Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s dynamic market, procurement is far more than just a buying and purchasing center. Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add? Our latest e-book, “ Is Manufacturing Missing Out On Procurement’s Value Add? Here are some key insights from the e-book.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 16, 2025

This executive summary introduces a five-part series for finance, procurement and operational leaders who aim to bring greater control, transparency and predictive power to employee-driven expense management, particularly travel, reimbursement and card spend. This phase builds the foundation for continuous improvement in expense management.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2025

Organizations aiming to transform their procurement processes (for more lucrative supplier relationships, improved decision making, faster workflows, risk mitigation and overall efficiency – the list goes on) are investing heavily in digital automation and AI-powered solutions. Every project starts with what you put in at the beginning.

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Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement. Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 13, 2025

But once again, is Practical Procurement Utilization taking a back seat to Progressive AI Theories? That said, I thought it would be interesting to compare our respective backgrounds in the context of procurement and supply chain focus, and more specifically, the practical application of AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI.

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Procurement Express

MARCH 14, 2025

Thats where QuickBooks procurement software comes in. QuickBooks doesnt offer a dedicated procurement tool. These add-ons help automate and streamline procurement, reducing manual data entry, minimizing errors, and keeping your QuickBooks data in perfect sync. What is QuickBooks procurement software? But heres the catch.

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Pipefy

MAY 8, 2025

The procurement department of a company can be one of its quiet driving forces. In this blog post, we will teach you on how to structure the procurement department. In this blog post, we will teach you on how to structure the procurement department. Use AI to organize your procurement department 1.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads interviews Dan Gianfreda, the new CEO of DeepStream, to explore how procurement teams can move from reactive to proactive tech adoption. Tune in to discover how to transform your procurement function! Every one helps! Stay in touch!

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Procurement Insights

JULY 23, 2025

The point is that from within the Procurement Insights deep and extensive archives of 61 ZIP articles, 233 Ariba articles, papers, and interviews, there is a collective pattern and truth that enables you to decipher not only where the solution providers were, and are today, but where they are likely heading in the future.

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. 4][5] Supplier Portals Enhance Collaboration: Digital supplier portals are now in use across 35% of procurement platforms.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement software tends to fall into one of three categories. Then, there is accounting software that people use to keep track of POs, sacrificing a comprehensive procurement suite for all-in-one convenience. What is Procurement Software? How Does Procurement Management Software Work? Meet compliance requirements.

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Positive Purchasing

JUNE 17, 2025

Navigating Procurement 2030 and Beyond Written by Kathleen Harmeston – Business and Procurement Transformation Advisor, and Jonathan O’Brien – CEO of Positive Purchasing, this whitepaper explores the evolving role of procurement in a volatile global business environment.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Anyhow, in the process of devouring many books on entrepreneurship, financial freedom, productivity, and building an audience online, 3 in particular stand out. Procurement teams are being asked to deliver more, with fewer resources. It was a bargain, I thought. She obviously didnt agree. Lets go explore What is Effective Hourly Rate?

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. The Four Types of Procurement in Education Key Steps in the Education Procurement Process Who Benefits from Efficient Procurement?

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Procurement Software

APRIL 27, 2025

Category-specific procurement tools – both in the direct and indirect spend space – are quietly booming. Even now, with a lot of talk about a stark consolidation of procurement SaaS solutions, I’m extremely bullish about this specific part of the market. Consider asset management for IT and telecoms.

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Pipefy

APRIL 22, 2025

If youre in procurement or supply chain, chances are youve wondered: How can I rethink this process, make smarter decisions, and still save time? Procurement automation. But with procurement automation, things become faster, connected, and smarter. The growing answer among forward-thinking companies? Lets take a look.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 18, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following are the details for an upcoming Webinar on “Reinventing Procurement” that I will be attending. As the world enters a new era of economic volatility, technological disruption, and geopolitical instability, procurement is once again at the epicenter of change.

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The Procuretech Podcast

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads welcomes Gregory Vider, co-founder and CEO of Apadua, to discuss their recent Indirect Procurement Days invite-only mini conference held near Frankfurt, Germany. 00:04:11] Procurement and stakeholder collaboration. [00:11:41] Every one helps! Stay in touch!

