Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

The modern procurement leader must manage risk, drive ESG, deliver cost savings and enable innovation often without additional headcount or budget. With better visibility and stakeholder alignment, procurement can manage requests more efficiently, reducing risk and boosting resilience. From there, workflows adapt in real time.

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Suppliers Management Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain 75

Procurement Express

MARCH 9, 2025

If your company relies on vendors, an efficient purchase order (PO) system is essential for keeping cash flow predictable and preventing budget surprises. A purchase order (PO ) is a commercial document issued by a buyer to a seller, indicating the types, quantities, and agreed prices for products or services. The good news?

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Purchase orders Purchasing Real-time Visibility Vendor relationships 52

SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

A favorable variance indicates that the company is spending less than planned, whereas a positive outcome means the company is spending more than the planned budget. 2) Planning & Budgeting Planning is a crucial part of any business activity. However, its impact is typically greater on the buyer than on the supplier.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Without proper purchase controls, budgets spiral, supplier management suffers, and inventory levels become a guessing game. Add in multi-location teams and inept suppliers, and it’s no wonder you can keep the train running on time without the right controls in place. Lets dive into why it matters and how to do it right.

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Purchase orders Purchasing Management Real-time Visibility 52

TYA Suite

JUNE 2, 2025

But purchasing is more than just placing orders, it's a structured process that ensures the right items are bought, from the right sources, at the right price, and at the right time. While emergency purchasing is necessary at times, relying on it frequently can lead to uncontrolled spending and supply risks.

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Purchasing supply chain budgeting Purchase orders Quantity 40

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

A recent study by Forrester found that the single greatest factor in increasing a supplier’s willingness to collaborate with and share innovations with a customer was timeliness of and visibility into payments. It is not uncommon for organizations to spend time on supplier enablement without achieving a huge amount.

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Real-time Visibility Suppliers Innovation Contract 130

TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

The real estate industry, characterized by intricate processes and substantial investments, constantly seeks ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure timely project completion. From sourcing construction materials to hiring contractors, a well-organized is essential for timely project completion and cost control.

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Real-time Visibility Management Procurement supply chain budgeting 40

ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

A recent study by Forrester found that the single greatest factor in increasing a supplier’s willingness to collaborate with and share innovations with a customer was timeliness of and visibility into payments. Organizations cannot improve invoice match rates when there is no visibility into the root causes of match failures.

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Real-time Visibility Networking Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 130

Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Once the relevant information has been collected, you’ll be able to prioritize how best to direct your resources and time. Instead, they’ll be able to spend more time nurturing the relationships that really matter. Internal buyers consider existing processes to be too tedious and/or confusing.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility 105

Procurement Heads

JANUARY 30, 2023

I am an IT Buyer and procure software and hardware. IT procurement provides a lot more visibility to senior stakeholders within the business. CIPS is valuable because it allows you to apply your theory to the real world. We practised timed negotiation and this also involved multi-variables such as budget, payment terms etc.

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supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Negotiation Real-time Visibility 130

Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

Resources / Blog / Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Buyers have always played an important role in the procurement industry, helping organizations obtain goods and maintain a careful balance of speed, cost-efficiency, and quality.

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Buyers supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 52

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

It ensures that every team has the right resources at the right time, without delays or extra costs. The procurement team reviews these requests to ensure theyre aligned with the companys budget and strategy. The PO serves as an official record of the transaction between the buyer and the supplier.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials 40

Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Common disruptions such as economic instability, vendor delays, natural disasters, and supply shortages uniquely challenge schools due to tight budgets and rigid schedules. Tools like PLANERGY enhance supply chain resilience by providing real-time tracking, data-driven insights, and streamlined communication with suppliers.

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supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

Jaggaer

MARCH 6, 2025

These reforms and similar ones in other countries open up opportunities for public sector buyers. Spend Analysis: Offering detailed visibility into spending patterns, enabling cost optimization. Supplier Performance Metrics: Providing real-time evaluations of supplier reliability and performance.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement supply chain budgeting Sustainability 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

budget compliance and inventory availability), enable effective spend, preferred supplier and category management. PO orchestration The ability to optimize ordering efficiency while supporting category needs and remaining compliant with budgets, contracts and accounting.

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Procurement solutions Procurement supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility 98

TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Each participant in the procurement process—whether they are suppliers, buyers, or logistics providers—has access to this shared ledger. This transparency is a game-changer because it enables all parties to view the same information in real time. This level of visibility is invaluable for several reasons.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions 40

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

If this is done in a coordinated way, Invoice to Pay is more powerful than the traditional silo’s of Invoice software management, budget allocation and payments. This makes paying an invoice faster, simpler and on time. If at any stage buyer interaction is required, this is provided via a low touch email or mobile friendly interface.

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supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Networking supply chain budgeting 130

Procurement Software

MAY 16, 2023

It may feel like P2P suites are the sole preserve of large enterprises with huge budgets. Onventis Onventis provides a Procure-to-Pay module for buyers that streamlines the procurement process from purchasing to payment. It offers features such as purchase order management, inventory tracking, budgeting, and approval workflows.

