Spend Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

The series follows the methodology described in our Aligning Finance and Procurement in-depth guide , which offers a practical, structured approach to enhancing cash flow visibility, optimizing payment timing, reducing working capital risk and improving liquidity outcomes through closer collaboration between finance and procurement.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

While traditional KPIs often emphasize cost savings or budget control, aligned organizations take a more strategic approach, tracking performance indicators that reflect the joint impact of finance and procurement on business outcomes. Tracking performance over time is key to measuring the business value the collaboration is delivers.

Sustainability 68

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 5, 2025

Subscribe The Complexity of the Lego Supply Chain! Supply chains in the energy sector are among the most complex and capital-intensive in the world. Key insight for finance professionals: Supply chain complexity is more than logistics. It’s about capital flow, asset risk, and regulatory layering.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Manufacturing and industrials: Strengthening the supply chain backbone In the manufacturing world, procurement is about much more than just tracking spend its the heartbeat of supply chain management. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 24, 2025

In the intricate dance of the global electronics supply chain, a disruptive force has emerged, sending ripples of chaos through its intricate web of interconnected components. Welcome ‍to the frontline of change in the world of electronics supply chains.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. Using financial tools can help save time and resources while improving accuracy in the budgeting process. Whether you have a small business or a large corporation, the basic steps and best practices for managing budgets are the same.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 7, 2025

Advanced technologies such as AI, automation, and predictive analytics are playing a pivotal role in optimizing procurement processes, enhancing transparency, and driving efficiency. Optimize Cost & Efficiency Automation eliminates manual bottlenecks, allowing for faster, more cost-effective procurement cycles.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 6, 2022

Modern enterprises rely on supply chain software to track several activities, including manufacturing and distribution of goods. Many supply chain systems are closed-source, all-in-one, proprietary, expensive, and difficult to customize ( read Why ERP Sucks ). What are No-code Platforms? Benefits of No-code Platforms.

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 3, 2025

Poll Time The following is a poll that was posted in the Global & Purchasing Supply Chain Professionals LinkedIn Group, which has over 164,000 members. Reality: No one invested time in proper training, and category managers are still relying on spreadsheets. What is the edge one driver has over another?

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Instead, you are responsible for driving financial strategy, optimizing cash flow, and helping businesses make smarter financial decisions. But to do that effectively, you need the right tech stack to streamline processes, automate tedious tasks, and provide real-time financial insights.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Pairing a dedicated Source-to-Pay (S2P) solution with ERP strengthens procurement by enhancing visibility into supplier performance, automating workflows, and enabling smarter decision-making. Making the most of an ERP system in manufacturing means understanding how it ties into production, inventory management, and supplier coordination.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Predictive AI, on the other hand, uses historical data to forecast potential disruptions, price changes, and supply chain risks. Together, they enable procurement teams to move from reactive to proactive, optimizing sourcing strategies, improving supplier negotiations, and ensuring more accurate, real-time decision-making.

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. These portals improve real-time visibility into purchase orders, payment timelines, and dispute resolution, directly enhancing vendor satisfaction. [5] How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

Strategy 52

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

QUESTION 1: How does Hansen’s Metaprise Model address the following CPO concerns: Budget Constraints, Process and System Alignment, Technology Gaps, Challenging Market Dynamics, Difficulty Engaging Stakeholders? Example: A pharmaceutical firm scaled cold-chain logistics to 50+ countries using agents to automate regulatory compliance.

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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. In a landscape shaped by inflation, supply chain fragility, regulatory pressure and digital transformation, orchestration is more than a buzzword. AI suggests actions.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Without them, it will be more difficult to manage spending, control budgeting, vet your suppliers, and do what you need to do to get the most out of your procurement process. High-quality procurement software can be used for everything from Inventory management to budgeting.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

But with Supplier order management software, businesses can now automate and optimize these processes, resulting in improved efficiency, cost savings, better customer services, reducing manual errors, and optimizing the overall procurement flow. This automation saves time and effort, making the procurement process more efficient.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

For the energy and utilities industry (E&U), time is not on their side. Equipment-heavy and reliant on an aging infrastructure, E&U clients suffer from costly supply chain disruptions as wear, tear and time take their toll. Visibility. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g.,

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Pair that with a semiconductor shortage amidst global car sales that are forecasted to top 69 million , and you can understand that disruptions in the automotive supply chain would be detrimental to the industry.​ 3 tips for accelerating the path to a more resilient and sustainable automotive supply chain 1.

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TYA Suite

OCTOBER 27, 2024

is a comprehensive solution designed to automate and optimize the. With automated systems, purchase orders can be generated based on predefined criteria, such as inventory levels or specific triggers, ensuring timely and accurate procurement. One of the key benefits of is the ability to track vendor performance in real-time.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

AI-First Automation: AI is built into every step, simplifying workflows, automating processes, and delivering real-time insights for compliance, onboarding, KYC/AML, contract management, and ESG initiatives. Real-Time, Data-Driven Insights AI analyzes live and historical data, providing actionable risk and compliance intelligence.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain!

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FourKites

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Supply chain productivity is no different. By outlining the major cost centers of your supply chain and optimizing your spending within each, you’ll be creating a much more favorable equation for improving supply chain planning and productivity. Inventory, raw materials and finished goods.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Targeted Learning: SCMDOJO offers a range of courses and learning paths focusing on specific procurement areas, such as e-auctions, contract negotiation, cost optimization, and supply chain resilience. The interactive approach caters to learners who want to develop practical skills and gain real-world insights.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

There are enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which are complex systems designed to help companies manage all ends of the supply chain. By providing real-time insights, it helps businesses identify unnecessary spending and make informed decisions to optimize budgets. Improved cost control.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 8, 2023

Reduction in processing time Warehouse automation makes processes faster and reduces the time spent on handling tasks. This saves a significant amount of time, especially when dealing with a large number of parcels. Many tasks in a warehouse are repetitive and take up a lot of time. Warehouse Automation Software 1.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration. These begin with enhanced visibility.

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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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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. This comprehensive solution streamlines procurement activities, improves and provides transparency across the entire supply chain.

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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. Over time, these enhanced collaborations improve supply chain stability and can even lead to co-innovation opportunities.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By selecting the right equipment, businesses can optimize storage capacity, improve productivity, and ensure the safe and timely delivery of goods. This ensures First-In, First-Out (FIFO) stock rotation and is ideal for time-sensitive or perishable goods. While effective, it can be physically demanding and time-consuming.

Logistics 82

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TYA Suite

APRIL 13, 2025

These issues can waste time, increase expenses, and cause frustration for your team. Without a proper system, it becomes harder to track budgets, follow company rules, and manage suppliers. Over time, these small problems add up, making it difficult to grow smoothly. Minimizing supply chain disruptions and compliance risks.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. Inflation occurs when there is an imbalance between the supply and demand of money and goods. What is inflation?

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Purchasing is about getting the right stuff at the right time from the right suppliers for a fair price without blowing up your budget or your supplier relationships. How much time is your team wasting on the purchase order process? Keeping purchases within budget to protect cash flow. M anage supplier relationships.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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