Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Impact of Globalization and Supply Chain Complexity : The complexity of global supply chains highlighted procurement’s role in managing risks, ensuring continuity, and driving efficiencies. CFOs began to see procurement as critical to business continuity and organizational agility.

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ivalua

JUNE 15, 2022

The global supply chain is undergoing an incredible transformation that will change the way we do business. Today, organizations are looking to build supply chain resilience and maximize opportunities for growth as we pivot and prepare for unexpected global events. . Session REPLAY. Körber at a Glance….

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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. Subscribe to news from Arkestro.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily. That makes agility a foundational part of your manufacturing strategy.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 27, 2021

2021 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Trends for the US. Here we are, one year later, trying to determine the 2021 supply chain and inventory management trends to adopt. Resiliency is now the name of the game for supply chains. Then 2020 was thrown into chaos by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Organizations are leaning into automation, analytics, and collaborative supplier technologies to drive performance across the entire procurement lifecycle. Breaking Free from Spreadsheet Dependency Procurements longstanding reliance on spreadsheets has been a key barrier to agility and accuracy. 9] Risk mitigation is another driver.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line. That way you can take steps to mitigate the delay and line up alternative sources of supply.” 3) Optimize Decision-Making.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Seamless integration with ERP and supply chain systems: MES synchronizes manufacturing operations with business planning, inventory management, and customer demand. Faster time-to-market: By streamlining processes and improving production agility, MES helps manufacturers respond quickly to changing customer demands.

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2022

Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . in October 2021*, the highest in more than three decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Disruptions in global supply chains, labor market shortages, strong consumer demand.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

However, this initial success was soon overshadowed by a series of setbacks and challenges that Rivian had to navigate through mainly related to supply chain and production. The production setbacks experienced by Rivian had a direct impact on its reputation and supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 10, 2025

It fills critical gaps in depth, agility, and contextual insight that most traditional analysts and association models overlook. While specific pricing and financial outcomes arent publicly available, I can estimate ROI based on Hansens reputation, the services features, and typical ROI benchmarks in the ProcureTech industry.

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Una

JUNE 5, 2024

Building Resilient Supply Chains To Weather Any Storm What does building a resilient supply chain entail? Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to drive up prices and threaten shipping. Imagine your supply chain as a sturdy ship navigating the choppy waters of the global marketplace.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 13, 2025

cosmetics luxury inputs, coffees farm-gate prices). Agents update their models to favor successful strategies, aligning with Hansens agility focus (2014 post,). Hansens model thrives on real-time resilience, as seen in its 23% savings (). buyers, suppliers) interacting based on real-world commodity traits (e.g., kg margins.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As we are coming to the end of the year, procurement and supply chain leaders across industries initiate their annual strategic planning process for the next year. We have shortlisted 7 C ritical T rends that will help supply chain leaders and practitioners to build a strategic blueprint for 2023 and beyond.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Supply chain visibility has been the missing link since the shockwaves of 2020 rippled throughout the world and consumers felt the impacts of broad-based supply chain issues. But what does supply chain visibility mean? The reason boils down to a single word— barriers.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

What is Supply Chain Management (SCM) Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods, services, information and finances as they move from raw materials to final product, from manufacturer to consumer. Optimized supply chains lead to improved profit margins.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

But hopefully, we can incorporate what we’ve learned into our day-to-day, creating a better—more resilient—path going forward. Among them were supply chain disruptions , inflation, and supply scarcity and shortages. The Supply Chain Will Continue to Heal. The result is a seamless user experience.

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TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Having a solid risk management plan allows companies to anticipate problems before they escalate, ensuring that supply chains remain efficient and reliable. Furthermore, collaboration allows companies to work together with suppliers to find solutions and strengthen the supply chain.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

I was recently delighted to be joined in webinar discussion by Iain Prince, Operational Transformation & Supply Chain Partner at KPMG. We need to bring cost, resilience and sustainability into harmony and in doing so we need to look again at strategic leadership in the function.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 9, 2024

As we move into 2024, procurement teams continue to face hurdles like supply chain volatility, geopolitical tensions, budget restrictions, talent shortages, and more. Here are just a few ways manufacturing procurement teams can leverage AI and automation tools this year: Minimize supply chain disruptions.

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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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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

The goal is to find suppliers capable of delivering based on specifications, pricing, quality, capacity, and other factors. Contract Negotiation After selecting the best supplier, the procurement team negotiates final contract terms like pricing, service levels, delivery timelines, warranties, and other legal and commercial conditions.

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TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

Incorporates digital procurement strategies to track and report sustainability metrics across the supply chain. Collaborating closely with key suppliers fosters innovation, reduces lead times, and enhances supply chain resilience. :

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 9, 2023

By measuring key aspects of the procurement process, these metrics provide insights that can drive significant improvements in cost-efficiency, operational performance, and supply chain resilience. Examples include cost savings, cost avoidance, and purchase price variance.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Common models include the ‘three-bid and buy’, where the company seeks quotes from three suppliers and then selects one based on price and other factors; and the ‘preferred supplier’ model, where the company forms long-term relationships with certain suppliers. Case Studies of Innovative Procurement A.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Agility and Adaptability: Digital transformation equips organizations with the agility and adaptability required to respond to changing market dynamics and evolving customer needs. Supplier Data: Supplier databases and information systems contain crucial data on supplier performance, contracts, pricing, and terms.

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Arkestro

MAY 30, 2022

At the same time, digital acceleration and the need for agility have expanded the role of procurement and finance from cost-management functions to broader champions of risk management, strategic decision making, and business agility.”. . We all remember the early days of the pandemic and shortages in critical medical supplies.

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