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343: Create a One-Stop Solution for Supply Chain Automation, with Logward

Let's Talk Supply Chain

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. 22.23] A closer look at Logward’s Sourcing Solutions – what they do, the key features and benefits.

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Everything You Need to Know About Procurement Solutions

Pipefy

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. The risks of errors and bottlenecks alone in manual work make procurement a superb place to begin a digital transformation.

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The re-rise of conversational AI for procurement efficiency and how to integrate it into your processes

Spend Matters

Neither oral nor text-based conversational AI (also known as conversational user experience [CUX] and conversational interfaces [CUI] the latter of which include chatbots) is by no means new, despite the relatively recent prolific uptake by procurement solution vendors. This helps the system to respond more accurately to queries.

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A practitioner’s view of AI in procurement – Are we there yet?

Spend Matters

There are different levels of GenAI applications in use by procurement solution providers, from basic/shallow to embedded ( see our definition of the ‘6 flavours of AI’ here ). The P2P process we know today was set up about 15 years ago for one simple reason, not necessarily to make buyers’ decisions easier, but for control.

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The Market Speaks: The procurement practitioner’s digital challenges – Part 1 (Visibility)

Spend Matters

We recently spoke with procurement solution providers to discover what their customers are asking of them. In a new series of investigations Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the world of procurement tech practitioners and consultants to discover the word on the street about the challenges of ‘turning digital.’

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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Cost Avoidance: The Invisible Procurement Performance Metric

Procurement Software

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.