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5 Big Ideas for CPOs in Europe to Develop Procurement Strategies for 2023

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

With new legislation being introduced for 2023 in Europe, such as the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCCDA), CPOs and other procurement and sourcing leaders need to devise an agile procurement strategy to ensure compliance. Tracking supplier performance: For improvement, measurement and analysis is important.

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How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process

Una

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

ivalua

Competitors or new market entrants can use it to attack you these days – you don’t need a chain of retail shops on the high street, just a good idea, a great website and an outsourced logistics operation. So the need for businesses to act with speed and agility has never been greater.

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Everything You Need to Know About Procurement Solutions

Pipefy

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.

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Establishing Procurement as a Competitive Advantage

ivalua

Most leaders seem to track their progress with metrics such as percent of spend managed and digitization levels, defining best-in-class as being the top quartile or similar high percentage. This is where helping organizations innovate, ensuring business agility and even growing revenue comes into play.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

ivalua

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). Also included: supplier improvement plans, innovation plans and overall supplier collaboration.

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SAP Ariba and Coupa Marketplaces: Too little, too late?

Procurement Software

Business spend management suites, including SAP Ariba and Coupa software, offer marketplaces with App-Store like functionality. From the outside, it appears to be a bid by SAP Ariba, Coupa and other legacy Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Contract suites to maintain their relevance.