SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

The metric results in either a favorable or unfavorable variance, influenced by internal or external factors. Market Fluctuations and Inflation : External factors such as inflation, rising raw material costs, and global supply chain disruptions have a significant impact on procurement costs. References Garnder, S. Emiliani, M.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 30, 2025

THE SHORT ANSWER Procurement Insights is not a replacement for analyst firms its a complementary and sometimes disruptive mirror , helping enterprise buyers and tech vendors see past sanitized reports into what actually matters to practitioners. – Challenges rigid quadrants with more agile, narrative-driven insights.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Knowing how crucial time is for keeping customers happy and influencing what they buy, it’s clear that handling lead time (which means the time it takes to get things ready) is not just needed for business, but it also gives an edge in today’s competitive and complex economy. Time is really important in business.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

I was recently delighted to be joined in webinar discussion by Iain Prince, Operational Transformation & Supply Chain Partner at KPMG. From resilience to agility As Iain was quick to point out, there is no shortage of people offering advice on supply chain resilience.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement technology landscape Procurement technology is primarily designed to simplify procurement processes and reduce costs, but it’s grown to offer so many more benefits than that, with the greatest one being transforming procurement into a source of reliable strategic influence.

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The Good Spending

JUNE 15, 2022

New Tasks The first-time buyer seeks a wide variety of information to explore alternative purchasing solutions to their organizational task. Modified Rebuy A buyer wants to replace or amend a product used in the organization. Straight Rebuy The buyer routinely reorders a product with no modifications.

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Positive Purchasing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Inevitably, there are some supply chains that are riskier than others. As a discount retailer, we need to offer our customer attractive prices which we aim to achieve through business efficiency – keeping our internal structures lean, focusing on the essentials and having a strategically limited product range.

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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 delivers the buyer lower unit prices.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. Whether the purpose is savings or forecasting, strategic procurement involves three key business principles at its core for better decision-making and procurement maturity: predictability, agility, and precision.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. Georg Well, I would say realities have changed and we can all see this now, right.

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Sourcing and Supply Chain

JUNE 24, 2021

Hence, buyers have also adopted the concept of suppliers to bundle the requirement of multiple locations and the similar product as a category to have a better understanding, control, and volume to negotiate. It results in specialization in category for a buyer and ends up in a better deal with saving time, resources, and money.

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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.

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Una

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

In addition to procurement practitioners and supply chain professionals, The Sourcing Hero features guests from a variety of industries and career paths, each with a narrative that is relatable and relevant. Episode 136 For me, I guess a sourcing hero is a buyer that makes the impossible possible. Make it normal, basically.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JANUARY 25, 2022

Touching also on soft skills - selling, influence, persuasion - the type of skills that are often more associated with Sales & Marketing teams, are becoming ever more important to procurement professionals too. Florian's 4 key areas for managing change. Digitalisation. Innovation. Resilience.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Create an agile company with the capacity to adapt quickly to market changes. However, organizations remain vulnerable if a competitor offers a cheaper alternative for price-sensitive buyers. Help ensure that all employees have well-defined goals and clear mandates for the organization.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 23, 2024

To mitigate supply chain risks and improve business continuity by reducing dependence on many small suppliers. Working closely with fewer suppliers also enhances supply chain transparency and resilience. Having capacity contingencies is ideal to mitigate supply chain risks. Communicate frequently.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

And therein lies the problem of getting procurement to have a bigger influence on companies’ bottom line. The best buyer in the world won’t be able to negotiate steel, copper or electricity below the market price. How can investing in digital procurement lead to a better P&L?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

And therein lies the problem of getting procurement to have a bigger influence on companies’ bottom line. The best buyer in the world won’t be able to negotiate steel, copper or electricity below the market price. How can investing in digital procurement lead to a better P&L?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

They can also create adversarial relationships between buyers and suppliers, as they often involve tough negotiations and a focus on short-term gains rather than long-term collaboration. Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 27, 2023

18 Must-Have Negotiation Skills For Procurement Professionals Download Course Details →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Supply Chain Forecasting — Everything You Should Know Supply chain forecasting is about making predictions from both past and present information. What is Supply Chain Forecasting?

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 4, 2023

As a Buyer at British Airways, I bought a range of different categories from engineering spares to airport services. I joined KPMG in their supply chain practice and spend the next 16 years on consulting assignments in a smaller firm. Our organisation has adopted agile ways of working.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 30, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. “We are a Supply Chain Services Company,” I was told. “If we are truly a Supply Chain Services Company, then why is our Inventory Turnover only at 7?”, I needed to meet with the company leaders in the Supply Chain function quickly.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

“We are a Supply Chain Services Company,” I was told. “If we are truly a Supply Chain Services Company, then why is our Inventory Turnover only at 7?”, I needed to meet with the company leaders in the Supply Chain function quickly. Supply/Demand Planning. (Infographic).

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Procurement Software

MAY 23, 2023

Very few CEOs come from Procurement or Supply Chain. Supply Chain should become one of the top agenda items on board level meetings. Not ignoring the importance of regular, two-way feedback between buyer and supplier is also key. The CEO must therefore take personal ownership of this change.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

Gideon Gartner’s Original Vision (19791980s) Core Tenet Explanation Accessible, pragmatic insight Deliver actionable, independent tech analysis directly to CIOs and tech buyers, not just executives. Scope Expanded beyond IT into supply chain, HR, procurement, sales, and marketing. Gartner Inc.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

1999 – I introduced the Metaprise model (RAM) 2007 – In Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part7) , I write about the Metaprise in greater detail, including the results of its implementation in a production environment (Department of National Defence). Hansen ( 4 ). procuretech.ai+2procuretech.ai+2SOURCE+2 2procuretech.ai+2SOURCE+2

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The new procurement tech players: agile and configurable My prediction is most of the solutions that disappear will be replaced on a one-to-one ratio by new market entrants. The economic buyer in this case is undoubtedly going to be the CFO. I’m not a computer scientist, and neither are most CPOs and CFOs.

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