Spend Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

The series follows the methodology described in our Aligning Finance and Procurement in-depth guide , which offers a practical, structured approach to enhancing cash flow visibility, optimizing payment timing, reducing working capital risk and improving liquidity outcomes through closer collaboration between finance and procurement.

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Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Management 89

Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

Inadequate cash flow visibility Finance teams often lack real-time insight into procurement expenditures, supplier contracts and upcoming financial obligations, making it difficult to forecast cash flow accurately. Budgeting inaccuracies, driven by fragmented procurement-finance collaboration.

Real-time Visibility 79

Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Suppliers 79

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Enter companies like DigitalSuits, a high-tech Shopify development and e-commerce agency that leverages technology and innovation to build end-to-end solutions. The article mentions the ways through which Shopify integration with CRM software can improve supply chain visibility, customer experience, and operational flexibility.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The Visibility Challenge: Why Seeing Clearly Matters A major insight from the report is the visibility gap, particularly with tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. Even the most robust ERP systems seem to lack the visibility that organizations are desperate to acquire, and in real-time. Subscribe Here! Email Address. PO Placement ?

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Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility e2e Agile and Lean Supply Chain 105

Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The SRM aims to ensure buying from reliable suppliers, bring end-to-end visibility of supplier collaboration workflow, and improve the resilience of the supply chain. . It integrates departmental information into a single software platform for you to manage procurement and purchasing tasks. .

Supplier relationship management 181

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. That said, many organizations, including large enterprises, may not think in terms of source to pay as an end-to-end process, if they think about it at all.

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Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

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 66

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 66

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

At Ivalua, we’ve seen how a Procure-to-Pay business process ensures sustained benefits through good buying practices, improves visibility and swifter issue resolution, and enables proactive management of suppliers. Pain-Point: Purchasing compliance and collaboration. Solution: Automate end-to-end processes.

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e2e Procurement Budget Contract 147

Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Paul Nilsen, Purchasing Manager Willis North America (New York, NY) My Response In Part 4 of my Changing Face of Procurement Conference Series titled Winning Strategies for Vendor Engagement, I briefly discuss an M&A case reference involving organizations within the confection or candy industry. Just ask a candy company in the U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 81

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Procurement Tactics

MAY 22, 2023

It also requires close collaboration and coordination among all the stakeholders in the supply chain, including suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Streamlining of processes can also be achieved through integration and collaboration between departments, making it easier to resolve complex issues.

Logistics 207

Logistics supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 207

TYA Suite

APRIL 13, 2025

When your business is small, using spreadsheets or sticky notes to track purchases might seem easy. You might face delays in approvals, end up placing duplicate orders, or be surprised by unexpected costs. It saves time, reduces mistakes, and gives you a clear view of all purchases, helping you make better decisions.

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Purchasing supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 40

Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To simplify, it refers to monetary transactions between trading partners for purchasing, manufacturing, and selling goods and services. . Supply chain finance fosters collaboration between buyers and sellers. The purpose of financial supply chain management is to achieve and maintain visibility into all of the processes. .

Supply Chain Efficiency 181

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 181

Procurement Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

AdaptOne could provide significant value to Byrne Dairy , a food and beverage company, by optimizing and digitizing its procurement operations particularly in supplier management , compliance tracking , and procurement workflow visibility. Here’s how: 1. We aim to improve supplier onboarding, ensure regulatory compliance (e.g.,

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Real-time Visibility e2e Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

ANSWER #1 AdaptOne could provide significant value to Byrne Dairy , a food and beverage company, by optimizing and digitizing its procurement operations particularly in supplier management , compliance tracking , and procurement workflow visibility. Here’s how: 1.

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Real-time Visibility e2e Suppliers Contract 60

Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

This includes tasks such as creating purchase orders, managing inventory levels, tracking shipments, and reconciling invoices. Supplier order management software, also known as “ purchase order management software” is a digital solution designed to simplify and optimize the supplier order management process.

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supply chain software solutions Suppliers Management Purchase orders 134

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Reference : SAP R/3 Oracle Financials : Overview : Oracle’s suite of financial applications included procurement capabilities, enabling organizations to manage purchasing activities within a broader financial management context. Significance : Their platform facilitated improved cash flow management and supplier collaboration.

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

Currently, they’re seeing exceptional success in the purchase requisition, purchase order, and invoicing. To address their gaps, Amrest is building an end-to-end procurement process that covers all of their businesses and each unique challenge these operations face. Collaboration! One Tool, Many Challenges.

e2e 130

e2e Procurement supply chain budgeting Purchasing 130

ivalua

MAY 15, 2022

Currently, they’re seeing exceptional success in the purchase requisition, purchase order, and invoicing. To address their gaps, Amrest is building an end-to-end procurement process that covers all of their businesses and each unique challenge these operations face. Collaboration! One Tool, Many Challenges.

