Skill Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2025

Understanding regulations is critical – but what truly builds resilience is training agile, informed teams who can pivot fast, minimize risk, and protect performance when global trade gets turbulent. It sends shockwaves through sourcing, supplier relationships, profitability, and operational decision-making.

Strategy 82

Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Cost of ownership Supplier negotiation 82

ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

We’ve seen AI take over everyday tools and search engines; AI in Sourcing and Procurement is becoming a strategic tool in our kit, At Ivalua, we are helping global procurement teams integrate AI across the Source-to-Pay process, bringing automation, insight, and agility to every step. Supplier risk adds even more complexity.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Procurement Real-time Visibility Procurement team 130

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. What are Supply Chain Reports? Supplier Performance Evaluating supplier performance based on key metrics such as on-time delivery, quality of goods received, adherence to agreed-upon terms, and responsiveness to inquiries.

Supply Chain Optimization 98

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Art of Supplier Collaboration: Best Practices to Build Lasting Partnerships Dynamic market changes and global events seem to create newer demands and greater pressure on procurement professionals. Growth Strategic supplier relationships are vital for supporting business growth.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 52

ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Procurement team 130

ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Procurement team 130

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.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Insights

JUNE 7, 2025

Hansen’s early concepts—especially his 1998 frameworks involving agent-based modeling , the Metaprise , time-zone polling , and advanced self-learning algorithms —share fundamental DNA with the adaptive, decentralized, and data-rich supply chain models later refined and scaled by Jeff Bezos at Amazon. suppliers, UPS) agents.

Supply Chain Optimization 75

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 75

Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Manufacturing and industrials: Strengthening the supply chain backbone In the manufacturing world, procurement is about much more than just tracking spend its the heartbeat of supply chain management. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

Real-time Visibility 74

Real-time Visibility Procurement e2e Supply Chain Efficiency 74

HICX

JUNE 9, 2025

What Is AI in Supplier Management? AI in supplier management is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline and enhance various supplier-related processes. What is the use of AI in supply chain management? What is the role of AI in supplier relationship management?

Suppliers 40

Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Management 40

Skill Dynamics

APRIL 10, 2025

Global supply chains have always been complexbut in todays climate of rising geopolitical tensions and evolving trade policies, theyve become even more unpredictable. These changes impact the entire end-to-end supply chain, from planning and procurement to logistics and customer delivery.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 71

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supply Supplier negotiation 71

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The solution was designed to be scalable, ensuring that it could support both large institutions and smaller, agile organizations, adapting to the unique challenges each might face in managing third-party risks.” Halo Ai is further positioned to extend its feature-set relating to the current Supplier Portal and Secure Document Repository.”

Supply Chain Efficiency 113

Supply Chain Efficiency Risk management Real-time Visibility Ethics 113

TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This introduction to supplier risk management outlines the importance of effectively identifying and managing risks that may arise from suppliers. Supplier risk management is crucial for businesses, as it helps them mitigate potential challenges that can disrupt operations. This process is known as supplier risk management.

Risk management 40

Risk management Risk Suppliers Strategy 40

Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

The US administrations announcement of reciprocal tariffs in early April sent a jolt through global supply chains. Another CPO pointed to the urgent internal push for greater transparency at the supplier-level mapping and for granular understanding of sub-tier suppliers, component origins and even HS-code-level exposure.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 94

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 94

Procurement Software

JUNE 1, 2025

AI handles supplier screening and market research. Category management Modern category managers orchestrate ecosystems of suppliers, technologies, and internal stakeholders. Traditional waterfall methodologies give way to agile approaches. They manage virtual suppliers and remote internal stakeholders with equal effectiveness.

Procurement 52

Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Category management Procurement team 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. How does oil and gas production drive global supply chain innovation?

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Innovation 59

Skill Dynamics

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Collusion involves suppliers and employees conspiring and coordinating to manipulate procurement outcomes. Finally, a general lack of transparency in the documentation or decision-making process should grab your attention, as it may indicate attempts to conceal fraudulent activities.

Risk 52

Risk Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved? Tactical Versus Strategic Sourcing.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

is a leading AI-powered platform specializing in third-party risk management, compliance, and supplier lifecycle automation. Real-Time Insights: Certas Risk AI analyzes and reasons through documents, extracting and structuring key information for intelligent risk assessments and compliance validation. Everything about Certa.ai

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

TYA Suite

JUNE 22, 2025

Procurement has become a strategic function in modern businesses, with growing pressure to manage costs, improve supplier performance, and drive operational efficiency. Common KPIs include cost savings, supplier lead times, contract compliance rates, cycle times, and supplier risk scores.

Procurement 40

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 40

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

This request typically includes details like the product specifications, quantities needed, and preferred suppliers. Issuing a purchase order (PO) After the request is approved, a is created and sent to the supplier. This document includes details like the product or service, agreed-upon price, quantity, and delivery expectations.

