Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2023

Zycus recently conducted a virtual event for CPOs, Procurement Leadership Agenda and Narratives (PLAN 2023), where we invited industry experts and procurement thought leaders across the Europe to discuss the upcoming technology trends and procurement strategies for 2023.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Finally, Ivalua’s eProcurement solution enables users to create purchase orders quickly and accurately while providing visibility into status updates along each step of the procurement process. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Purchase Orders Purchase orders are where the monitoring of the creation and approval of purchase orders comes in.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

10 Popular Procurement Experts Today. Sebastian Chua started his procurement journey with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies as their country manager for Singapore, India, Thailand, and the Philippines before he took on the job as the regional procurement manager. . Sebastian Chua. Trillion budget. .

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. At the heart of this revolution lies a powerful tool that many companies are now leveraging to achieve competitive advantage: Managed Procurement Services. The result?

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Finale Inventory

AUGUST 4, 2024

Examining raw materials in ecommerce reveals a complex web of supply chain dynamics. By analyzing trends, lead times, and supplier performance, businesses can make informed decisions to improve procurement strategies and overall supply chain efficiency.

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Future Purchasing

JANUARY 11, 2022

2021 saw a massive amount of challenge for procurement teams; supply chain management challenges, political changes, trade barriers, COVID related staff shortages in all areas, blocked ports and working from home have thrown it all up into the air. Related case study – Procurement strategy and skills building.

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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. Procurement and legal teams need well prepared, highly organized document management systems to systematically look at force majeure clauses are written. Average Line Items Per Purchase Order. Download it here now.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Livestock Commodities Livestock and meat commodities include lean hogs , pork, live cattle , and feeder cattle. It follows the principles of supply and demand as it is the driving force of commodity markets. Negotiation Course for Procurement Learn from industry experts who negotiated billion $ deals 2.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical. Purchasing focuses specifically on the buying transaction.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategic procurement, or procurement strategic planning, is a data-driven process that helps businesses align procurement and business goals. The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. What is strategic procurement?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 9, 2023

Supply chain risks heightened by geopolitical conflict. These are just some of the many challenges procurement teams have had to face since the pandemic and throughout 2022. What all of these obstacles have made clear is that process resilience and long-term procurement strategies are essential for mitigating future risks.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

These insights enable data-driven decision-making, negotiation strategies, and risk mitigation, leading to more informed procurement choices. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The 140 year-old company has a strong market position; large volume provides necessary scale and competitive advantages in purchasing, sales, logistics, and business support. Provide a consumer-like experience for procurement stakeholders. billion in annual sales.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

This shift has become necessary as procurement departments are tasked by management with new strategic duties. Procurement teams are now responsible for driving value, achieving sustainable results, and helping businesses maintain their competitive edge despite market shifts and supply chain disruptions.

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Una

JULY 18, 2023

Top Technical Skills in the Digital Age of Procurement Explore the top technical skills purchasing professionals should have to be successful in the rapidly changing digital age of procurement. By Hugo Britt | July 18, 2023 Search Search Technical skills are changing in procurement. Make invisible spend data.

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Empowering CPO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of procurement, organizations are turning to strategic sourcing services to navigate the complexities and achieve sustainable success. At EmpoweringCPO, we understand the pivotal role it plays in optimizing the supply chain, reducing costs, and fostering long-term competitiveness.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A McKinsey survey found that 79% of shoppers are “trading down” this season, meaning they’re swapping purchases for cheaper alternatives or avoiding spending completely. Improve Your Holiday Procurement Strategy with PPO The holidays are a critical time for retailers.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Boosting Business Growth With the Help of a Group Purchasing Organization A playbook for boosting business growth, moving beyond the outdated perceptions of procurement, and turning it into one of your organization’s most important sources of value. What if procurement wasn’t just about cutting costs and securing deals?

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Una

AUGUST 31, 2023

With limited resources, time, and purchasing power, every decision needs to be well-planned and supported by data. In this article, we explore the unique challenges facing SME procurement teams, how to be strategic despite these challenges, and the role a group purchasing organization can play.

