Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

Evaluating mitigation options , including: Advanced purchasing or inventory building to front-run tariffs. This kind of end-to-end tariff strategy demands visibility, coordination and scenario planning, which are capabilities that traditional procurement tools often lack. Contract rebalancing to shift tariff liability.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 64

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 64

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This activity includes collecting and storing inventory, fulfilling orders, and managing the post-sales process. For example, when a customer orders an item through your online shop, you must ship it to the buyer within a specific time frame to avoid cancellation. Enable End-To-End Order Visibility.

Order Fulfillment 98

Order Fulfillment Supply Chain Efficiency e2e Real-time Visibility 98

Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Purchase orders would be written out by hand and mailed or faxed to suppliers with buyers calling suppliers on the phone to tell them about their needs as well as the inevitable changes in demand. Visibility to where goods were was largely limited to updates that came over the phone.

Supply Chain Optimization 98

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 98

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

To mitigate the issues of the end-to-end supply chain and cope with customer expectations, organizations are constantly focusing on reducing the delivery lead time. One of the essential steps to reduce the lead time is to manage inventories in every form like raw material, semi-finished products, and final goods.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory e2e supply chain software solutions 105

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Value chain : Transparency in operations and across multiple supplier tiers gives you visibility into potential gaps in supply continuity. Information sharing through supplier collaboration supports effective inventory management and enables you to plan proactively while identifying risks such as shortages and delays.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Reference : PeopleSoft JD Edwards : Overview : JD Edwards provided enterprise resource planning solutions with procurement modules that supported inventory management and purchasing. Significance : Their tools helped organizations achieve greater visibility and control over their procurement processes. Supplier collaboration platform.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency e2e Supply Chain Optimization 52

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

The PO serves as an official record of the transaction between the buyer and the supplier. This process is crucial for maintaining accurate inventory levels and avoiding discrepancies in future transactions. that offers real-time visibility into orders, inventory, and supplier performance.

Procurement 40

Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials 40

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Without proper purchase controls, budgets spiral, supplier management suffers, and inventory levels become a guessing game. Automated approval processes, clear documentation, and real-time visibility empower your team to make smarter decisions, maintain accurate records, and keep your inventory levels optimized.

Purchase orders 52

Purchase orders Purchasing Management Real-time Visibility 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

From planning to negotiating to buying, from moving goods to processing goods, and from managing data to managing inventory. The Cash Cycle is a function of the days of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory and Capital Expenditures. End to End Supply Chain Visibility and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 95

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply chain Raw materials 95

The Network Effect

JANUARY 8, 2015

With orchestration, an LSP is afforded the visibility, monitoring, and operational insights required to ensure client service levels are maintained no matter who is performing actual supply chain tasks. Now, there’s been a lot of talk in recent years about “orchestration” to the point that the concept has become over-hyped.

Supply chain 76

Supply chain Real-time Visibility e2e Supply 76

Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Strategic Fit: Amex aimed to build an end-to-end B2B platform (Anna Marrs, Amex), enhancing its supplier-side offerings beyond card issuance. Supplier Focus: Ramps supplier management is buyer-centric (e.g., It automates procure-to-pay processes, reducing manual friction (PYMNTS, 2023). PO syncing, bill pay). manufacturing).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Spend management e2e Networking 59

Procurement Software

MAY 16, 2023

Onventis Onventis provides a Procure-to-Pay module for buyers that streamlines the procurement process from purchasing to payment. It offers the full range of functions you need from an end-to-end platform: Strategic Sourcing Contract Management Procurement Accounts Payable automation Payments and Supplie Management Actionable Data Insights.

Procurement 96

Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility Purchasing 96

IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Wendy Tate, professor of supply chain management at the University of Tennessee, and coeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management said it well , “Eliminating waste is good, but inventory isn’t necessarily the same as waste. Take out too much inventory, and you add risk. Digitize so you can automate.

Supply chain resilience 52

Supply chain resilience Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Many supply chain structures remain functionally siloed and struggle to execute predictably end-to-end. It is here where generative AI solutions (built in the cloud and connecting data end-to-end) will unlock tremendous new value while leveraging and extending the life of legacy technology investments.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 66

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 66

Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

P rocure-to-pay ( P2P ), the downstream part of the end-to-end supplier management and procurement process, focuses on the expenditure side of the business. The order-to-cash (O2C) process involves receiving and fulfilling a buyers request for goods or services. Order-to-Cash ( O2C ) focuses more on the revenue side.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Buyers Vendor relationships 52

Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2023

Procurement risks occur wherever visibility and control are limited. In addition to time and resources wasted through inefficient workflows, mistakes, and duplicate data entry, an unoptimized P2P process can cost the business in terms of late payment penalties, missed discount opportunities, and its reputation as a reliable buyer.

