Procurement Insights

JUNE 7, 2025

Hansen’s early concepts—especially his 1998 frameworks involving agent-based modeling , the Metaprise , time-zone polling , and advanced self-learning algorithms —share fundamental DNA with the adaptive, decentralized, and data-rich supply chain models later refined and scaled by Jeff Bezos at Amazon. MODEL 2 Jon W.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

These investments, however, aren’t going far enough: Over 40% of procurement teams state manual and inefficient processes hold them back from fully addressing the C-suite’s critical business priorities. Procurement and supply chain professionals are emerging as enterprise linchpins.

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 16, 2022

Why is supply chain collaboration essential? Once, I was asked what makes the supply chain important to a company. Shadow procurement, supply chain, and logistics have become standard for many companies. The supply chain is the most collaborative function in the business.

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The Good Spending

JUNE 15, 2022

The decision-making may involve plans to modify the product specifications, prices, terms, or vendors to enhance the product quality or reduce cost. The increasing organizational interdependence in industrial buying Industrial buying is influenced by megatrends (Industry 4.0, globalization, disrupting value chains, etc.)

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Procurement Software

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Fast Moving Consumer Goods FMCG businesses (or CPG to our American readers) are built on slick supply chains which foster brand value and delight customers. That’s why Procurement often sits within the Supply Chain function. However, it can often be a challenge to make a compelling business case beyond this.

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Claritum

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Looking at the fundamental differences between the organisations in context of those things that could influence supplier selection. The NfP also has a greater focus on adding social value to a supply chain. The financial factors we will include in this section relate to the different organisations approach to budgets and spend.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When surveyed, business and IT leaders reported increased productivity and innovation, greater scalability, and labor/skills shortages among the factors influencing their decision to adopt no-code tools. In some cases, we may have only budgeted a 10% increase. So the challenge for procurement increases.

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