Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Agility in Volatility: Real-time adjustments to demand spikes, supply shortages, or ESG regulations ensure continuity. Difficulty Engaging Stakeholders Human-AI Collaboration: Procurement teams override AI decisions for ethical or strategic exceptions (e.g., favoring local suppliers for ESG goals), fostering trust.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 19, 2025

Today Im joined by ProcurementIQ , a company whose talented team of analysts, editors, sales, client services, management and support members work hard to serve the specific needs of procurement departments every single day. Guest bios: Anthony Samaniego, Customer Relationship Manager.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Data Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Impact : Eliminates miscommunication and delays, improving stakeholder satisfaction and implementation success. Predictive Risk Mitigation Challenge : Reactive risk management leads to costly supply chain failures. Impact : Lowers supply chain disruption risks by 3040% , ensuring smoother implementations.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Insights

JUNE 14, 2025

Addressing Multi-Stakeholder Complexity Negotiation and Collaboration: Metaprise agents are designed to negotiate and resolve conflicts among stakeholders (e.g., balancing procurement, finance, and supplier objectives), reflecting the real-world complexity of modern supply chains.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Stakeholder engagement Negotiation 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., Their supply chain expertise (e.g.,

Sourcing 52

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

Procurement Insights

APRIL 7, 2025

This model ensures that procurement operations are efficient, compliant, and aligned with organizational objectives by managing workflows from the initial request (intake) through to the execution and fulfillment of procurement tasks (orchestration). office supplies, IT services) with standardized processes.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 20, 2025

After working with Learning Management Systems (LMS) for some time, one develops an appreciation for the reporting features they provide. These Learning Management System tools are software applications that automate training delivery and centralize an organization’s learning and development function.

Management 59

Management Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 59

Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement are much-used terms within procurement teams.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Stakeholder engagement Supply chain 130

Procurement Heads

APRIL 27, 2023

Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement are much-used terms within procurement teams.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Stakeholder engagement Supply chain 130

Spend Matters

JULY 24, 2023

So while this year’s report places a lot of emphasis on operating model set-up and talent management, we wish to highlight the ‘Digitization’ section because Procurement has a clear imperative to build agility and resilience into supply chains. Category management is the core engine for scaling processes.

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supply chain budgeting Budget Agile and Lean Supply Chain Risk 98

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. When implemented with clear objectives, the procurement strategy will provide a roadmap for procurement managers to follow.

Procurement strategies 65

Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 65

The Good Spending

AUGUST 23, 2022

It is agreeable that demand management is the sign of ultimate procurement professionalism. Value creation as the result of stakeholder engagement The authors of Stakeholder Salience model built their work around the process of value creation. If you managed to fully or partially waive it, then it's cost avoidance.

Procurement 98

Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Budget 98

Procurement Heads

APRIL 5, 2023

So, they had created this whole business case, and they started talking about what was possible from a procurement perspective but had missed the whole point about stakeholder engagement and business requirements going forward. I sometimes wonder actually, how did I end up here?

Procurement 130

Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Procurement Heads

APRIL 5, 2023

So, they had created this whole business case, and they started talking about what was possible from a procurement perspective but had missed the whole point about stakeholder engagement and business requirements going forward. I sometimes wonder actually, how did I end up here?

Procurement 130

Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Barkers Procurement

JUNE 26, 2024

The client needed support to build cohesive plans to drive delivery of their flagship E2E supply chain programme which was initiated in order to ensure that the global supply chain is fit for the future and in alignment with the overall client’s strategy.

e2e 40

e2e Agile and Lean Supply Chain Stakeholder engagement Demand Planning 40

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. Mitigates risk by selecting reliable suppliers, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring continuity of supply.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

A procurement strategy is a comprehensive plan designed to streamline and manage the process of acquiring goods and services an organization needs to operate efficiently. Incorporates digital procurement strategies to track and report sustainability metrics across the supply chain.

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Procurement strategies Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 40

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.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement strategies Cost of ownership Supply Chain Efficiency 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Beyond simply filling open roles, a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy encompasses a holistic approach to talent management , from identifying organizational needs to nurturing relationships with potential candidates. Analyze the cost and benefits associated with each.

Strategy 61

Strategy Sourcing Leadership Networking 61

Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

This facilitates better supplier relationship management, enhances transparency, and enables effective supplier performance monitoring. Strategic Supplier Management: Digital tools enable comprehensive supplier performance monitoring and evaluation. This leads to significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency.

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Contract 40

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2024

We also caught up with practitioner clients and contacts who were in attendance to kick the proverbial tires and learn more about the ‘space’ (which is partially about intake management, but also concerns broader orchestration, which can mean everything from process coordination/integration to next-gen management of procurement itself).

Sustainability 115

Sustainability Spend management Real-time Visibility Suppliers 115

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 17, 2025

The climate change debate is overits real and its herewe need solutions in supply chain now. Business leaders understand recognizing and prioritizing sustainable supply chain solutions is a strategic move to fuel business resilience, profitability, and agility. How did your supply chain journey start?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Sustainability Supply 52

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 ).

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 17, 2025

Lamoureux would see Metaprise as a strategic layer for S2P suites, enhancing visibility and agility, but not a standalone fix, per his hyperscaler vision (LinkedIn, 2024). Metaprises agility suits 2025s volatility, enhancing suites like ORO Labs (70-80% success), but needs GenAI to avoid Youngers funding cliff [web:2].

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Stakeholder engagement Data 52

Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

Needs of the Procurement Industry and Practitioners in 2025 Procurement professionals today face complex challenges: Tariff Mitigation and Supply Chain Disruptions: With ongoing U.S.-China Supplier Risk Management: Rising geopolitical risks and port congestion require robust risk assessment tools (Manufacturing Digital, March 2025).

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Leadership Influencing 52