Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

The US administrations announcement of reciprocal tariffs in early April sent a jolt through global supply chains. Evaluating mitigation options , including: Advanced purchasing or inventory building to front-run tariffs. Remaining agile by embedding reassessment mechanisms. Contract rebalancing to shift tariff liability.

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Supply Chain Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The apparel company has been cautious in its own buying while trying to meet the needs of department stores and others who seek agility to meet demand.

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Procurement Leaders

APRIL 6, 2023

That said, the biggest challenge remains going deep into your supply chain. UCB’s changing supply chain We have a categorisation beyond whether a supplier is strategic or not. It’s understanding the potential trade-offs that we might make from redesigning our supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. And the limitations in supply chain visibility seem to start right here. would demand its implementation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 20, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! You have also invested in supply chain systems to manage and monitor the flow of goods. In fact, the average mid-size and enterprise company has four supply chain system investments each!

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2025

By integrating these technologies, organizations unlock efficiencies, enhance decision making and create more agile, connected supply chains, ultimately boosting their ROI. Consult TechMatch our tech selection tool that helps procurement and finance technology buyers quickly explore the market and identify best-fit solutions.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

And it seems that increasingly three topics come to the fore – effectiveness, creativity and agility. . The task of processing thousands of purchase orders may be executed “efficiently”, but there may well be more effective ways of managing this need – for instance, users having access to online guided buying catalogues. August 2019.

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TYA Suite

MAY 3, 2025

Back then, businesses relied on paper purchase ordersphysical forms filled out by hand, signed, mailed, or faxed to suppliers. Today, digital purchase order are part of a larger trend toward automation, integrating with accounting software, inventory systems, and analytics tools to create smarter, more efficient supply chains.

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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.,

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SCMDOJO

MAY 18, 2023

The following is a business case highlighting the background, context and value proposition of SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace, a platform designed to connect businesses with specialized Supply Chain Expert Services. It is within this context that SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace was conceived.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 2025 – Liquid networksdynamic, decentralized, and highly adaptable systemsare reshaping procurement and ProcureTech by enhancing supplier collaboration, innovation, and agility. Supply chain risk management is proactive and data-driven. Procurement workflows are automated using AI & smart contracts.

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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.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 6, 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. Most of those surveyed said they’ve also altered research processes, with nearly 30 % leaning on large language models more often than Google.  

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A truly efficient and effective Supply Chain must include a strategy, plans, business processes, and performance metrics that incorporate disintermediation and the elimination of waste! Why Disintermediate the Supply Chain? Now consider what a Supply Chain entails.

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ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Professionalisation of the function, logic and analysis has also extended into other areas, with a growth in relevant qualifications, all the way through to procurement and supply chain MBAs and even Doctorates. But, as we move towards a new decade, perhaps the wind is shifting, and we may see a different focus in the next ten years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Check out Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain! The Supply Chain function within your company has many responsibilities. Yet often the Supply Chain is undervalued. Why is Supply Chain often undervalued? Pressures for Cost Reduction in Supply Chain.

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Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Procurement was once known for imposing clunky purchasing processes. Procurement professionals are now celebrated for their innovation, creativity, agility, and cost-saving initiatives. And let’s not forget the crucial role they play in driving diversity and sustainability within the supply chain.

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Barkers Procurement

MAY 7, 2025

When Covid-19 first hit five years ago, retailers experienced the need for supply chain resilience. Now, as they build the agility and strength needed to respond to potential unexpected events, we can look to this period for guidance. A key flaw to emerge was that supply chains were murky. Nothing moved.

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TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

Production slows down, orders get delayed, and customer satisfaction dropsall because someone missed a routine purchase. Operational procurement refers to the process of purchasing the everyday goods and services a business needs to function. The PO serves as an official record of the transaction between the buyer and the supplier.

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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., MRO products) amid bureaucratic silos, legacy systems, and strict compliance needs.

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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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Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2023

Build better procurement processes with the Definitive Guide to Workflow Management Download now 3 types of procurement methods Direct procurement Direct procurement deals with the purchasing of products or services that are essential to the business core. It’s more common for direct procurement to involve rigid purchasing (i.e.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Assessment of the supply market (who offers what?) emergency purchases and b.) Tactical sourcing is ideal for a.)

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 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. Nate Delesline III/Supply Chain Dive Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Livestock Commodities Livestock and meat commodities include lean hogs , pork, live cattle , and feeder cattle. It follows the principles of supply and demand as it is the driving force of commodity markets. Mintec Mintec provides market intelligence, commodity prices, and price forecasts across the agri-food supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Making The Right Choices.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The people that I think are heroes are able to put aside what they think and truly listen to buyers, purchasing managers , and senior managers, and really learn from those individuals. We’re not just here for purchase orders and we’re not just that person who’s there when they flip it over the fence. Leveraging Lean Procurement.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 6, 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. Published June 6, 2025 Alejandra Carranza Reporter post share post print email license A DHL Supply Chain Class 8 electric truck.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Supplier Focus: Ramps supplier management is buyer-centric (e.g., Ramp retains an edge in agility and UX (6,500 hours saved, Forrester), while Amexs legacy brand and Nipendos depth appeal to entrenched corporates. So, why is Ramp “hidden in plain sight” in the procurement and supply chain world?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For years, supply chain professionals have measured success by how well they have been able to drive down costs and drive up efficiency. Then, 2020 sent shockwaves through many JIT strategies; the disruption was just too big to absorb and supply chain ecosystems had not been built to flex.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Agent-Based Solution : Agents represent suppliers, buyers, and logistics providers, sharing data and negotiating terms autonomously. Predictive Risk Mitigation Challenge : Reactive risk management leads to costly supply chain failures. Impact : Lowers supply chain disruption risks by 3040% , ensuring smoother implementations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents! SpendMatters Supply Chain Dive Supply Chain Digital Art of Procurement (Podcast). Procurious Procurement Leaders Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply (CIPS).

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Downstream activities include e-procurement , purchase orders, invoice automation and accounts payable and payment processes. The contracts govern the relationship between the buyer and supplier, an essential process to inform Procure-to-Pay. Purchasing is also where value is captured (i.e.,

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The purchasing process is a critical element of a company’s overall procurement department. No matter the size of your company, how you structure your purchase process has a direct impact on your company’s ability to control costs, manage risks, and maintain process resilience as supply chains evolve. Standardization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Inventory management starts with the fundamental in and out of your supply chain. If your business is small, separate applications can be purchased to piecemeal the jobs usually done in an ERP’s modules. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As we are coming to the end of the year, procurement and supply chain leaders across industries initiate their annual strategic planning process for the next year. We have shortlisted 7 C ritical T rends that will help supply chain leaders and practitioners to build a strategic blueprint for 2023 and beyond.

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