Risk 52

Risk Procurement e2e Purchase orders 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

The top vendors extend the analytics schema to also support predictive data analysis, AI/ML models or real-time visibility across many systems. These techniques can categorize incoming data based on similarities to already captured data, further cutting down the amount of time a buyer needs to spend on data management.

Real-time Visibility 98

Real-time Visibility Data e2e Quality 98

Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Or alternatively, as senior managers we only see the end results of procurement as figures on a spreadsheet or a financial statement, with little awareness of how they are arrived at and how they can be improved. To understand whats really going on we need, first, to step back and get a holistic view of the end-to-end process.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Contract Procurement Chief Procurement Officer 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Over 90% of business buyers say a company’s customer experience is as important as what it sells. To avoid this, it’s crucial for businesses to carefully plan and design intelligent automation initiatives that prioritize the needs and preferences of their customers, whether they are consumers or B2B buyers.

Supply Chain Efficiency 64

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization e2e 64

Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the consequences, unfortunately, is that pressure has come from the C-suite for procurement to stock up in case of disruption, leaving companies with too much working capital tied up in inventory. Iain went on to point out that you need visibility over all of these moving parts in a dynamic environment. What’s the answer?

Leadership 52

Leadership Agile and Lean Supply Chain Raw materials Influencing 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration. It aims to achieve this by creating a singular, efficient network that connects enterprises and surplus buyers with equipment vendors. Additionally, analytics features grant you deeper visibility into your supply chain.

Real-time Visibility 52

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

Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

Ultimately, digital procurement enables organisations to enhance the overall procurement experience, as well as increase efficiencies and transform their end-to-end procurement function. RPA will over time take away a lot of the need for operational buyers and purchase admin roles. What is procurement tech?

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. In this climate, buyers are relying on suppliers more than ever before.

Collaboration 78

Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 78

Claritum

OCTOBER 12, 2018

For example in the Retail Sector, The Category Manager is moving to be an “In-store expert” in the visual merchandising, pricing, management, and sales of a certain group or type of products and not just a buyer. inventory reflecting business demand. 2 Defining the perfect Procurement world. goods arriving on time and to specification.

Procurement 47

Procurement Eprocurement Category management Purchasing 47

Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This process grants transparency and visibility into purchase orders and approvals to a sometimes surprising degree. When properly equipped with the right platforms, procurement teams can achieve benefits such as increased efficiency and productivity, cost savings, better supplier management, and improved process visibility and transparency.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 5, 2019

If you think delivery is just about transporting a product to the buyer, think again. A third option, as more and more businesses are realizing, is a combination of the two — highly innovative end-to-end solutions that are developed by people who understand both technology and logistics.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Logistics Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Pipefy

JANUARY 31, 2023

The report also found that of the top five biggest day-to-day pain points experienced by buyers, 29% reported complex approval processes. This complexity creates headaches for procurement teams and fuels an error-prone and resource-consuming approval loop that obstructs visibility into the approval process.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Purchase orders Real-time Visibility e2e 52

Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

Procurement teams are now expected to perform as a strategic, value-creating business partner that improves business agility, financial visibility, process resilience, and competitiveness. In 2022, the five biggest procurement issues experienced by B2B buyers were: Reliable delivery (43%). A continuation of IT and developer shortages

Strategy 52

Strategy supply chain software solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

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

Procurement Software

JULY 18, 2023

It gives you full visibility of your spend data, all in one place. The platform also offers inventory management and tracking, as well as solutions for supplier and user management. Specific and sustainable supplier catalogues are included, allowing users to benefit from Hivebuy’s bulk buyer conditions.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Contract Negotiation Real-time Visibility 52

Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Effective modern procurement requires end-to-end process tracking to both view and control the costs, sourcing, quality, and delivery times associated with acquired goods and services. Buyers that don’t use enough suppliers make themselves vulnerable to dependency on one for certain goods or services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Procurement team 52

Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

It also provides visibility into your entire invoice workflow, from issuance to payment. End-to-end integrations A new digital procurement tool may replace a few software systems in your tech stack. Empower and engage suppliers A fast, hassle-free onboarding process is a great way to start a buyer/supplier relationship.

Procurement solutions 52

Procurement solutions Procurement e2e supply chain software solutions 52

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

At its core, Velocity Procurement seems to extend Hansens 1998 innovationswhere he slashed costs by 23% annually and cut buyer teams dramaticallyinto a philosophy for today. Back then, he used an algorithm-based platform to forecast demand, optimize inventory, and sync with suppliers for MRO parts. That systems success (e.g.,

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 83

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 83

SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2025

Scoutbee is an AI-powered procurement network that connects buyers with potential suppliers. Enhanced Visibility Through the Internet of Things (IoT) The proliferation of IoT devices and sensors is providing logistics companies with unprecedented real-time tracking and monitoring capabilities across their entire supply chains.

Logistics 52

Logistics Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 52