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The Procuretech Podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James welcomes Praveen Kalamegham, CTO of Workrise, to discuss the importance of industry-specific solutions in procurement technology, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Timestamps: [00:02:21] Assessing procurement technology needs. [00:06:31] Every one helps!

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 11, 2025

Then, I want you to read the 2009 Procurement Insights article regarding my interview with Bill, making particular note of the highlighted middle paragraphs. Finally, be sure to read TODAY’S TAKEAWAY. The Future of Business Intelligence: Did Gartner Get It Right?

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

I don’t want the following quote from a famous business book to be misunderstood or suggest that negotiation between buyer and supplier is an act of war: “Every battle is won before it is ever fought.” ” For example, between March 2009 and May 2019, I aired 900 episodes of my BlogTalkRadio show.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 10, 2025

Procurement Insights isnt just an opinion engine. Its the institutional memory of the procurement profession and the only advisor offering contextual guidance built from decades of archived intelligence. It fills critical gaps in depth, agility, and contextual insight that most traditional analysts and association models overlook.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 29, 2025

Invoice problems are the bane of procurement teams. By the time these issues reach your desk in Procurement, they’ve typically bounced around your organisation with nobody taking ownership. Then, I’ll show you how digital procurement solutions can not only solve them but prevent them entirely.

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The Procuretech Podcast

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads explores the critical role of A players in leading digital transformations within procurement teams. 00:06:27] Digital transformation in procurement. [00:08:34] 00:06:27] Digital transformation in procurement. [00:08:34] Every one helps! Stay in touch!

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Planergy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. Automation helps accelerate the entire procure-to-pay cycle , ensuring everyone is satisfied. Book a Live Demo 2.

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Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Explore our detailed workflow on the inventory planning software page or book a demo to see Finale's supplier management capabilities in action. What is the difference between vendor management software and procurement software?

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Yet it is a risk that procurement professionals must be prepared for and manage. The saliency of forced labor, human rights and other ESG concerns in supply chains continues to increase and poses a major risk to procurement practitioners and the business. The risk of regulatory handslaps only heightens his point.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

It must address various demands, including indirect procurement requests, project and manufacturing requirements, and external customer demands. For example, Amazon initially focused on selling books online but invested extensively in digital capabilities to support its core retail business.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. However, these strategies often only account for direct procurement or the purchases associated with the products a company sells.

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Pipefy

JULY 21, 2025

When it comes to procure-to-pay (P2P), even small inefficiencies can create costly delays. based industrial manufacturer that applied a structured digital lean procure-to-pay initiative to change this scenario. based industrial manufacturer that applied a structured digital lean procure-to-pay initiative to change this scenario.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 26, 2025

These steps include procurement, logistics, warehousing management, forecasting, etc. Better knowledge of the entities in the supply chain can help you procure good quality products and services and deliver them to the customers. When he is not working, Christian likes to read books and paint.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 16, 2025

One of the very first posts I wrote for the Procurement Insights blog was in August 2007 – [link] I was contacted by the PR firm asking to arrange a “monitored” interview with one of SAP Ariba ‘s senior execs about an exciting new contract and how they would “re-engineer” the future of on-demand.

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Procurement Express

MARCH 9, 2025

Compared to alternatives like FreshBooks and Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online stands out for its stronger integrations, easy-to-use interface, and no-hassle cloud access. Thats where QuickBooks Online comes in. It helps you manage inventory, track POs, pay bills, invoice clients, and more, all in one place.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 2, 2025

Source-to-Pay software is the cornerstone of every procurement tech stack. One of my bugbears is that many procurement leaders think that feature-rich software is inherently a good thing. It’s substantially different to the large, legacy procurement suites which serve the enterprise market. It’s not.

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Procurement Express

MARCH 9, 2025

This protects both parties by clearly documenting the transaction terms before any money changes hands.

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TYA Suite

APRIL 13, 2025

Businesses must follow accounting best practices and ensure that every payment aligns with procurement and financial regulations. Matching all three documents ensures your books reflect reality. How to Automate the 3-Way Matching Process cloud procurement to sync purchase orders, receipts, and invoices. Set rules(e.g.,

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 23, 2025

The early results from a poll asking, “As a procurement professional, how interested are you in the ORO Labs purchase of ProcureTech 100 news?” of this, aligning with typical procurement savings (3-8% per McKinsey). The industry has been abuzz regarding ORO Labs’ acquisition of ProcureTech 100 this past week.

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