Procurement 40

Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials 40

Procurement Insights

JUNE 16, 2025

re-routing a PO to an alternate supplier due to a lead time issue detected by the agent). market volatility, supplier risk scores, spend thresholds), ensuring continuous optimization without manual rule changes. market volatility, supplier risk scores, spend thresholds), ensuring continuous optimization without manual rule changes.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Ethics Raw materials 52

Jaggaer

APRIL 16, 2025

Intake AI refers to the use of artificial intelligence to capture, understand, and classify incoming requests or needs, whether from users, systems, or documents. Tech-savvy executives have already seen AI-driven automation reshape finance, IT, and customer service, enabling those functions to operate with greater agility and fewer people.

Procurement 52

Procurement Data interpretation Demand Planning Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Insights

JUNE 12, 2025

Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part 7) Are you chasing solutions or solving problems? 4C Associates: Known for supply chain and procurement consulting, 4C focuses on digital transformation and analytics. Their supply chain expertise (e.g.,

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 20, 2025

In the intricate ‍web of global trade, ‍navigating through tariffs and supply chain compliance can feel ‍like threading a needle in a storm. However, understanding the crucial role of supply ‍chain and compliance in tariffs can serve as a guiding light in this complex terrain.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization 52

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.

Purchase orders 40

Purchase orders Purchasing Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 40

TYA Suite

JULY 13, 2025

When procurement and AP work in silos, your business is left without the real-time visibility it needs to stay financially agile. overspending, delays in approval, and strained relationships with suppliers. The AP team is forced to copy information from paper invoices or PDF documents into financial systems. The result?

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Purchase orders 40

Procurement Insights

JULY 3, 2025

Industry Sweet Spot Pharmaceutical industry’s complex regulatory environment, supplier risk management, and compliance requirements are ideal for SpendKey’s capabilities SpendKey’s proven pharma case study ($25M savings) provides direct credibility and relevance Pharma 1’s mid-sized scale (vs.

e2e 52

e2e Supply Chain Optimization Spend management Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

HICX

APRIL 14, 2025

Trade Wars & Tariffs The recent announcement of tariffs by President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves across global supply chains. For global food and beverage manufacturers, this marks a turning point: supplier management must evolve from an operational necessity to a strategic weapon. Example: A U.S.-based

Suppliers 40

Suppliers Real-time Visibility Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

TYA Suite

MAY 3, 2025

Vendor management is the process of selecting, onboarding, monitoring, and managing third-party suppliers or service providers to ensure smooth business operations. Whether its raw materials, software, logistics, or outsourced services, companies rely on multiple suppliers to run smoothly.

Vendor management 40

Vendor management Management supply chain software solutions Contract 40

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Instead, his contributions are more broadly tied to practical applications of algorithmic thinking in supply chain and procurement optimization. Lets explore whats known based on his documented efforts. supplier delays). Supply Chain Optimization Lets dive into supply chain optimization in the context of Jon W.

Supply Chain Optimization 40

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 40

Procurement Insights

APRIL 16, 2025

Pierre Mitchells Profile: Leads procurement research at Spend Matters, with 30 years of experience in supply chain and digital transformation, per Spend Matters (2022). Advocates for clean data as critical for agility and resilience, per Tealbook (2021), and coined guided buying, focusing on tech-enabled processes, per LinkedIn.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Data Procurement Quality 52

Jaggaer

JANUARY 23, 2025

The challenges we set out in that document still apply. Further layoffs in the supply chain are inevitable, not only in Germany but across the continent. Germany has already borne the brunt of the fallout from the Ukraine war, especially with disruptions to its energy supplies. They have minimal leverage.

Export 52

Export Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials supply chain budgeting 52

SCMDOJO

MAY 26, 2025

When deadlines slip, the consequences ripple through the supply chain, affecting deliveries, customer satisfaction, and overall profitability. Discover how to reduce waste and empower teams for lasting efficiency with Introduction: Lean & Cultural Changes a step-by-step guide to transformation.

Real-time Visibility 59

Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Inventory Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Sustainable Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide. The sustainable supply chain is adopted by many companies due to the increasing pressure to demonstrate greater environmental and social responsibility. However, how can companies demonstrate tier responsibility through the supply chain?

Supply Chain Efficiency 183

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Sustainability Agile and Lean Supply Chain 183

Una

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Leveraging Lean Procurement. What is lean procurement? Lean procurement” can mean several different things depending on who you ask, but the common thread connecting every definition is the core concept of doing more with less. Applying the principles of the lean work methodology to procurement. Create strategic focus.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 98

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Procurement Procurement strategies 98

Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Supply Chain Optimization 144

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 144