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e2e Procurement supply chain budgeting Purchasing 130

Spend Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

SaaS management and buying tools such, as Spendflo, address the lack of buyer visibility. These solutions typically negotiate deals on behalf of the buyer, in addition to automating purchasing and renewal workflows.

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e2e Management Buyers Contract 98

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. Supplier chain collaboration itself isn’t new.

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

TYA Suite

MAY 13, 2025

Production slows down, orders get delayed, and customer satisfaction dropsall because someone missed a routine purchase. Operational procurement refers to the process of purchasing the everyday goods and services a business needs to function. Imagine a company that suddenly runs out of packaging materials.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Raw materials 40

SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

By embedding analytics across logistics, sourcing, and fulfillment, businesses gain the visibility and foresight needed to stay competitive.Analytics-driven leadership is no longer a luxury; it’s the foundation of operational survival in todays volatile business environment.

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Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain 54

ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Many large organizations implement a Procure to Pay platform with the aim to deliver efficiency, visibility, simplicity, and compliance. Procurement as end-to-end process owner . Trust plays a central role where past collaboration and experiences often jeopardize trust levels. But there are two issues in practice.

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e2e Suppliers Procurement Contract 130

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers. Downstream activities include e-procurement , purchase orders, invoice automation and accounts payable and payment processes. Also included: supplier improvement plans, innovation plans and overall supplier collaboration.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

Users of TMS, YMS and other supply chain software solutions are equipped to engage in more collaborative partnerships with freight carriers and other supply chain service providers. By Furnishing Upstream and Downstream Visibility to More Effectively Coordinate with all Facets of the Supply Chain.

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supply chain software solutions Supply chain Freight Audit Real-time Visibility 108

TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

The answer often lies in disconnected systems, manual workflows, and a lack of visibility between procurement and finance teams. The procure to pay process covers several stages from raising a purchase request to processing the invoice and paying suppliers. Once a purchase request is submitted, it enters an automated approval process.

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Real-time Visibility Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

3 steps to building healthcare supply chain resiliency Step 1: Improve visibility and proactivity Hospital systems work with multiple fragmented teams, technologies and processes to manage daily operations, leading to a pervasive lack of data visibility. Doing so streamlines purchasing power and optimizes inventory management.

Supply Chain Efficiency 77

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility 77

Una

AUGUST 30, 2022

Doing so will enhance visibility, slash maverick purchasing , enable spend analytics, improve demand forecasting, and enable accurate tracking of procurement KPIs (ultimately helping you prove the value of procurement to the wider business). Subscribe to Unaversity. How to Improve Collaboration Between Procurement and IT.

Procurement 98

Procurement e2e Supplier relationship management Real-time Visibility 98

Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

Demand latency & the bullwhip effect Over the past six years, we have witnessed a sharp increase in demand latency , defined as the time lag between customer purchase behavior (at the point of sale) and the corresponding signal received by those responsible for replenishment or production.

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Demand Logistics Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. emergency purchases and b.) those purchases which do not have a significant impact on operational continuity or the bottom line.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Una

JULY 28, 2022

Territorial behavior in the workplace is a collaboration-killer. Without collaboration , business goals are difficult to reach, innovative ideas cannot be put into practice, and business transformation initiatives will not stick. This is a complex and lengthy exercise requiring an end-to-end review of the supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Hansens agent-based Metaprise Model directly addresses the core concerns of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) by combining human-AI collaboration, real-time adaptability, and ecosystem-wide integration. Ecosystem Orchestration: Agents align procurement with finance, logistics, and suppliers, ensuring end-to-end process coherence.

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supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 24, 2024

Yet buyers agonize over purchasing a car — with good reason. What are you hoping to achieve with this purchase, and what essential components will deliver this result? Tracking and process monitoring : Is there a single-pane-of-glass for the whole workflow, with SLA tracking and configurable alerts for collaboration?

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e2e Contract Sourcing Buyers 98

Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2024

Altana is the world’s first Value Chain Management System – a unified, comprehensive approach that goes far beyond supply chain risk management, with unprecedented visibility, contextualized netrt across business areas, and a collaborative network with end-to-end workflows to get jobs done. 52.14] The future for Altana.

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Una

MAY 11, 2023

Look for solutions that streamline your procurement process, improve visibility, and enhance collaboration. Your organization may already have an end-to-end ERP that includes a procurement module, and you may be expected to use that for ROI reasons. Move faster, save more, and look better doing it.

Procurement 98

Procurement Real-time Visibility e2e Purchasing 98

Spend Matters

AUGUST 31, 2023

With more insight into what applications are being used across the business as well as how much they are being used, procurement can more effectively collaborate with IT, line of business leaders and security to understand the needs of each department and adjust technology investments accordingly.

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