Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2023

Today I’m joined by Nipendo , a forward-thinking software brand that is on a mission to improve how buyers and suppliers work together to combat Source-to-Pay inefficiencies and costs. 12.55] Buyers: their key challenges, how the Nipendo platform works for them, and the benefits it delivers.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 7, 2022

Today I’m joined by Orderful , a forward-thinking EDI software provider, that is on a mission to modernize contemporary supply chains. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: [06.41] Erik’s founder story, and the journey that led him to “experience the tension between small suppliers and giant buyers” first hand, and establish Orderful. “I

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

For today’s article, we will explore everything you need to know about Job Orders, including what it is, their importance, and how to utilize them. Budget Control When it comes to maintaining budgetary control throughout the entire procurement process, job orders are crucial. A clear budget 4. What is a Job Order?

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 22, 2023

For today’s article, we will discuss everything you need to know about the blanket purchase order, including what it is, its importance, how to create one, and when to use it. Why using a Purchase Order is important? ” But what is it exactly, and how can it benefit your organization? .” What is a Purchase Order?

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 30, 2023

I am an IT Buyer and procure software and hardware. I am responsible for the purchasing activities of Balfour Beatty on a large scale worth millions of pounds and have to make important decisions on what to recommend to our internal stakeholders and CIO. No, I fell into supply chain and procurement!

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 14, 2023

Today I’m joined by Flexport , an exciting and innovative software brand that is on a mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics, empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. 41.15] The future for Flexport. “We

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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.” It’s one of the last markets that hasn’t been digitized….

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Procurement differs from purchasing in a few key ways: Strategic focus : Procurement has a strategic, long-term focus on analyzing spend, reducing costs, managing supplier relationships, and mitigating risk. Purchasing measures transactional volume and costs. Purchasing is more transactional and tactical.

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Procurement Templates

JANUARY 17, 2024

How is this considered throughout the supply chain and reported at a senior level. Organisation undertakes a full assessment of the waste within the supply chain in relation to risk-based existing contracts. undertakes a full assessment of the waste within the supply chain in relation to risk-based existing contracts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. After implementing that solution, you look thoughtfully at the other systems your operations require.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category Management as a Strategic Procurement Function Relationship Between Category Management and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management Importance and Benefits of Category Management Best Practices What are the Challenges of Category Management implementation? Category Management Software What is Category Management in Procurement?

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“Despite the maturity of e-procurement solutions,” he explains, “in my observation, manual and repetitive tasks still dominate the daily efforts of procurement professionals. Existing software solutions, while effective in delivering on their promises, often fall short in automating all aspects of procurement workflows.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

European procurement software startups are growing fast, and we’re constantly seeing new ones landing onto the scene. If you want to search the whole range of procurement tech companies out there beyond just startups, then check our our free software directory. Procuretech in Europe is buzzing right now.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement technology landscape Procurement technology is primarily designed to simplify procurement processes and reduce costs, but it’s grown to offer so many more benefits than that, with the greatest one being transforming procurement into a source of reliable strategic influence. Purchase orders. Invoice approvals.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supplier networks are important in the procurement industry to find your preferred supplier. It is a virtual platform where suppliers and buyers located anywhere in the world can collaborate together. Thus, it reduces costs and increases the profits of organizations. . What is a supply network? First Name.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

Key advantages of using Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Pay technology Hard Cost Savings Value Drivers Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? What is P2P in procurement?

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Arkestro

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this blog, Arkestro sat down with Jeoff Burris, the Founder and Principal of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics and Procure-Force solution team member, to get his thoughts on hot button topics such as: supply chain disruptions, quote fatigue, managing costs, and more – that are top of mind for automotive procurement teams.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Typically, the value that a procurement professional contributes to a business can usually be measured either in: Hard cost savings, or; Other, less tangible but equally important forms of value: Cost avoidance. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Reductions in energy or material consumption.

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Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software. Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? We’ll cover the plethora of software solutions available to handle the entire P2P process or its specific steps later.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I’m looking at an eSourcing platform augmented by a selection of cloud-based solutions. I have a healthy budget, but am struggling to find the right fit – what would you say to me? In the example of the CPO seeking a more sophisticated solution, I would ask: What are you trying to fix? James: What’s the ROI?

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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. The fundamental case for doing this is that it’s not a COST.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Typically, the value that a procurement professional contributes to a business can usually be measured either in: Hard cost savings, or; Other, less tangible but equally important forms of value: Cost avoidance. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Reductions in energy or material consumption.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Most software vendors have taken an applications-driven approach to delivering solutions. This has brought benefits but not sustainable value , especially when buyers have looked for “best-of-breed” point solutions with limited interoperability. Automated compliance management. Competitive intelligence.

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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. Invoice to Pay and e invoicing solutions have enabled organizations like Select Medical to achieve 96% straight-through-processing of payment requests.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many organizations have implemented software automation tools that allow them to get more done at a lower cost, but procurement is one area that has lagged behind in this trend. A single solution can and should perform as many of these steps as possible, although this goal is typically difficult to achieve.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2022

And we serve everything up on our project and procurement software… for an easier way to book freight.”. The people within your organization can focus on that relationship development, on that important aspect of working with the customer… your people can really focus on improving culture and how you do business.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Procurement Software

MAY 23, 2023

Very few CEOs come from Procurement or Supply Chain. Supply Chain should become one of the top agenda items on board level meetings. There should be less focus on category management and more focus on the top level relationships with the company’s largest and most important suppliers.

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2023

In short, the Pareto principle expresses the importance of prioritization when making improvements, while Pareto analysis exemplifies this approach through structured evaluation. This would mean that 70% of your spending is going toward one type of product—in this case, stationery—and 30% is being spent on other types of office supplies.

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Planergy

AUGUST 8, 2023

They include: Open tendering Single-source procurement Two-stage tendering Restricted tendering Request for proposal (RFP) Request for quotation (RFQ) Your procurement team will determine which method to source goods and services based on what you need, when you need it, your budget, and other factors.

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Planergy

JANUARY 18, 2024

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Using a dynamic punchout catalog ensures customers can access data directly from their procurement software, and the data is always correct. 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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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Build a more efficient and connected procure-to-pay process with The Definitive Guide to P2P Optimization Importance of procurement KPIs Procurement has evolved over the years from transactional functions (now associated with purchasing) to encompass strategic activities focused on maximizing and creating value for a business.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

However, the software that works best for you will be based on your industry, business size, tech stack, and procurement objectives, which might include hastening production, eliminating order errors, or cutting dead stock costs. Here’s what that involves: Find the right procurement tool for your organization.

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Solvoyo

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies tend to engage in request for information (RFI), request for quote (RFQ) and request for proposal (RFP) processes to make sure they end up choosing the right software that meets their business and IT requirements. appeared first on Supply Chain Analytics, Planning & Optimization Software | Solvoyo.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? The company is exploring whether or not to outsource IT, Accounting/Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, Software and Hardware Development, because they have been in the red at more than $100 million. Landgraf, CEO at Above the Standard ( [link] ).

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

Reduced costs: Effective supplier relationship management brings a range of benefits to businesses. Cost savings are at the forefront, as establishing and maintaining relationships with key suppliers can eliminate many of the setup costs associated with establishing new deals.

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