ivalua

MAY 2, 2025

This is why a unified procurement platform —one that centralizes and standardizes data across the Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle—remains indispensable and is core to making the case for Agentic AI in procurement. AI agents can then access real-time, high-fidelity information, boosting the reliability of their insights.

Procurement 130

Procurement Real-time Visibility Data Contract 130

Jaggaer

MAY 21, 2025

By implementing JAGGAERs digital procurement solutions, the County is transforming how it manages sourcing, compliance, and contract workflows across departments. Lack of visibility across departments, impeding effective tracking of spending and contract status. Proactive risk identification early in the sourcing cycle.

Contract 52

Contract Sourcing Real-time Visibility Procurement 52

Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration. Without integration, finance teams struggle to track procurement-driven savings, while procurement lacks visibility into financial planning and liquidity management.

Real-time Visibility 81

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 81

Spend Matters

APRIL 17, 2025

From simple automations that save time to sophisticated strategies that drive major business value, embedding AI in your business processes can provide immense value. These mid-level AI applications dont just save time; they empower procurement teams with better information, stronger supplier relationships and a sharper strategic edge.

Strategy 98

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Procurement team 98

Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

The days of relying solely on traditional processes to manage suppliers, contracts and spend are quickly fading. AI is the game-changer that allows procurement professionals to escape the cycle of transactional work and focus on what really moves the needle: strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and advanced analytics.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Procurement Procurement team 105

Spend Matters

MAY 1, 2025

Approval workflow bottlenecks: Manual approvals cause delays, increasing cycle times and reducing procurement efficiency. Lack of visibility into budgets and contracts: Without real-time tracking, procurement teams risk exceeding budget allocations and violating contract terms.

Real-time Visibility 75

Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 75

Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

Disconnected approval workflows Lack of synchronization between finance and procurement in invoice processing and contract approvals often results in delayed payments, missed early payment discounts and increased late penalties. Limited visibility into procurements impact on cash flow.

Real-time Visibility 84

Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Suppliers 84

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Primarily, our customers are prioritising supply chain visibility, adopting proactive risk management strategies and staying compliant with evolving regulations. Platforms primarily support risk assessments and due diligence during onboarding but lack an ongoing risk assessment or continuous oversight post-contract.

Risk management 115

Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 115

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. Strategic sourcing plays a critical role in this transformation, ensuring organizations secure the best value while mitigating risk.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Real-time Visibility 52

Pipefy

APRIL 22, 2025

If youre in procurement or supply chain, chances are youve wondered: How can I rethink this process, make smarter decisions, and still save time? Automation within the source-to-pay (S2P) cycle from sourcing to payment is redefining how businesses handle suppliers, contracts, quotes, and payments. Lets take a look.

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Sourcing Real-time Visibility Procurement e2e 59

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. These begin with enhanced visibility.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

Spend Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

Procurement 101

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 101

Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

Tracking performance over time is key to measuring the business value the collaboration is delivers. However, procurement plays a critical role in reflecting cost-saving initiatives, supplier contracts and spend management efforts in financial statements and budget planning.

Sustainability 68

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 68

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.” It’s often felt that it just adds more time to the procurement process. That statement couldn’t be less true today.

Risk management 115

Risk management Risk Import Real-time Visibility 115

Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

For many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), the real message was clear: Volatility is back, and this time, it demands faster, more coordinated and more data-driven responses. Supplier diversification across geographies to reduce dependency on high-risk sources. Contract rebalancing to shift tariff liability.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 68

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 68

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Businesses must find effective ways to strengthen their networks and improve flexibility to maintain stability during uncertain times. In supply chain operations, it plays a crucial role in mitigating risks, improving response times, and optimizing workflows. Enhance visibility across the supply chain through structured reports.

Project management 87

Project management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 87

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. What is Source-to-Pay? The Source-to-Pay process itself is quite broad but it covers most if not all the aspects of a procurement organization, at least from a process and technology perspective.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

Its increasingly evident: GenAI is no longer a future concept; its already reshaping operations in real time. Traditional procurement teams continue to grapple with familiar, persistent challenges, such as manual data entry, siloed systems, outdated tools and limited visibility into spend categories or supplier performance.

