Spend Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Nearshoring and ally-shoring arent just buzzwords anymore; theyve shot to the top of the agenda for anyone trying to keep supply chains resilient and businesses competitive. And one way to do that is to rethink where organizations source from.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

According to Geraint John , Vice President Analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice, “Supply chain executives overwhelmingly recognize the necessity to make their networks more resilient and agile.” In this blog, let’s explore best practices that drive supply chain resiliency with this definition at the core.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In a nutshell, e-procurement involves buying and selling supplies, equipment, and services over the Internet. It streamlines the entire procurement process by centralizing and automating interactions between buyers and sellers. E-procurement uses networked systems and web interfaces for supply chain operations.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 29, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an updated overview of Sphera’s SCRM solution, a solution built to improve supply chain resilience by tackling both predictable and unpredictable risks. The integration of the riskmethods application is a work in progress. GHG, human rights and PFAS). GHG, human rights and PFAS).

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Collaborative efforts between buyers and suppliers, along with better tools, education, and incentives, can help overcome these barriers and foster a more sustainable supply chain.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 18, 2024

However, third party risk management should be implemented in every procurement department, as regulations and the uncertainties of the post-pandemic era are making these issues around compliance, data security, supply chain resilience and business continuity increasingly important. This content is for members only.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Driving Innovation and Competitive Advantage In today’s hyper-connected global economy, where supply chains span continents, and industries are interlinked globally, supplier collaboration serves as the foundation to drive innovation and create a future-ready organization.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To potential buyers — SRS focuses on increasing supply chain resilience in the healthcare and semiconductor industries for buying organizations eager to rely on a network effect and ready to invest in increasing resilience of their most critical direct suppliers.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Additionally, a purpose-built solution will enable you to measure and monitor buyer adherence to compliance purchasing, ensuring your team is taking advantage of preferred items and reaping the rewards of the contracts you have in place. Best-in-Class Beats Single-Stack.

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Barkers Procurement

MAY 7, 2025

In a world where geopolitical uncertainty is becoming commonplace, and retailers must stay resilient, leaders would be wise to apply a lesson from the past: make visibility an absolute priority. When Covid-19 first hit five years ago, retailers experienced the need for supply chain resilience.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Focus on large-scale transformations, strategic frameworks, and cutting-edge technologies like AI and supply chain resilience. Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point) Strengths : Accessible and pragmatic advice for procurement professionals. McKinsey Strengths : Deep industry research and data-driven insights.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

“A 2023 survey by KPMG highlights this transition, revealing that procurement leaders are now focusing on supply chain resiliency (68%), introducing new products or expanding into new markets (65%), and improving margins through cost reduction (71%). What is your take?

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 7, 2023

Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain. Regular collaboration between buyers and suppliers helps align their goals and strategies, making sure that every interaction benefits both parties.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The complexity of today’s supply chain makes it more prone to severe impacts from disruptions, just like what happened at the start of the pandemic. . Due to this, many organizations have put supply chain resilience as a top priority. P&G’s value-sharing model.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 27, 2025

For supply chain leaders , this isnt theory; its happening across the industry every quarter. Overlooked Ownership Structures That Complicate Deals A tangled web of joint ventures, minority stakes, and layered holding companies can catch buyers off guard. Asset transfers may activate withholding taxes or indirect levies.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 18, 2025

Many vendors and buyers have accelerated purchases to get ahead of these tariffs, causing temporary price drops followed by sharp increases once tariffs take effect 1 4 5 6. Tariffs and Trade Policy: New and proposed tariffs (up to 60% on Chinese imports) are expected to directly impact hardware prices in 2025 and beyond.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our flagship product, Onventis Buyer cloud software, stands as a comprehensive procurement system designed to empower organizations across all aspects of procurement. Onventis Buyer represents a powerful solution that streamlines and automates the entire procurement journey, from the initial sourcing to the final payment to spend analysis.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This resilience can be defined as “ the ability of a central procurement and supply management function to prepare for unexpected events, respond to disruptions, recover, and emerge even stronger. ” Manufacturers cannot foresee every risk, inconvenience, or disaster, but they can equip themselves to handle the unexpected and come out on top.

