IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Near-sourcing, in addition to lowering emissions, also cuts transportation costs and delivery times. The cost of human error associated with manual processes can be steep, not to mention the toll it can take on trust within customer and vendor relationships.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 78

Procurement Software

JUNE 20, 2023

We plan to refresh the article a couple of times a year, as solutions are constantly adding features and new solutions come onto the market. SimpliContract SimpliContract is a SaaS-based, AI-powered end-to-end enterprise contract authoring and lifecycle management platform.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

It helps reduce financial losses from poor contracts, improve vendor relationships through structured coordination, increase operational efficiency and cost savings, minimize revenue leakage, and ensure proper compliance. Lease agreements - Contracts for renting equipment, real estate, vehicles, etc.

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Contract management Contract Management e2e 52

Pipefy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This gives teams more visibility and control by providing a central hub for all purchases, payments, and other information. Better visibility improves alignment between buyers, legal teams, and accounts payable. All information can be integrated into a database for easier retrieval, deeper visibility, and to simplify updating records.

e2e 52

e2e Procurement Real-time Visibility Procurement team 52

Pipefy

JUNE 14, 2023

Visibility into procurement categories and effective management of categories fosters benefits like greater risk management and less costly supplier redundancies. Spend analytics creates the visibility procurement teams need to complete a spend analysis. ignoring the importance of data quality, 2. focusing solely on cost reduction, 3.

e2e 52

e2e Real-time Visibility Contract Procurement team 52

Pipefy

AUGUST 18, 2023

Process discovery includes the identification and definition of activities and tasks comprising a process; its purpose is to make all stages in a process visible in order to ensure clear responsibility for each of those phases. These inefficiencies lose hours and money that can add up to huge amounts of waste over time.

Import 52

Import Real-time Visibility e2e Data 52

Pipefy

JULY 24, 2024

According to Deloitte , 44% of companies that use at least 11 automations in a business process management capacity are implementing end-to-end automation. The common consequences are excessive errors and rework, decreasing process lead time, productivity, and employee engagement.

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility e2e Purchase orders 52

Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

The success of these activities directly affects vendor relationships, customer satisfaction, and revenue. Effective modern procurement requires end-to-end process tracking to both view and control the costs, sourcing, quality, and delivery times associated with acquired goods and services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Procurement team 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Collaborating with the suppliers without any systems would mean wasting time searching through voicemails, printed documents, and email threads to locate the needed information. Management can review orders in real-time and spend time on exceptions raised by the system. Improved Vendor Relationships.

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Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 21

Planergy

MARCH 13, 2025

Key benefits include timely invoice processing, fraud prevention, error reduction, and enhanced reporting. Potential challenges include loss of control, vendor communication issues, and data security risks. However, costs can change and cost savings alone should never drive the decision to outsource.

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Real-time Visibility Vendor relationships Data e2e 52