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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Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

Chevrons procurement and supply chain challenges in 2025oil price volatility, geopolitical disruptions, ESG compliance, talent shortages, technology adoption, and logistics bottlenecksrequire tailored solutions from ProcureTech providers. Less suited for oil price volatility or deep tech upgrades but aligns with Shared Services efficiency.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 1, 2025

Unlike end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) platforms (e.g., Cost Alignment Eliminates Waste Mechanism: Pay-for-what-you-use pricing (e.g., $50K Comparison to End-to-End S2P S2P Non-Usage: 30-40% unused (e.g., $15K-$400K Power BI) and APIs maintain visibility, rivaling S2Ps 20-30% transparency gains.

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ivalua

APRIL 6, 2021

Contract lifecycle management is the management of a company’s end-to-end contracting process with its suppliers, customers and other third parties. Ensuring that organizations have more visibility into contracts and are able to achieve efficiency around the entire contracting processes. .

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Visibility. Visibility into other key inventory (e.g., Visibility into other key inventory (e.g., Facts about the energy and utilities industry Transformer prices have doubled, while the average lead time for delivery has at least tripled from what it was two years earlier, reaching 52 weeks in some cases.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The process creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Your focus here is to get security of service at a good price.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

But with wild fluctuations in prices, currency conversion rates, lead times and so on, IT systems have had difficulty coping in recent years. The future of decision support is looking at the end-to-end supply chain in terms of market-to-market, looking at what is happening in the channel to drive bidirectional orchestration.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

It typically looks for details such as supplier information, item descriptions, quantities, prices, or arrival dates. These tools allow for automated, integration to suppliers and visibility in procurement data at any time. This approach promotes efficiency throughout the whole procurement process.

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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 . Suppliers exactly know what they will sell to you, including product & price information. But there are two issues in practice.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Value chain : Transparency in operations and across multiple supplier tiers gives you visibility into potential gaps in supply continuity. The ideal criteria for partner selection encompasses both pricing and non-pricing details to pinpoint suppliers that are aligned with your goals.

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Pipefy

APRIL 22, 2025

With a smart platform in place, the system can: Suggest vendors based on factors like pricing, delivery time, performance, and compliance Auto-generate an RFP (Request for Proposal) Use AI to analyze proposals Recommend the best fit based on real data All of this happens in minutes, with better accuracy than you’d get from spreadsheets alone.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The purpose of financial supply chain management is to achieve and maintain visibility into all of the processes. . Insurance, finance, and transaction costs usually account for about 5% of the cost of the unit’s pricing. When this happens, it results in more visibility throughout the physical supply chain. Procure-to-pay cycle.

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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. Analytics layers provide that clarity.

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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. But there is a distinction between price and value. Assessment of the supply market (who offers what?)

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Spend Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

Software procurement is complex, and buyers are often ill informed about considerations specific to buying SaaS, such as contract terms, licenses, pricing and technical expertise. SaaS management and buying tools such, as Spendflo, address the lack of buyer visibility.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

This integration enables businesses to have real-time visibility into order status, inventory levels, and supplier performance, enabling them to make informed decisions and respond quickly to changing market demands. It provides real-time visibility into order status, inventory levels, and fulfillment processes.

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TYA Suite

MAY 3, 2025

The P2P process is a complete, end-to-end cycle that manages how a company purchases goods or services and pays for them. It starts when a need is identified within the organization and ends when the supplier is paid. The PO acts as a legal agreement, listing prices, delivery dates, and terms. net 30 days).

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. Only since we have this end-to-end solution that optimized data input did customers gain the confidence in the developed data pipeline and the quality of the data.

