Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Network Member Question Aside from the basics of spend analysis and eliminating redundancy, Im curious to hear of others experiences in dealing with merger/acquisitions and how the cultural elements were addressed in terms of promoting the use of preferred vendors and the adoption of expense management policy.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2025

Leveraging Reveels unique position in parcel spend management within the Supply Chain/Logistics ecosystem, Marc collaborates with adjacent solutions to provide comprehensive offerings for high-volume shippers. How do I shape where I need to go next year, knowing that supply chain is changing really quickly?

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

It can also help drive sustainability initiatives in your supply chain and procurement process. . The Closed Loop Spend Management. You may ask yourself, why is closed loop spend management being brought up? Responsible sourcing – Establishing trust and transparency in the value chain.

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ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success! Procurement Analysts & Subject Matter Experts: These team members play a vital role in extracting and analyzing data, identifying opportunities for cost savings and process optimization.

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What's PLANERGY?

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

A prime example of this is sustainability: since a large portion of emissions lie within the supply chain, procurement holds a crucial lever here think Scope 3. Procurement teams can also optimize operational activities through shared services or outsourcing. Proper orchestration of supply chains enhances corporate resilience.

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Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Simpler Logistics and Supply Chain Management With operations overseas, you run the risk of becoming too reliant on global supply chains.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

6 Coupa Software 2006 Founded in 2006, a relatively younger leader in spend management. 8 Keelvar 2012 Founded in 2012, a decade of experience in sourcing optimization. 9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. market share (Apps Run The World, 2023) lead.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. Meanwhile, the pace of business is accelerating, requiring organizations to be more responsive and agile.

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ivalua

JULY 10, 2019

Best practice supply chain & procurement capabilities now available for rapid deployment to manufacturers. Redwood City, CA July 10, 2019 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged suite of solutions for manufacturers.

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. Digitalization also fosters greater agility in supplier management.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. But today this is largely executed electronically, for example by eSourcing events and with sourcing optimization software.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In no order of preference, other than by the date they arrived in our inbox, today let’s hear from: Donna Wilczek, EVP Strategy and Innovation at Coupa , spend management suite provider and one of Spend Matters 50 Procurement Providers to Know.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville: Recap + Photos! This year, our discussions covered Invoice Automation, Scope 3 Emissions, Contract Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Indirect/Services Procurement, and Supplier Management–Customer of Choice.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 13, 2025

In contrast, SAPs Joule, an AI copilot in S/4HANA Cloud, uses explicit feedback loops, such as gradient descent for procurement analytics, to optimize tasks like supplier selection and spend management, leveraging structured AI methodologies. deviation from optimal spend), converging to better outcomes.

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Arkestro

JANUARY 4, 2023

Among them were supply chain disruptions , inflation, and supply scarcity and shortages. Companies Will Scale Their Procurement Knowledge Base and Enablement Programs To Attract and Retain A New Profile of Category Management Talent. The Supply Chain Will Continue to Heal. Inflation will go down.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Generate Greater and More Sustainable Value Across Your S2P Process Download the Ivalua Source-to-Pay (S2P) Datasheet Vishal Patel VP Product Marketing Vishal has spent the last 1​5​ years in various roles within the Procurement and Supply Chain technology market.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With another busy year of procurement and supply chain events tidily packed away behind us, Spend Matters is pleased to provide a round-up of the main events we attended in 2023, with a short recap of each and key takeaways. He then went on to discuss the huge impact of tech on the supply chain industry.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. Teams will need to rely on greater investments in the right tools and technology to make these optimizations, from no-code automation to AI and data analytics. Purchase orders.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. Improve spend management by implementing a buying plan Effective spend management is crucial for any organization’s financial health.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Most leaders seem to track their progress with metrics such as percent of spend managed and digitization levels, defining best-in-class as being the top quartile or similar high percentage. This is where helping organizations innovate, ensuring business agility and even growing revenue comes into play.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Now we have entered a period of relative stability, spend management and cost reduction has moved back to the top spot, and ensuring supply continuity has moved from first down to second. These have changed over recent years as new challenges have emerged. Coping with inflationary price increases remains at number 3.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. View transcript Michael Hello and welcome to today’s supply Chain Management Review podcast.

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. A pivot towards simplifying complex data and process management. A lack of agility or flexibility with existing tools was also listed.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Optimizing cost, in the order of a 20-25% reduction on the current situation, is therefore a must in order to survive. Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added.

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Arkestro

JUNE 6, 2023

With the continuing supply chain challenges of recent years, these problems have only been thrown into sharper relief. This challenge comes two-for-one for procurement; CPOs need to optimize operations between their team and suppliers, in addition to optimizing operations between their team and finance.

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Una

AUGUST 31, 2023

Partnering with Una means you gain immediate access to a team of indirect spend management experts offering procurement and supply chain knowledge, category advisory, insight into spend data and cost comparisons, supplier relationship management, and more.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application. FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 10, 2022

No matter the size of your company, how you structure your purchase process has a direct impact on your company’s ability to control costs, manage risks, and maintain process resilience as supply chains evolve. These include increased agility, specialized purchasing, and supplier diversity. Purchasing agility.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Procurement can promote employee value all the way down the value chain by ensuring suppliers comply with fair labor practices, ethical standards, and employee well-being. We can play a role in building a supply chain that reflects the positive workplace culture you want to foster within your organization.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2023

Build better procurement processes with the Definitive Guide to Workflow Management Download now. Digital procurement is the use of technology to optimize and automate procurement processes and workflows. But effective procurement goes beyond these tasks to include activities such planning, strategy, and supply chain management.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Procurement teams are often confronted with issues such as maintaining cost control and visibility over spending, managing relationships with a diverse range of suppliers, staying compliant with a myriad of regulations, mitigating risks in the supply chain, and leveraging new technologies effectively.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Procurement teams are often confronted with issues such as maintaining cost control and visibility over spending, managing relationships with a diverse range of suppliers, staying compliant with a myriad of regulations, mitigating risks in the supply chain, and leveraging new technologies effectively.

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