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Arkestro

APRIL 2, 2024

The fluctuating economic landscape has forced many procurement departments to reassess and diversify their sourcing strategies to maintain supply chain resilience. While the hurdles appear formidable, this report outlines what well-prepared procurement teams stand to benefit in this environment. After years of focusing on cost.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

Real-World Examples: Audio Translation in Action COVID-19 Pandemic Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains were disrupted worldwide. Language barriers facilitated the slow relay of urgent updates from Asia-based producers to Western buyers. Audio translation will be a critical component of this environment.

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Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Common disruptions such as economic instability, vendor delays, natural disasters, and supply shortages uniquely challenge schools due to tight budgets and rigid schedules. Tools like PLANERGY enhance supply chain resilience by providing real-time tracking, data-driven insights, and streamlined communication with suppliers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From a buyer’s perspective, it can drive significant improvement in working capital, superior supplier performance and accelerated ESG initiatives. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 13, 2025

buyers, suppliers) interacting based on real-world commodity traits (e.g., Hansens Context and the Absence of a Learning Loopback Process Metaprise Model Overview: Hansens Agent-based Metaprise model (2007 post) uses autonomous agents to represent stakeholders (e.g., cosmetics luxury inputs, coffees farm-gate prices).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Top consulting firms are taking notice too, in their own advice to corporate leaders: Bain , Deloitte , McKinsie , and Baker McKenzie , and others have released white papers in recent days on the importance of Supply Chain resiliency and risk mitigation in this new era. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

He gives an example in the area of supply chain resilience. Buyers, he says, are spending a lot of time trying to get materials to their factories. They need to be handled as holistic supply chain resilience digital transformation issues, he advises.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 16, 2024

I have been negotiating as either a buyer or a seller for most of my life. Like supply chain resiliency, negotiations must also have a certain fluidity to address the volatility we have experienced over the past few years. If you are balking at the idea that a negotiated contract is final, consider the following.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Here are the 7 supply chain management trends for 2023 – Building agile supply chain ecosystems. Managing supply chain risk. Improving supply chain analytics. Enhancing supply chain resilience. Improving supply chain sustainability.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Geopolitics becomes a procurement issue Supply chain resilience will assume new meaning, with geopolitical tension presenting a complex puzzle for any global business. Chief Procurement Officers will come under mounting pressure to accelerate supply chain reconfiguration efforts started during the pandemic.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

They come primarily from a cyber perspective, from an anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC) perspective, from an ESG and a supply chain resiliency perspective and, of course, data privacy. So you have to consider the role of your buyer and the problem they want to solve.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 3, 2024

They include safety equipment, office supplies, cleaning, IT, rental cars, and others. Rather than making up a strategic or critical component of the final product’s performance (the car itself), these materials are often sourced by plant operations and buyers on a case-by-case basis as needed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

One of the best ways to support supply chain resilience is to ensure that you’re preemptive. Looking to be a part of the conversation on LinkedIn? Adopting solutions that enhance risk management, transparency, visibility & compliance is more important now than ever before. That means you need to know your supplier.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

We need to bring cost, resilience and sustainability into harmony and in doing so we need to look again at strategic leadership in the function. From resilience to agility As Iain was quick to point out, there is no shortage of people offering advice on supply chain resilience.

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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.

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Arkestro

APRIL 22, 2025

Stronger Supplier Relationships: With intelligent counteroffers and transparent feedback loops, suppliers and buyers align more effectively, creating long-term value for both sides. More than 70% of procurement leaders are integrating AI tools like Arkestro to help them thrive in this new reality.

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Understand the resilience of your supply chain Supply chain resilience means managing day-to-day risk and having systems and processes to adapt to disruption in the supply chain. You might want to consider non-traditional sources of capital, such as supply chain finance solutions.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Well-defined contracts help ensure suppliers meet expectations while protecting the buyer's interests. Buyer/Purchasing Agent - Executes purchase orders and transactions. Risk Management : With global supply chain disruptions, procurement is prioritizing supplier risk assessment and mitigation.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

They can also create adversarial relationships between buyers and suppliers, as they often involve tough negotiations and a focus on short-term gains rather than long-term collaboration. Organizations are now expected to not only manage cost but also to ensure supply chain resilience, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic objectives.

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