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Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility Purchasing 96

Pipefy

MAY 16, 2025

Lost documents, duplicate payments, and lack of visibility are just a few of the common pain points.os. With optimized workflows, teams can spend less time on low-value work and more time on strategy and supplier negotiations. How do AI Agents improve the P2P cycle?

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Real-time Visibility Procurement Purchasing Supplier negotiation 59

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2023

You must have found yourself struggling with limited visibility into preferred or contracted suppliers, contract utilization status, budgeting issues, and multiple requirements for sourcing low dollar items or services. It is usually time consuming, require multiple approvals and follow ups. Automated Buyer verification .

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Sourcing Real-time Visibility Procurement Buyers 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

They don’t want to fill out a form to request a quote, send an email to get pricing information, or wait to get simple answers; they want real-time answers and action. Customers who flooded Camping World’s call center were often met with long wait times or were dropped accidentally.

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e2e Real-time Visibility Strategy Price 70

The Thomas Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

To start, industrial businesses will need an effective online marketing and sales strategy to help them achieve their business goals — because the B2B buyer behavior has changed. Buyers want to know as much about you as they can to help answer these questions: Are you reliable? Be Where Buyers Search For New Suppliers.

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Buyers Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 64

The Procuretech Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

Tarmo Saidla joins me from Procurement Flow, an Estonian startup focusing on: Making workflows more visible for procurement and requisitioners Keeping budgets under control for CFOs Allowing project managers to keep track in real time of what in the process their requisitions for materials and services are at.

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Real-time Visibility Procurement Management Buyers 40

Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration.

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Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you’re wondering what budget you need, we covered the cost for different procurement tech apps in a separate piece, What big challenge could digital procurement tools fix? If you’re still building your function, maybe it’s just you and a couple of Buyers. Let’s be real. 200 – $300 million in revenue.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Procurement solutions encompass a wide range of specific functions due to the many aspects of the procurement process, including purchase requests centralization, procure-to-pay, sourcing, budget management, supplier management, and forecasting. What are e-procurement tools? The features of these solutions can vary widely.

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The Thomas Blog

MAY 16, 2024

It's an engaging and dynamic approach to increase a business's visibility and influence in its intended market. Event applications provide real-time analytics and tracking of attendee activity to organizers, enabling them to enhance lead generation and customize the event experience. Develop a structured follow-up strategy.

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Real-time Visibility Buyers Strategy Quality 52

Positive Purchasing

MAY 9, 2023

Once we knew what we had, we could start to think about coordinating and bringing together all the data points that would allow our buyers to make different data-based decisions and possibly act quicker. Want to Know What Your Buyers Need? Explore areas that allow you to extract real value. We have addressed this in two ways.

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Procurement Buyers Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 52

TYA Suite

JULY 17, 2024

This step ensures that the requested items are necessary, within budget, and align with organizational goals. It serves as a formal agreement between the buyer and supplier. : The buyer receives and inspects the items to ensure they meet the required standards. Once a requisition is submitted, it undergoes an approval process.

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Purchase orders Purchasing Management Supply Chain Efficiency 40

The Thomas Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

It is someone who could become a customer—a person or organization that sales professionals identify as a likely buyer or client for a specific brand, product, or company. Segment Your Leads: Segment leads based on the buyer's journey stages: awareness, consideration, and decision. This is the qualifying step.

Strategy 52

Strategy Buyers Real-time Visibility Data 52

Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Bonfire allows them to bring every stage of the procurement lifecycle into a central platform where the procurement team and relevant stakeholders can collaborate on RFPs and evaluations with full visibility into the process. Inflation is a real concern for public sector budgets today.

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Procurement Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Bidding 52

Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2023

Not only does this process ensure that compliance with purchasing policies is followed, it also allows the purchasing team to control spending, adhere to budgets, tap into existing discounts or credits, and gain oversight into the goods and services being requested and fulfilled. What is the purchase requisition approval process?

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Purchasing Purchase orders Real-time Visibility e2e 52

Planergy

JANUARY 18, 2024

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. This vital process streamlines purchasing, enhances spend visibility, and improves supplier relationship management. Supplier-managed catalogs live within the buyer’s purchasing system, but the supplier has access to the catalog so they can maintain it.

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Management Procurement Supplier relationship management Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Feature highlights include: Easy to use five-category classifications, best in class enterprise taxonomy, the ability to gain insights from trend analysis and organisation behaviours, 100% spend visibility and proprietary machine learning algorithms designed to deliver accuracy. M&A) The solution gives you full spend visibility.

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Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility 59

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

With a few tips and best practices you can create professional looking photos on a low budget. Many times they should be able to create a logo for you within a couple of days and many cost less than $50. Selling as an individual is a smart option if you are a first time seller or plan to ship less than 40 items in a month.

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Procurement Software

JULY 18, 2023

It gives you full visibility of your spend data, all in one place. Furthermore, it provides a budget management dashboard and overall reporting. New modules are being developed all the time as part of WeProc’s continuous development. Centralised vendor management brings together and aggregates all of your key vendor information.

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Purchasing Contract Negotiation Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Software

JULY 9, 2024

This integration allows for real-time tracking of direct spend and the efficient management of direct procurement categories. Indirect procurement tech, in contrast, focuses on maintaining budget control and minimising costs associated with operational supplies.

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Raw materials supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 40