SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The global supply chain landscape is undergoing significant transformations, influenced by rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and the intricacies of international commerce. Developing Analytical Skills Data analysis is at the heart of effective supply chain management.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This leap in AI capabilities is revolutionizing industries, and AI-driven supply chain management is no exception. The Role of Agentic AI in Supply Chains Supply chains are dynamic and complex, requiring continuous decision-making across multiple functions, from procurement and inventory management to logistics and demand forecasting.

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ivalua

JULY 3, 2025

Direct and indirect procurement are two fundamental approaches in supply chain management, each serving distinct functions within an organization. Indirect procurement supports organizational agility, requiring tailored controls and workflows to manage cross-functional spend. Find Out More What Is Procurement?

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Customers use Onventis to consolidate suppliers and negotiate better terms. The need for resilient supply chains is also a key factor driving procurement digitalization. Customers want to quickly adjust sourcing strategies and build agility into their supply chains.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

No matter the focus, whether cost reduction and quality improvement, or supply chain optimization and resilience, procurement must have a concrete role in delivering outcomes that matter to the business. Structured collaboration supports digital procurement transformation efforts and strengthens supply-side performance.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 2, 2025

auto tariffs are being felt across global supply chains. This transformation marks more than a temporary adjustmentit’s a paradigm shift in supply chain thinking, where agility, sustainability, and real-time visibility are becoming top priorities. The ripple effects of U.S. Join us as we explore how U.S.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Why Your Procurement Strategy is More Critical Now Than Ever Before In an era of global supply chain disruptions, a robust procurement strategy is no longer optionalits essential. Optimize costs without compromising supply chain continuity. Enhanced Agility: Enables rapid response to unexpected supply chain changes.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 9, 2025

By fostering these relationships, businesses can ensure stable supply chains, consistent quality, and even access to supplier innovations. According to a McKinsey report, firms that develop strong supplier partnerships are 35% less likely to experience significant supply disruptions. Click here!

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

No matter the focus, whether cost reduction and quality improvement, or supply chain optimization and resilience, procurement must have a concrete role in delivering outcomes that matter to the business. Structured collaboration supports digital procurement transformation efforts and strengthens supply-side performance.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. What are Supply Chain Reports? Moreover, i dentifying and mitigating potential risks associated with supplier performance, such as disruptions to the supply chain or quality issues.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2025

Unfortunately, outdated tools and fragmented processes make it difficult to maintain visibility across the supply chain and adapt at the pace of business. Before organizations can fully benefit from agility and automation, it’s important to understand the concept of digital procurement.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. As they receive new information, they can adjust their actions to outcomes for things like supplier negotiations, risk management, and spend analysis. And they don’t require constant human intervention.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. As they receive new information, they can adjust their actions to outcomes for things like supplier negotiations, risk management, and spend analysis. And they don’t require constant human intervention.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

However, the top three procurement challenges featured in the Hackett Group report demand immediate attention: slashing spending costs, securing supply chain resilience, and modernizing outdated operating models. This involves analyzing spend data, identifying for consolidation, and negotiating better contracts with key suppliers.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In an era of economic uncertainty and fluctuating market conditions, the service supply chain industry is bracing itself for a ‍seismic shift as double-digit inflation looms on the horizon. The impact of this economic phenomenon ‍on supply chain operations is profound ‍and multifaceted.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Strong supplier partnerships drive new product development, unlock cost efficiencies, and ensure supply chains are adaptable to changing market conditions. These partnerships are also key to responding swiftly to disruptions, whether due to supply chain constraints or shifting consumer demands.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

However, due to bulk purchasing negotiations, the company secures a discount and purchases the material at $4.50 This positive variance is achieved through effective negotiations, efficient internal management, and leveraging market opportunities. Negotiating favourable terms with suppliers helps in reducing costs.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

Category-level analysis supports smarter sourcing by giving category managers the insight they need to negotiate better terms, evaluate supplier performance, and align spending with strategic priorities. This helps companies be agile and respond to market changes and investment opportunities.

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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. Another shared: We rerouted our sourcing strategy in a week – because our supply chain leads were trained for scenario planning.

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. Your procurement technology platform should help unify data and processes across tiers to avoid disruptions.

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Procurement Insights

JULY 2, 2025

The 2007 article is a worthwhile read as it demonstrates the potential repercussions of excluding supply chain personnel in the early planning stages of an organization’s M&A strategy.) If it did, then 85% of all e-procurement and supply chain initiatives would not fail. SCADA in energy or Epic in healthcare).

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Skill Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2025

When you look behind the scenes of a global business operation, procurement strategy and supply chain management are usually top priorities, though theyre not always working in sync. This blog explores procurement vs supply chain strategy and looks at how aligning the two leads to operational excellence.

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Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Supply chain and procurement have undergone a seismic change in recent years. Increased globalization, constant digital transformation, and ever-evolving consumer demands have led to a situation where traditional supply chain skills are simply no longer enough for success.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

How Predictive Procurement Has Become a Game Changer for High-Tech Manufacturing To stay competitive, high-tech manufacturers are increasingly adopting Predictive Procurement technology to gain greater agility, cost savings, and enhanced supply chain resilience.

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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.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

With international commerce increasingly digitalized and customer requirements continuing to grow, the demands on supply chain professionals to create frictionless, responsive, and cost-effective operations have never been higher. Supercharge your supply chain career through the SCMDOJO Supply Chain Learning Track Certification!

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 13, 2025

THREE QUESTIONS REGARDING PROCURETECH’S BIG BANG MOMENT Q1 – How would the integration of Simudyne’s equation-based and Hansen’s agent-based models benefit procurement and supply chain practices? commodity pricing, inflation) Micro-actor modeling (e.g., commodity pricing, inflation) Micro-actor modeling (e.g.,

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Procurement Software

JUNE 1, 2025

Negotiation Most likely, this will remain fundamentally human for some time to come, at least for more complex deals. However, AI-powered negotiations are already here for the more simple instances. Traditional waterfall methodologies give way to agile approaches. These create transparent supply chain tracking mechanisms.

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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.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

These shifts are set to redefine carrier operations, impact freight rates, and change how businesses manage their supply chains. This move signals a more agile and independent future for Maersk , aligning with its goal to become a fully integrated logistics provider rather than just a shipping line.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

I picked Chevron to prepare the following assessment based on the company’s interest in my recent LinkedIn post and the corresponding poll in the Purchasing & Global Supply Chain Professionals (PGSCP) group. Limited in ESG or strategic sourcing but supports operational agility.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. Digitalization also fosters greater agility in supplier management.

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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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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2025

As global trade winds gust through the intricate web of supply chains, Clorox stands at a crossroads, poised to navigate the shifting currents in a bid to maintain stability and agility in the face of economic turbulence. These recommendations focus on enhancing efficiency and minimizing costs in the sourcing process.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.

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