Spend Matters

JANUARY 30, 2024

Today let’s hear from the last of the submissions for this year: Ruth Orenstein, Senior Director of Product Management at Tipalti , a provider of supplier management solutions and one of Spend Matters 50 Procurement Providers to Know.

Procurement solutions 83

Procurement solutions Procurement Spend management Collaboration 83

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

25 hottest European procurement startups to watch Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn. Founded in 2016, the company is led by two experienced procurement and management experts.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility 59

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 2, 2023

ChatGPT can provide a fresh perspective on the negotiation, as it can analyze data and provide insights that you may not have considered. Its ability to analyze data and provide insights into the opposing party’s needs and interests can help negotiators make more informed decisions and develop effective strategies.

Negotiation 170

Negotiation Strategy Procurement strategies Procurement 170

Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

That’s why vendor analysis is essential to any successful procurement process – it helps ensure that companies procure from reliable suppliers at competitive prices while adhering to applicable regulations. This is usually incorporated into the broader supplier evaluation and selection process when onboarding new suppliers.

Vendor management 52

Vendor management Suppliers Quality Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 21, 2022

Using a logistics-oriented strategy helps companies better understand their suppliers, improve customer service, and optimize shipping. By understanding the customer’s needs, logistics managers can implement better route planning to reduce operational costs and improve fulfilment rates. Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Efficiency 104

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting Logistics 104

ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It covers spend analysis, sourcing, contract management and supplier risk and performance management (SRPM), similar in scope to Gartner’s Strategic Sourcing Application Suites Magic Quadrant. A single platform for customers, one for financials, one for suppliers, etc.

Eprocurement 147

Eprocurement Sourcing Contract Suppliers 147

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In IDC’s 2022 Global Supply Chain Survey , they identified that “lack of visibility and resiliency to see necessary changes in time to react effectively” was the most problematic and unaddressed deficiency in modern supply chain management and inventory optimization.

Real-time Visibility 67

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory 67

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

With the rapid advancements in cloud computing, data management and artificial intelligence (AI) , hybrid cloud plays an integral role in next-generation IT infrastructure. A private cloud setup is usually hosted in an organization’s on-premises data center.

Real-time Visibility 102

Real-time Visibility Data Strategy Innovation 102

ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

It covers spend analysis , sourcing, contract management and supplier risk and performance management (SRPM), similar in scope to Gartner’s Strategic Sourcing Application Suites Magic Quadrant. A single platform for customers, one for financials, one for suppliers, etc.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Eprocurement Contract Suppliers 130

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

”, which is based on a global survey with responses from 391 CPOs and other senior procurement decision makers, showed that most progress had been made with the automation of supplier management, procure-to-pay and spend management processes. These should be used in combination with conversational platforms (e.g.

Procurement 60

Procurement supply chain software solutions Suppliers Data 60

SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

allowing them to shift their focus towards core activities like market share and product management. Companies with advanced supply chain practices excel in delivering quality third-party logistics management, SKU optimization, efficient transport management, and swift handling of B2B/B2C shipments.

Supply Chain Optimization 92

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 92

Procurement Software

MAY 2, 2023

I’m not a software engineer or even a product manager. What worries them from a supply chain risk management perspective, and how they can use technology and data. A lot of supply chain risk is about big data. It’s about a big data problem. I also do semantic research around thought leadership.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Risk Supply chain Suppliers 52

Jaggaer

APRIL 18, 2019

To address this gap procurement must, among other things, lay the foundations for analytics, for example by standardizing master data definitions. Hackett identified advanced analytics and data modeling, business acumen, relationship management, strategic thinking and risk management expertise as “must have” skills for the future.

Procurement 78

Procurement Supplier relationship management Eprocurement Risk management 78

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 21, 2021

Product Management KPIs! In supply chain, simply observing your entire supply chain in action to assess it is not possible, but with data and a reliable performance management system like The Owl, you can at-least have a real-time view of your supply chain performance through KPIs and metrics. Subscribe Here!

Supply Chain KPIs 98

Supply Chain KPIs supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 98

Procurement Software

JULY 18, 2023

We also touch on a few more niche solutions for SMEs, for example project management software, supplier intake, accounts payable automation, “build-a-bot”, as well as a negotiation planning guidance tool. It gives you full visibility of your spend data, all in one place. The platform consists of four modules.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Contract Negotiation Real-time Visibility 52

Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

Full data transparency. Self-maintained data quality. Supplier enablement based on AI. Back in September 2018 Gartner wrote , “Technology product managers must develop AI solutions that are aligned with high-priority procurement use cases, enhance user experience and improve supplier loyalty to gain their confidence.”

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Suppliers 52

EazyStock

JANUARY 21, 2021

Dynamics 365 Business Central’s inventory management functionality lets users oversee the management of stock items across their business. It stores a wealth of data about every product and updates stock levels based on outgoing sales and incoming purchases. Link items to create a bill of materials for production.

Inventory 52

Inventory Management Quantity Order Fulfillment 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

It was a great lesson in how to successfully manage a strategic customer-supplier relationship, a lesson which I have always kept in mind in all other interactions. Now, however, it is time to take supply chain management to the next level. We must be able to manage our supply base transparently and efficiently.

Leadership 61

Leadership Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions 61

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 15, 2023

Therefore, to support its various business processes, Suzhou Universal Chain has developed and deployed several IT systems, including a manufacturing execution system (MES) , enterprise resource planning (ERP), warehouse management system (WMS), quality inspection system and supplier management system.

e2e 51

e2e Real-time Visibility Raw materials Management 51

The Network Effect

JANUARY 17, 2016

Note: This is the latest in a series of posts that discuss how your companies master data management strategy (MDM) has a direct relationship to your company’s fiscal health. In my last post, I discussed how to bring visibility and reliability to enterprise data. Buyer Financials Manager (AP). Warehouse Manager.

Buyers 40

Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency Bidding Networking 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2021

There is so much to learn in many functions of supply chain, whether it is IT tools, planning and buying, commodities, global supplier management, logistics, warehousing. Every day is about communicating, collaborating, organizing, problem solving, cost and environmental management. That’s how you really progress.

Supply Chain Efficiency 97

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Supply chain Leadership 97

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2019

I hired a team, secured three (3) Asian suppliers, 3 software suppliers ( US, France, and Taiwan). We recently 9 new products, and signed 45 Value-Added Resellers. Even though the startup thin client company failed, it proved that 9 people could build a supply chain for a complex product in less than 9 months.

Leadership 43

Leadership Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply chain 43