Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Notable among these were: Ariba Buyer : Ariba was a leading provider of e-procurement solutions, offering platforms that enabled organizations to manage their procurement processes efficiently. Manugistics : Focused on supply chain and logistics, Manugistics provided procurement tools to enhance sourcing and supplier management.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

As pressure to improve supply chain cost performance increases for many companies, the evaluation and selection of competent suppliers becomes a key concern. In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To potential buyers — Everstream Analytics is able to monitor and map n-tier suppliers, providing an in-depth look into its customers' risk. The company achieves this by using an advanced Al paired with real-world, in-the-moment perspectives from a proprietary network of partners that deliver insights down to the bill of material level.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

A surge in demand to ship the flood of crude oil unleashed by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC peers is sending freight rates surging and forcing buyers to seek out space on smaller tankers after the largest ones have been booked out, shipping sources said. The best illustration prompted by the current situation comes from a Reuters report today.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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. If possible, you should also consider investing in warehouse management software to help you track inventory and boost the efficiency of your inventory management processes.

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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.

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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. The post Are Supply Chain Orchestration Services Still Science Fiction? appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Today I’m joined by Logward , an exciting tech brand with a vision of a future where supply chain departments lead the transformation of their industries, instead of simply transporting it. 31.33] An overview of Logward’s Transport Solutions, and the visibility it provides. You avoid that by listening properly.”

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Procurement Insights

MAY 27, 2024

(In the test case, a major public sector organization realized a 23% cost of goods savings annually over a period of several years while simultaneously reducing the number of buyers required to manage the contract to 3 from an original 23. Delivery performance and product quality also improved dramatically.)” ” 30

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In areas such as E-Commerce the Supply Chain is instrumental in arranging delivery strategies such as Same-Day delivery and Drop Shipping, along with reducing freight costs to support Free Shipping services. End to End Supply Chain Visibility and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 21, 2023

With over $8 billion of product sourced, nearly 1 million RFQ’s and over 50,000 buyers and suppliers involved, they are the world’s largest manufacturing marketplace. We invested almost $100 million in fully digitizing our end-to-end operations and building software.”

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Supply chain pundits from industry and academia point out that it is possible for businesses to strike a balance between just in time and just in case. While disruptions to supply chains vary in magnitude and impact, anyone who has worked in supply chain management for a while knows that disruptions are inevitable.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the tremendous investment our supply chains have received over the last several decades, today they still demonstrate the need for significant reinvention. Many supply chain structures remain functionally siloed and struggle to execute predictably end-to-end.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

From resilience to agility As Iain was quick to point out, there is no shortage of people offering advice on supply chain resilience. Pre-pandemic, nobody outside procurement and supply chain management ever mentioned it.

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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?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 8, 2019

They should also extend this digitalization to supply chain management (supplier portal, webEDI, etc.) This provides the foundation for visibility over all data, which is consistent for the execution of all processes, and for end-to-end process continuity, compliance and auditability. One platform.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With the analysis of supplier performance data, purchase managers can make decisions that benefit the company faster and more accurately. It also benefits end-to-end procurement management since visibility and transparency are emphasized. Why is strategic procurement important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

In this climate, buyers are relying on suppliers more than ever before. And buyers aren’t collaborating with suppliers merely as providers of materials and goods, but as strategic partners that can help create products that are competitive differentiators. They may even take over the provisioning of an entire end-to-end solution.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

To create a BORING Supply Chain Holiday season we had to start planning immediately after last Holiday. It is critically important to take the time to meet with your Merchants, Merchandising, Buyers, Distribution Centre teams, Human Resources, Finance and your E-Commerce channel leadership. Manage Your Logistics Network.

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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

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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.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2025

Scoutbee is an AI-powered procurement network that connects buyers with potential suppliers. Agentic AI takes this a step further by enabling autonomous supply chain systems. If youre looking to supercharge your logistics career and embark on a path of success, then enroll in the SCMDOJO Logistics Management Track now!

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