Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Instead, his contributions are more broadly tied to practical applications of algorithmic thinking in supply chain and procurement optimization. The lack of specificity in public recordsunlike, say, the open-source algorithms of TAC-SCM (a supply chain competition)means were speculating on the mechanics. supplier delays).

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 23, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Contractors are adapting where they can, through smarter procurement, tighter project planning and more selective bidding,” said O’Reilly.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Discount variety store Dollar Tree is also looking to drop non-economical items in a bid to curb the impact of tariffs. By Philip Neuffer • Jan.

Inventory

Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 4, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Oldham joins Kroger following three years at PetSmart, where he was SVP and chief supply chain officer. Published Aug.

Sourcing

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 8, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Several other carriers are considering capacity shifts in a bid to accommodate drops in volume and excess capacity. By Kelly Stroh • Feb.

Demand

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 17, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. The Trump administration has upped customs enforcement efforts against low-value imports in a bid to reduce the amount of contraband entering the U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

We are having to become much more agile in our approach because suppliers are less willing to hold their pricing. I’m passionate about working in collaboration with the supply chain and allowing for constructive conversations so that we’re doing all we can to ensure the best value for money for our customers.

Sustainability

Una

MARCH 6, 2023

How to Market Procurement’s Value Beyond Cost Savings The Importance of Looking Beyond Cost Savings in Procurement Procurement Automation: 5 Tasks You Should be Automating Employ lean procurement principles For some organizations, getting Lean in procurement simply involves doing things faster.

Purchasing

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier collaboration serves as the foundation for supply continuity, agility, risk management, and resilience when disruptions occur. Your goal might be to transition from purely traditional buyer-supplier business arrangements, fine-tune strong supplier relationships that yield average results, or something in between.

Collaboration

Procurement Software

APRIL 18, 2023

With tangible benefits for buyers, eAuctions could help your organisation survive the economic downturn. eAuctions are a negotiation method that allow buyers to leverage market-driven pricing opportunities. This saves buyers not only money, but hours of conversation time. This involves suppliers competing in sequential bidding.

Bidding

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. If this were a manufacturing process generating over 30% waste, it would be something that lean experts would be examining closely, questioning the inefficient use of energy and resources. Competitive bidding for €10k worth of one-time spend. Supplier innovation.

Supply Chain Efficiency

The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 3, 2022

Given the current supply chain crisis and geopolitical instability, what better time to speak to a guest from a unique eSourcing solution? Alan Holland, CEO of Keelvar, is here to tell us how AI can offer something more immediate, spot and transactional, in these unstable times when agility matters.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

The Good Spending

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Procurement is on the journey from cost-cutting to value delivery Naturally, Procurement started in the lowest cost arena, where the cheapest bid wins. Lowest bid Supplier selection by the lowest bid is still the dominant approach in many companies, especially public ones. This method is simple, logical, and easy to implement.

Bidding

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Growing global complexity in supply chain management has forced organizations to look towards technology as their silver bullet; serving as the missing link between people (supply chain actors) and the ability to collaborate at scale. Check out What Exactly is Blockchain? And How Does it Work? Infographic).

Supply Chain Efficiency

Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

It enables: Building stronger relationships with your key suppliers Competitive bidding, which optimises cost Evaluating non-price factors important to your organisational objectives e.g. quality, lead time, sustainability Performing the appropriate pre-qualification of suppliers. Improvements to end-to-end supply chain efficiency.

Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Supplier relationship management is a process for developing and managing collaborative relationships with suppliers at all levels to achieve the required business objectives and overall supply chain strategy. Many organizations have developed web-based portals or use other cloud-based services to tie the supplier and buyer together.

Supplier relationship management

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. If this were a manufacturing process generating over 30% waste, it would be something that lean experts would be examining closely, questioning the inefficient use of energy and resources. Competitive bidding for €10k worth of one-time spend. Supplier innovation.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Competitive bidding, which optimises cost. Improvements to end-to-end supply chain efficiency. Some of the more advanced procurement software offering source-to-pay functionality can also provide: Reverse auction capability, with complex functionality for bid and proposal evaluation criteria. Value Drivers (H3).

Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories. Dual sourcing and supply chain digitization can help.

Strategic sourcing

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

They should also extend this digitalization to supply chain management (supplier portal, webEDI, etc.) This is not simply about cost savings here and there (the traditional C-suite view of what procurement does) but driving value and making your organization more agile in an uncertain and rapidly changing world.

Procurement

Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

It enables organisations to achieve a more efficient, transparent and agile procurement process, thus allowing them to focus on strategic decision-making and business growth rather than transactional and operational tasks. RPA will over time take away a lot of the need for operational buyers and purchase admin roles.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

At its core, procurement is the process of finding, agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives.

Innovation

Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

Goods have fixed prices, whereas services usually involve negotiation between buyers and sellers to reach a pricing agreement. Technology solutions are incredibly helpful in dealing with goods, but they must have an agile stance to maximize value creation as they are applied to service category sourcing.

Management

Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Supplier KPIs Suppliers, by definition, comprise a crucial link in your supply chain. Buyers that don’t use enough suppliers make themselves vulnerable to dependency on one for certain goods or services. Lead time If you’re looking for one metric that gauges the overall efficiency of your supply chain, track the lead time KPI.

Procurement

Jaggaer

MARCH 28, 2025

As global organizations face increasing demands to do more with less, procurement and supply chain teams are under pressure to drive greater value while reducing operational complexity. Buyers can review and approve changes to order confirmations before they are applied, enhancing control and reducing the risk of surprises.

Innovation