Real-time Visibility 68

Real-time Visibility Procurement Procurement team Strategic sourcing 68

Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Thats where AI steps in, offering a proactive approach to predicting supplier lead times and optimizing demand forecasts for buyers. It is not only reducing spending on spare parts and improving inventory management, it is helping manufacturers create digital twins of their machinery to anticipate breakdowns before they happen.

Real-time Visibility 72

Real-time Visibility Procurement e2e Supply Chain Efficiency 72

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. Step 1: Use eProcurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. The Public Sector is no exception.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Contract 130

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. Core strengths Authentic, needs-driven foundation – “Built from the ground up to address real-world challenges, Halo Ai is designed to meet the complex needs of modern third-party risk management.

Supply Chain Efficiency 112

Supply Chain Efficiency Risk management Real-time Visibility Ethics 112

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.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 219

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 219

Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

Procurement teams are spread thin and have to manage everything from basic sourcing to board-level ESG compliance. With better visibility and stakeholder alignment, procurement can manage requests more efficiently, reducing risk and boosting resilience. From there, workflows adapt in real time. AI suggests actions.

Suppliers 82

Suppliers Management Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain 82

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

They can proactively identify risks, optimize processes in real time, and even negotiate supplier contracts without human oversight. These AI agents leverage real-time data, predictive analytics, and generative AI to enhance resilience, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency in AI-driven supply chain resilience.

Supply Chain Efficiency 62

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain 62

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For example, many reports show that the adoption of e-sourcing by best-in-class companies has stagnated at 60% – 70% since 2007. Time and resources can also be a stopping point. Sourcing alone involves the many and often manual processes for RFxs, like RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, etc. Procurement has many moving parts.

Real-time Visibility 114

Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Negotiation 114

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

Sourcing 94

Sourcing Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 94

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. By automating routine tasks, streamlining communication, and centralising information in one single source of truth, you create tangible quick wins.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Purchase orders 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, a single-stack approach can lead to low user adoption, because the incumbent sourcing solution, for example, fails to meet the needs of various business units. . Best-in-class solutions do a better job of capturing usage data for healthcare products at the time of patient use. Demand planning capabilities.

supply chain budgeting 221

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 221

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. These portals improve real-time visibility into purchase orders, payment timelines, and dispute resolution, directly enhancing vendor satisfaction. [5]

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Having led multiple projects to select and deploy technologies and worked both as a practitioner and a consultant, he knows the amount of time and effort procurement puts into finding a practical solution to help them run more efficiently, and that spurred his move to form iKinetiq.

Procurement contracts 126

Procurement contracts Contract Procurement Negotiation 126

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

PME is not only an opportunity to warm up the market but also ensuring that any issued RFP can be met, specifications and conditions are fit for purpose and the opportunity to add innovation into the procurement and Contract and Supplier management process.” Here’s how: 1.

Real-time Visibility 60

Real-time Visibility e2e Suppliers Contract 60

Procurement Insights

MAY 13, 2025

Hansen Procurement strategy, digital transformation, supplier management, sourcing, and ProcureTech evaluation. His work is theoretical, focusing on adaptive systems to predict supplier risks or optimize sourcing. contract automation), with some predictive analytics capabilities. His practical tech insights (e.g.,

Procurement 72

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Leadership Real-time Visibility 72

Spend Matters

AUGUST 28, 2023

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis Update, we give an updated overview of Zivio, a solution that helps organizations (buying organizations and MSPs) manage sourcing for complex services categories, such as legal, marketing or facilities management. This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

e2e 98

e2e Sourcing Real-time Visibility Contract 98

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge! A recent Deloitte survey estimated only 15% of CPO’s have visibility beyond their tier one suppliers. I found this striking that there is so little multi-tier Supply Chain visibility. Visibility comes at a cost – one we’ve spoken about before: trust.

Supply Chain Visibility 98

Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 98

Jaggaer

MARCH 7, 2025

The UAE, a leader in government digitalization, continues to set new benchmarks by integrating AI-powered procurement solutions that streamline sourcing, supplier management, and contract execution. Improve Supplier Collaboration Digital platforms facilitate smoother interactions, from onboarding to contract execution.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 52