Una

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Now, I know settling into a new role can take a little time, so I don’t want you to feel under any pressure to make any significant impact straight away. I wouldn’t expect any real results from you until you’ve spent a month or two reviewing our current supplier arrangements.” “Hmm Step 1: Gain visibility of spend data.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Procurement Technology Procurement technology refers to the software and systems that automate and streamline procurement processes for businesses, covering everything from sourcing materials and services to managing contracts and analyzing spending. Examples include SAP Ariba and Coupa.

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Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Purchase orders 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Electronic Procurement (e-Procurement) Systems Electronic procurement platforms streamline the purchasing process by allowing businesses to automate operations such as order placement, invoicing, and payment processing. This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions 52

World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Electronic Procurement (e-Procurement) Systems Electronic procurement platforms streamline the purchasing process by allowing businesses to automate operations such as order placement, invoicing, and payment processing. This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. In Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, they forecast the Procure-to-Pay software market to dip slightly this year, as companies focus on solutions with faster time to value.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

e Procurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . These fees made up a relatively small portion of the overall vendor revenue, ranging from a fraction of a percent up to nearly 2% of the purchase.

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Procurement Real-time Visibility Contract Sourcing 130

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

eProcurement has been part of the technology footprint in many states for decades, to reduce cycle times, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers. . These fees made up a relatively small portion of the overall vendor revenue, ranging from a fraction of a percent up to nearly 2% of the purchase.

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Sourcing Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Contract 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In the simplest of terms, P2P solutions deliver improved processes as it relates to purchasing. It is the essential link between all purchasing functions and accounts payable within an organization and includes essential functions such as supply management, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, and invoicing.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. What sets Mithra-AI apart is its real-time, continuous visibility of spend data, coupled with proactive alerts for opportunities and risks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

After the contract is signed, goods or services are delivered and payments are made. In the interim, requisitions, purchase orders, accounting, and receiving all work together to handle the finer details of the process. Spend Visibility. Transparency is a good thing when it comes to spending visibility.

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Una

APRIL 27, 2023

Pain Points in Procurement Series The Consequences of Getting Procurement Involved Too Late Avoid getting procurement involved too late in the purchasing process. A poor purchasing decision is like a house on fire; expensive and destructive. But strategic purchases require procurement expertise to mitigate risk and control costs.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2023

You must have found yourself struggling with limited visibility into preferred or contracted suppliers, contract utilization status, budgeting issues, and multiple requirements for sourcing low dollar items or services. It is usually time consuming, require multiple approvals and follow ups. Lack of pricing compliance

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Sourcing Real-time Visibility Procurement Buyers 52

Una

AUGUST 2, 2022

Take B2B services purchasing as an example. Fully-automated spend categorization will boost visibility, free up time, supercharge advanced analytics, and improve decision-making. Contract monitoring. IoT proliferation. Self-service. No procurement process can be considered fully automated without self-service.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They need strong SCM practices to help work out the logistics of transporting goods across long distances and through multiple countries without creating longer lead times or delays. Advanced software tools can automate some parts of forecasting, providing real-time updates and alerts when inventory levels are too high or low.

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Una

JANUARY 17, 2023

Zero visibility of the risks their ships faced, from storms to piracy and political instability, rendered those on shore helpless to intervene. That is why the most important gains in supply chain technology have been in the area of visibility. Smart contracts. Streamlined cross-border trade. Internet of Things (IoT).

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Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Real-time Visibility 98

Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. At the same time, the number of young, able-bodied construction workers has decreased by 8% over the past decade, further exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility 52

Una

MAY 11, 2023

Building a Procurement Function From Scratch With the right approach, building a procurement function from scratch can create streamlined and efficient processes that deliver real value to your organization. Build a team Once you’ve identified your goals and stakeholders, it’s time to start building your team.

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Procurement Real-time Visibility e2e Purchasing 98

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

I have some real context of this, living in NYC and having a family member that works at a hospital. While it is a difficult time, you have to also applaud the heroic efforts of this industry as a whole. Across this supply chain there is typically a lack of visibility due to siloed information and data. Share on Twitter.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

E-procurement solutions use an electronic interface to automate, guide and approve the purchase and reception of products and services. They mainly make requisitions and purchase orders to suppliers through searches in internal or external catalogs or via configurable electronic forms. What does an E-Procurement solution do?

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In broader terms, cognitive procurement can augment all parts of procurement, such as identifying potential suppliers, automating the contract management process, and creating a touchless procurement experience. AI is revolutionizing the way that data is analyzed and contracts are created. Ensuring better compliance.

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

Procurement Buyer Job Description A procurement buyer, also known as a procurement specialist or purchasing agent, is the person responsible for acquiring an organization’s essential goods and services. Contract negotiation: Working with suppliers to establish the most favorable terms, pricing, and conditions.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Spend analysis involves the systematic examination of purchasing data to gain insights into spending patterns, supplier performance, and potential areas of improvement. Traditional approaches to spend analysis relied heavily on manual processes and limited data visibility.

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. Procurement is more about contract management and negotiating great commercials for your business. Negotiation is a hobby for me.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

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. Because of this, carrying out its operations manually is time-consuming and incredibly expensive for businesses.

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Claritum

JUNE 12, 2018

ASL Global will be able to provide a significantly faster response and better overall experience to their global clients, converting more quotes into orders, and Improving on current quote to order conversion times and the value they deliver to their customers. Catalogue Purchases. Faster Response. Take a look at the Case Study here.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

A Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solution is a combination of the e-procurement and AP Automation/I2P markets spanning the procurement process, including automation of purchase requisitions/orders, receipts, invoices, payments and financing. Top performing vendors have more options to create catalogs (e.g.,

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Procurement Real-time Visibility Purchasing Inventory 78

Arkestro

JUNE 6, 2023

Ultimately, both want the same goal — ensuring business outcomes are positive, timely, and on-budget. Here are just a few of the metrics CFOs look at when examining procurement process efficiency: Cost of Purchase Order: What are the internal costs associated with each purchase?

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Meanwhile, our team gets inbound requests from two separate functions within the same organization looking for a solution to get more visibility and quality information on 1) existing suppliers already under contract and 2) fast access to alternative suppliers that can support immediate business needs.”

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2021

With two-factor authentication and embedded real-time change processing there are no payment files to edit. In addition, the time savings introduced by removing duplicate approvals and cutting checks are immense. . Ultimately, from an Accounts Payable perspective, they are tail-end suppliers, or even a one-time supplier.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

By Hugo Britt | September 12, 2023 Search Search You’re a procurement professional keen to exploring the benefits of working with a group purchasing organization. Concern #1: Loss of control Rebuttal: “Working with a group purchasing organization doesn’t mean relinquishing control over procurement decisions.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

The company has implemented sophisticated barcode scanning and point-of-sale systems to collect real-time data from its stores. By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels.

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Arkestro

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

More and more, procurement professionals everywhere are seeing the value of using a platform like Arkestro for sourcing and spot purchase events, making their procurement processes more competitive, and driving cost savings. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

From data-driven decision making to real-time spend visibility, predictive analytics, supplier collaboration, intelligent automation, and data security, we will explore each trend in depth, shedding light on their significance and potential impact on businesses.

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Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Collaboration 40

SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Data analytics plays a central role in inventory optimization. It provides real-time visibility into stock levels, lead times, and demand patterns. Businesses can make precise forecast demand, identify obsolete inventory, and can use data analytics to make smart decisions about stock allocation and replenishment.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

Spend analysis refers to the process of examining and categorizing an organization’s spending patterns, supplier relationships, and purchasing behavior to identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and strategic decision-making.

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