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

DOWNLOAD PLAYBOOK Table of Contents Introduction In procurement and supply chain, staying ahead of the game is not just a goal – it’s a necessity. Strategic sourcing takes into account a few key concepts: Total Cost of Ownership TCO shows how strategic sourcing looks beyond the initial purchase price.

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Una

JUNE 8, 2023

We need to focus on those that are critical for maintaining a reliable supply chain, optimizing costs, driving innovation, improving efficiency , and supporting strategic objectives. They are usually readily available in the market, and their purchase does not significantly affect the company’s profitability.

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Una

APRIL 13, 2023

Rather than telling them exactly what you want, you lean on their experience by asking them to recommend a suitable cut of beef. For example, transactional relationships that are typically based on a one-time purchase or short-term contract may lead to a lack of trust or issues such as misunderstandings, miscommunications, and disputes.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2024

Your Business Guide to Outsourced Procurement A comprehensive guide to outsourced procurement and the benefits of working with a group purchasing organization to save money, time, and effort. We’ll also reveal the benefits of outsourcing procurement to a group purchasing organization (GPO).

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Una

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As many companies struggled over the past three years, the pandemic became an enormous opportunity for global giant Amazon and other companies to capture a much larger share of low-value repeatable purchasing. How to Market Procurement’s Value Beyond Cost Savings. Redefining the Value Proposition of Procurement.

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Finale Inventory

AUGUST 30, 2024

This shift has led to increased efficiency, cost savings, and better supply chain management. Benefits of Online Procurement for Construction Businesses Implementing online procurement strategies offers several advantages for construction businesses.

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Una

AUGUST 9, 2023

How to Use Group Purchasing as a Cost Reduction Strategy Tips for Building an Effective Procurement Data Strategy 3 Procurement Data Challenges Luckily, there are strategies proven to accelerate savings in procurement without sacrificing product or service quality or exposing your organization to unnecessary risk.

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Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dwindling natural resources, climate change, and increasing demands on energy and food supply are disrupting business operations and supply chains in various ways many professionals do not expect. . Orsted has achieved its goal of sustainability by encouraging its supply chain ecosystem to align.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 23, 2024

Companies pursue supplier consolidation for a few key reasons: To reduce procurement costs by negotiating volume discounts and more favourable contract terms with fewer suppliers. To gain operational efficiencies by standardising and simplifying purchasing processes across fewer supplier relationships.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 9, 2023

The Importance of Procurement in Business Procurement is the lifeblood of any business. It is the process of sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing the goods and services a business requires to carry out its operations. This can range from raw materials for production, to office supplies, to strategic partnerships.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2023

9 Innovative Purchasing Concepts for Procurement Implement various innovative purchasing concepts to ditch the old-school way of doing things and bring your procurement function up to speed. Innovative purchasing concepts Getting innovative in purchasing doesn’t necessarily mean leveraging the latest piece of technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? This means that a true adoption of a digital procurement approach requires a willingness to change, and change management must be initiated in the organization; contra digitization, which is a copy of the analog to the digital. Email Address.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 25, 2024

This article will first of all guide you through the essentials of procurement cost savings. We’ll then take a look at how we can move beyond just purchase cost reduction. Driving added value that impacts a business’s top line, operational efficiency and brand equity can all fall within procurement’s influence.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Typically, the value that a procurement professional contributes to a business can usually be measured either in: Hard cost savings, or; Other, less tangible but equally important forms of value: Cost avoidance. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Reductions in energy or material consumption. Supplier innovation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing? There has been transformation in the Procurement function over the past decade. From the starting point of the traditional buy-sell, transaction-based purchasing, the practice has moved through stages of change that redefines most aspect of the business.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

Procurement extends beyond simple purchasing to include activities such as sourcing, negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationships. They are essentially the catalysts that convert the procurement function from a tactical operation into a strategic, value-generating component of an organization.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The power of supplier diversity in procurement: Driving business success through inclusion — Whether they are carrying out their own CSR strategy or responding to third-party initiatives and demands, businesses have their role to play in encouraging greater diversity among their suppliers.

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