IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. Building strong supplier relationships to encourage favorable contracts and service is also a common goal. Be flexible.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Procurement Technology Procurement technology refers to the software and systems that automate and streamline procurement processes for businesses, covering everything from sourcing materials and services to managing contracts and analyzing spending. Software like Concord and Agiloft comes to mind.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management.

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Barkers Procurement

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Existing contracts must be revisited and renegotiated – it is often the fastest route to saving money. If the supply partner in question has attracted a wealth of spend, or operates in a sector with few alternatives or high barriers to entry, the Procurement function must ensure that they survive, too. But there is a care point here.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Third party risk management. Contract lifecycle management. It’s therefore a fair assumption that if you remove these non-value added tasks, you will allow the Procurement Manager to deliver a third more value to the business. Supplier innovation.

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Una

JULY 18, 2023

Familiarity with procurement software platforms , e-procurement systems, and vendor management systems is a must. visible Invisible spend refers to the expenditures that occur outside of traditional procurement channels such as non-contracted purchases, one-off transactions, or decentralized buying. Make invisible spend data.

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

managing contracts or ESG performance), spend categories and supporting intelligence. 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).

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

However, the software that works best for you will be based on your industry, business size, tech stack, and procurement objectives, which might include hastening production, eliminating order errors, or cutting dead stock costs. End-to-end integrations A new digital procurement tool may replace a few software systems in your tech stack.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is to enable greater autonomy and agility. . Accordingly, the time is right for procurement to take centre stage and create benchmark KPIs to ensure sustainability in global supply chains. Risk management. As per the McKinsey report , “ In Supply Chain Risk Management, organisations often don’t know where to start.”

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ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2020

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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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2023

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. Investment in technology is crucial and requires even more during the time of an economic downturn. “

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. These competencies are essential for ensuring that organizations can secure the goods and services they need at the best possible value.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Third party risk management. Contract lifecycle management. It’s therefore a fair assumption that if you remove these non-value added tasks, you will allow the Procurement Manager to deliver a third more value to the business. Supplier innovation.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 9, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus begins to subside in many parts of the world, supply chains are stabilizing. Revise Your Contracts. One important step for mitigating losses and building the future is evaluating your contracts. This should serve as a wakeup call for procurement teams to take a look at the clauses in their contracts.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

As an international technology group with about 10,000 employees, Körber offers products, solutions and services that inspire. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 9, 2024

Smart procurement is the use of technology to improve efficiency and help build more agile procurement processes. The benefits include cost savings increase, better decision making and risk management. While these tools can lighten workloads and improve agility and decision-making, they can’t operate without the input of humans.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. With a Ph.D.

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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.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Contract Management: The piece that connects the upstream and the downstream, where value starts being captured.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Cost Savings and Efficiency Gains: By leveraging digital tools for spend analysis, organizations can identify areas of unnecessary expenditure, negotiate better contracts with suppliers, and optimize procurement processes. Strategic Supplier Management: Digital tools enable comprehensive supplier performance monitoring and evaluation.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With the advent of AI, and especially generative AI within that broader term, and the continued globalization of supply chains, the pace of change has sped up, forcing businesses and workers to adjust quickly. Third-party risk management through a specialized vendor moves beyond the onboarding and intake process.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

If you want to search the whole range of procurement tech companies out there beyond just startups, then check our our free software directory. Focal Point Focal Point is a growing Atlanta-based procurement startup offering a unique solution tacking three different challenges within procurement.

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Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Business spend management suites, including SAP Ariba and Coupa software, offer marketplaces with App-Store like functionality. This is a well-trodden route, with Salesforce probably the most famous example to successfully do this in the B2B software space. Can marketplaces defend the incumbents’ market share?

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Empowering CPO

MAY 6, 2023

As global supply chains become more complex and interconnected, procurement professionals play a critical role in ensuring businesses remain competitive and resilient. Predictive analytics, for instance, allows procurement professionals to forecast demand, identify potential supply chain disruptions, and optimize inventory levels.

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World of Procurement blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

With solutions such as Tealbook , which creates a supplier data foundation that isn’t dependent on a supplier going into a portal and updating information, we will see a shift in procurement teams opting for options such as this. With better data comes more precise insights into your Supply Chain. That’s vital.

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Pipefy

JUNE 15, 2023

As businesses complete their digital transformation and move away from complex (and often manual) legacy systems, modern procurement solutions are rapidly replacing traditional methods. Procurement software can help users achieve this goal by ensuring that contracts comply with the organization’s spending policies.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

By effectively managing the purchasing process, companies can better control their expenditures and optimize their supply chain, ensuring the availability of the right products and services at the right time. Supplier management systems: Tools that help track, evaluate, and manage supplier relationships and performance.

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Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

Procurement technology, or procuretech, refers to software which powers these digital tools which automate and streamline procurement. Software can be used to not only assist procurement teams to automate manual processes such as data entry, document processing and vendor communication. What is procurement tech?

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Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

It is the process of acquiring external services to meet the needs of an organization and involves different steps, such as identifying a need, setting up a contract, and managing the relationship between the service provider and the customer. There should be purchase orders and milestones to ensure your project remains on course.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2023

Digital procurement means letting go of manual data entry, paperwork, and complex request management and instead opting to use software that streamlines procurement through integration and automation. For example: the ERP system, SAP, Netsuite, and other finance software. The first choice will be the software type.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Systems are the critical tools necessary to have a lean and efficient Procurement Department. Note, don’t just implement tools from your ERP system which Finance most often dictates, just because its part of the software suite. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 29, 2021

Responsible Contract Management: . Avoiding contract renewals with suppliers who do not meet the required health and safety criteria. Foolproof Supplier Information Management: . Agile companies are deploying digital-first systems that can forecast disruptions and alert CPOs to arrange alternate supply streams.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Systems are the critical tools necessary to have a lean and efficient Procurement Department. Note, don’t just implement tools from your ERP system which Finance most often dictates, just because its part of the software suite. A contract should not just be a legal document thrown up on a shelf to be forgotten. Now Systems.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 8, 2023

nShockwaves were sent through the procurement software industry last December when the Coupa software acquisition was announced. They are arguably the market leader and self-proclaimed “inventor of the Business Spend Management (BSM) category”. Cloud-based software wasn’t as much of a thing.

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