms supply chain operations. Supply Chain Management oversees the operational connection between businesses responsible for making and moving products through all distribution stages.
Procurement Insights
JUNE 22, 2025
White Paper: Projected Adoption of Hansen Fit Technologies (2025–2075) Abstract This white paper outlines the projected adoption trajectories and anticipated impacts of Hansen’s Metaprise, agent-based automation, and strand commonality models in procurement and supply chains.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 13, 2025
Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! Efficient supply chain management is the key. All of this is possible thanks to an optimized supply chain. This requires everyone in the supply network to share accurate and timely information to identify problems and streamline processes.
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! In the world where supply chain development is going meta, businesses nowadays have to stay abreast and adapt themselves constantly to these metamorphosing areas of operation as well as introduce innovative strategies as a way for survival and/or staying competitive in the game.
Procurement Insights
JUNE 7, 2025
Well, let’s ask Generative AI through the intelligent filtering of the RAM 2025 4-Model Assessment Tool. In many respects, Amazon’s supply chain success is a real-world realization of Hansen’s early vision—particularly around autonomy, distributed intelligence, and real-time adaptation. MODEL 1 Jon W. MODEL 2 Jon W.
ivalua
MAY 10, 2025
This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. What Is Procurement Technology? This evolution reflects procurement’s growing role as a strategic business partner.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 15, 2025
In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. How does oil and gas production drive global supply chain innovation?
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
With the rapid advancements in technology and the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain management, the role of artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly vital. Join us as we analyze the key takeaways from this engaging discussion and contemplate the implications for the future of supply chain management.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 5, 2025
Subscribe The Complexity of the Lego Supply Chain! Supply chains in the energy sector are among the most complex and capital-intensive in the world. Key insight for finance professionals: Supply chain complexity is more than logistics. It’s about capital flow, asset risk, and regulatory layering.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The global shipping industry is undergoing a massive restructuring in 2025, with long-standing alliances dissolving and new partnerships emerging. These shifts are set to redefine carrier operations, impact freight rates, and change how businesses manage their supply chains.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In the fast-paced world of aviation, delays are often unavoidable but always impactful.The highly anticipated entry-into-service (EIS) of the Airbus A350F,originally slated for 2025,now faces unexpected hurdles. Diversify Sourcing: Explore alternative suppliers to reduce dependency on a single source and mitigate risks.
Planergy
MAY 8, 2025
5] Finance Leaders Are Collaborating More Closely with Procurement: Nearly 48% of CFOs are leveraging procurement data to support broader financial strategies, from fraud detection to cost optimization. [1] 6][7][9] Procurement in 2025 is evolving fastbalancing operational demands, strategic decision-making, and digital innovation.
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Procurement Insights
APRIL 4, 2025
What are some best practices to promote optimal adoption of the governing policies and procedures in the absence of spend management technology? This will be a worthwhile read as it demonstrates the potential repercussions of excluding supply chain personnel in the early planning stages of an organizations M&A strategy.)
Arkestro
JUNE 9, 2025
It’s Event Season 2025! It’s Event Season 2025! Here are four of 2025’s past events where Arkestro was a major presence. Plug and Play Detroit EXPO 2025 Plug and Play is a global innovation hub that brings together startups, corporations, investors, universities, and governments. Where in the World is Arkestro?
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 19, 2025
As operators struggle to build agility and scale while they manage costs, the use case for person-to-goods (P2G) robotics is more compelling than ever. They provide optimized pick, putaway and replenishment functions, working with the human workforce to reduce travel time, errors and repetitive stress.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 8, 2025
MODEL #2 An agent-based model within a metaprise framework outperforms traditional equation-based intake and orchestration models in procurement because it better addresses the complexity, unpredictability, and multi-stakeholder nature of modern supply chains. Complex, multi-tiered supply chains Superior (e.g.,
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 17, 2025
Yet the complex supply chains behind those therapies are increasingly vulnerable. A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time. In a 2022 ASHP survey, 99.7% of pharmacists reported experiencing shortages of critical sterile injectables.
Jaggaer
APRIL 9, 2025
The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 14, 2025
2025 RELEVANCE The Department of National Defence (DND) case study involving Jon W. Hansen’s agent-based model (ABM) remains highly relevant in 2025. While the case study itself may not be widely referenced in 2025, its relevance persists as a benchmark for innovative procurement methodologies. Part 1 of 3).
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 1, 2025
Photo: iStock/South_agency July 2, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor How does a retailer stay ahead of the dizzying number of factors that go into whether it can sell what it puts on the shelves at a profit? During the COVID-19 pandemic, companies became much more agile in action and thinking, Petro observes. AI can help.
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Jaggaer
MARCH 6, 2025
This blog explores the key considerations for public sector organizations when selecting procurement technology in 2025, reflecting the latest trends and best practices. Spend Analysis: Offering detailed visibility into spending patterns, enabling cost optimization.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 10, 2025
Subscribe Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience with Smart Automation Technologies! Automation is not just replacing human labor; it unleashes greater performance, greater agility, and a greener future. By optimizing operations, you gain more than speed—you gain agility.
Spend Matters
APRIL 29, 2025
The series follows the methodology described in our Aligning Finance and Procurement in-depth guide , which offers a practical, structured approach to enhancing cash flow visibility, optimizing payment timing, reducing working capital risk and improving liquidity outcomes through closer collaboration between finance and procurement.
ivalua
JUNE 9, 2025
We’ve seen AI take over everyday tools and search engines; AI in Sourcing and Procurement is becoming a strategic tool in our kit, At Ivalua, we are helping global procurement teams integrate AI across the Source-to-Pay process, bringing automation, insight, and agility to every step.
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Let's Talk Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In a fast-paced world where supply chain disruptions, generative AI innovations, and trade tariffs constantly shape the global economy, staying informed is vital. Hosted by Sarah Barnes Humphrey, the founder of Let’s Talk Supply Chain, the video promises an insightful discussion with special guest Audrey Ross.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 2, 2025
I picked Chevron to prepare the following assessment based on the company’s interest in my recent LinkedIn post and the corresponding poll in the Purchasing & Global Supply Chain Professionals (PGSCP) group. Chevron Fit: Ideal for ESG compliance and supplier resilience, saving $1M-$5M by optimizing $1B-$3B in supplier spend.
Supply Chain Game Changer
JULY 15, 2025
For instance, optimizing compressor operations in industrial refrigeration through load shifting can lead to energy savings of up to 20%. Incorporating adaptable equipment into industrial operations allows companies to remain agile amidst changing demands. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 15, 2025
Jon Hansen, Procurement Insights (1998 to 2025) Context: DND Implementation and Self-Learning Algorithms DND Background: Hansens DND project (1998-2005) transformed procurement for Canadas Department of National Defence, streamlining purchasing (e.g., supplier vetting patterns) to ensure cleaned data to optimize desired outcomes.
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Procurement Insights
JULY 1, 2025
MODEL 1 – LEVEL 1 Jon Hansen’s contribution to The Procurement Imperative 2025 – Global Report by Economist Impact and SAP clearly integrates the foundational elements of his Metaprise , Agent-based , and Strand Commonality models, though these frameworks are not named explicitly in the report.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
APRIL 18, 2025
As supply chains evolve and markets redefine themselves, the importance of a robust intellectual property protection plan becomes crucial. Organizations need to assess the implications of tariffs on their supply chains and implement agile solutions to mitigate risks and optimize operations.
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