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ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Once an organization has the complete Strategic Payment cycle in place CFOs can use the end-to-end visibility to control bottom-line growth with targeted programs. . This partnership is unrivalled in the industry, turning early payments into a price reduction lever for procurement and cash returns for the finance team.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

The biggest implication of this new imposition on procurement process is that now procurement managers have to deliver suppliers that are cost conscious and timely in their operations but at the same time can adapt to the changing demands of end customers. Skill gaps will continue to be a challenge for companies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Because organizations with strategic sourcing mindsets look beyond price and cost savings-centered supplier selection initiatives. In addition to enhanced decision-making, flexibility and visibility, analytics engines paired with AI can help manage supplier risk. They instead focus on continuous improvement.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Pairing a dedicated Source-to-Pay (S2P) solution with ERP strengthens procurement by enhancing visibility into supplier performance, automating workflows, and enabling smarter decision-making. Manufacturers can improve supply chain visibility, optimize logistics, and reduce costs associated with inefficiencies.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 16, 2020

Having TMS and Freight Audit software in place, shippers have a repository of historical data to leverage in pursuit of accurate pricing in any market environs. By Furnishing Upstream and Downstream Visibility to More Effectively Coordinate with all Facets of the Supply Chain.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Even if logistics teams are more responsible for operational fulfillment, procurement still has a massive impact on it in terms of the initial design of the supply network (Design For Supply) and in the contracting of conditions (prices, Incoterm, MOQ, etc.).

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Spend Matters

JUNE 21, 2024

Intake and orchestration (I&O) solutions can transform initial customer requests and subsequent interactions for just about any business into streamlined, end-to-end, secure and transparent engagements. So if it’s Finance, I talk about budget, both budget visibility and spend visibility.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Ecosystem Orchestration: Agents align procurement with finance, logistics, and suppliers, ensuring end-to-end process coherence. Agents analyzed real-time pricing and delivery data, avoiding overpayments for “dynamic flux” parts (e.g., parts priced at $100 in the morning spiking to $1,000 by afternoon).

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 19, 2022

Through their quotes, you can compare their prices. Simply negotiating the pricing and performance leads to the completion of the contract. It includes features such as built-in mobility, workforce visibility, automation process, increased security, and advanced reporting. . Contract negotiations. Monitor vendor performance.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

S2P is the end-to-end process that encompasses all the activities between an organization and its suppliers. By gaining visibility into spending patterns, demand, supplier performance, and supply markets–opportunities will be uncovered. Sourcing: Where Procurement often creates value first.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In sourcing, the AI can rapidly analyze supplier options based on pricing, quality, sustainability and other factors to identify optimal partners, while also predicting performance to mitigate risk. AI-powered source-to-pay is the future At GEP, we leverage proprietary AI algorithms to streamline all procurement processes.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2024

He highlighted Basware’s comprehensive platform, which includes: Global compliance for end-to-end invoicing, ensuring adherence to legal, tax and security requirements worldwide. He emphasized the need for solutions that are adaptable, secure and forward thinking. The Basware Network for speedy and high-quality invoice exchanges.

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TYA Suite

OCTOBER 27, 2024

It integrates with various business systems such as CRM, , and pricing tools, pulling relevant data to ensure that each quote reflects up-to-date pricing, discounts, taxes, and other variables. : The sales team inputs necessary data such as customer information, product or service details, pricing, and discount terms.

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TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

The answer often lies in disconnected systems, manual workflows, and a lack of visibility between procurement and finance teams. It helps prevent errors, removes delays, and gives teams better visibility into spending. It also provides full visibility into invoice status for both internal teams and suppliers.

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The Network Effect

MAY 15, 2015

Visibility of the potential value locked in the current environment is a key driver in a supply network transformation and is being provided by today through cloud-based network platforms. Strong culture flows from thoughtful organizational design and measurement.

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TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

This includes essential documents such as contracts, pricing, compliance records, and performance reports. This lack of centralization often results in confusion, lost paperwork, and a lack of visibility into the status of vendor relationships. The pricing model is scalable, so it offers value for companies at any stage of growth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

As detailed in a New York Times analysis of the crisis, these shortages are raising prices for many common household goods, contributing to inflation. And these these issues reverberate up and down the wider economy – something that’s a boon for shipping companies amounts to price and availability shocks for consumers.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

Supply chain resiliency is also a critical objective for HS2, as the industry contends with challenges including commodities, hyperinflation of material prices, deficits in skilled labour and changing consumption habits. Supply market constraints – including price rises, haulage issues and capacity shortages. Length of lead times.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Analytics Mintec specializes in price intelligence, and with its proprietary technology, it can provide customers with robust forecasts to make better decisions. By eliminating manual tasks and improving visibility, Productiv optimizes an organization’s SaaS portfolio and enhances operational efficiency.

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