Spend Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

This ecosystem strategy for managing “best-in-class architectures” is unfortunately still nascent, but recent activity has thankfully signaled the start of a greater shift by the large technology vendors themselves (and not just progressive buyers). Let’s just focus on the SAP Ariba portion of this discussion.

Sourcing 83

Sourcing Spend management Procurement supply chain software solutions 83

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

In this disruptive age, businesses must move faster and become more agile, so Procurement must respond, to this or we will become obsolete. And increasingly, that means collaborative working with key suppliers who can support that need to be innovative, flexible and agile.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement supply chain budgeting 130

Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

Supplier relationship management Tension is never pleasant, but only those procurement professionals who pinpoint lacking supplier relationships can evaluate and rectify the situation. Document management Digital contract management should be included in any e-procurement tool; it’s that important. Life cycle management.

Procurement solutions 52

Procurement solutions Procurement e2e supply chain software solutions 52

Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Finally, procurement teams are responsible for anticipating and responding to disruptions in the supply chain and their own process. From procure-to-pay software to spend management and analysis tools, procurement technologies are disrupting the status quo and bringing efficiency to teams like never before.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Upstream covers all the strategic procurement activities such as spend analysis, sourcing, contract management and supplier management (which includes supplier information, risk and performance management). Source-to-Pay is typically broken into two parts – upstream and downstream.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. The software was founded by a group of seasoned procurement professionals who have developed a full-suite spend management platform with two overriding principles: time to value and ease of use.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

You don’t pay for the service if no content needs to be created, so there’s no need to keep a retainer or spend money on unused services, allowing for better control over spend management. Goods have fixed prices, whereas services usually involve negotiation between buyers and sellers to reach a pricing agreement.

Management 52

Management Procurement supply chain budgeting Budget 52