Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Manufacturing and industrials: Strengthening the supply chain backbone In the manufacturing world, procurement is about much more than just tracking spend its the heartbeat of supply chain management. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

The US administrations announcement of reciprocal tariffs in early April sent a jolt through global supply chains. Building internal alignment across procurement, supply chain, legal and finance to tie sourcing decisions to tariff cost modeling and compliance. Remaining agile by embedding reassessment mechanisms.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

in the bustling world of global trade, TecPlata stands out as a beacon of excellence, safeguarding supply chain security and upholding the highest standards of international trade. By prioritizing robust security measures and compliance protocols, TecPlata ensures the integrity of the supply chain from end to end.

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Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Supplier relationship management (SRM) is an approach that companies do to assess their suppliers that supply their goods, materials, and services. Additionally, it allows managers to build better relationships with suppliers based on the importance of each supplier. . What is Supplier Relationship Management Software?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. That said, many organizations, including large enterprises, may not think in terms of source to pay as an end-to-end process, if they think about it at all.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

As pressure to improve supply chain cost performance increases for many companies, the evaluation and selection of competent suppliers becomes a key concern. In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

The Manufacturing Supply Chain Journey through AI and Automation Manufacturing Supply Chains Explained The manufacturing supply chain comprises all the processes a business uses to turn raw materials and components into final products that are ready to be sold to customers, whether these are consumers or other businesses.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Compliance and risk management is a growing and interesting use case of GenAI for procurement, finance and, of course, legal operations. Its uptake is only going to grow as organizations begin to rely on its power to tackle big business issues, such as third-party risk management (TPRM).

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

So, today in episode three, we are continuing that exploration by asking a big question: How should we approach and manage these risks, not just within the compliance landscape, but across every stage of the supply chain? You’ve got to have a risk management plan, but if you don’t test it, how do you know it works?”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 17, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Anyone who has worked in Supply Chain knows that problems will arise anytime, anywhere and anyhow. Certainly the disruptions caused by the pandemic have made reactive Supply Chain operation the norm in virtually every industry and every geography. Confessions of a High Priced Expediter!

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Like it or not, Procurement and Supply teams are in the midst of a digital revolution that looks set only to advance. The overlooked facets of digital Harvard Business Review wrote in What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management that Executives increasingly use the term transformation as shorthand for digital transformation.

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TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

Managing a successful supply chain requires more than just ensuring products are delivered on time its about building strong, effective partnerships with your suppliers. This software enables companies to create more efficient and transparent relationships with their suppliers, improving the overall performance of their supply chain.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With the advent of AI, and especially generative AI within that broader term, and the continued globalization of supply chains, the pace of change has sped up, forcing businesses and workers to adjust quickly. Global interconnectedness “If you want a resilient supply chain, you’re going to need to deal with companies from all over the world.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 10, 2024

Just 1% of respondents to a poll Procurement Leaders conducted at the World Procurement Congress said they have “excellent” multi-tier visibility of the supply base. In real terms, this translates to three of those who responded to our poll claiming they had “cracked the code” of supply chain transparency. This is surprising.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! Other than financial management, the CFO is the first line of defence for risk management. They’re required to identify risks early, understand them and offer solutions. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

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. Read part 1 here , part 2 here and part 3 here.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Significance : Baan’s software emphasized integration across the supply chain, including procurement processes. i2 Technologies : Specializing in supply chain management, i2 Technologies offered procurement solutions that integrated with broader supply chain processes.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. Now, anyone can follow the full journey of a shrimp through the supply chain. Try out cognitive intelligence free for 30-days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. And given that nothing can happen without a leading and supportive Supply Chain, by extension what is a “Nature Positive Supply Chain”? Clearly these are breakdowns in end to end Supply Chain Management which impact on nature and our environment.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. delivery reliability”), but is that really “supply chain thinking”?

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

This allows for the identification and implementation of measures to mitigate any delays or obstacles in the supply chain by organizations. Contract Management Contract Management is tracking the contractual lifecycle, including contract creation, renewal, and termination dates.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

AUGUST 12, 2024

Altana is the world’s first Value Chain Management System – a unified, comprehensive approach that goes far beyond supply chain risk management, with unprecedented visibility, contextualized netrt across business areas, and a collaborative network with end-to-end workflows to get jobs done.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

is a leading AI-powered platform specializing in third-party risk management, compliance, and supplier lifecycle automation. Leadership Founder & CEO: Jag Lamba, former McKinsey consultant, leads the company with a focus on operational agility, risk management, and AI innovation. Everything about Certa.ai

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Spend Matters is publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and services providers in the market. Our AI-first approach toward software development is helping us provide clients with end-to-end visibility, cost, supplier and market intelligence and predictive analytics.

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TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

The goal is to simplify tasks, reduce errors, and improve vendor collaboration, ultimately helping businesses make better decisions and optimize their supply chain. How does the vendor lifecycle management process function? The first step in the vendor lifecycle management process is selecting the right vendor for your business needs.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. Many large organizations implement a Procure to Pay platform with the aim to deliver efficiency, visibility, simplicity, and compliance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1. According to the 2021 Deloitte Chief Procurement Officer Survey, “Around 70% of CPOs felt that they had good visibility on the risks that existed in their direct (tier 1) suppliers. And, only 15% had visibility into tier 2 or beyond.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? Article provided to Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Aimee Laurence. Having a productive and efficient supply chain is very important for a business. This is no different for the supply chain management.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Here, we’ll discuss how it becomes useful for SCMs and what are some blockchain supply chain examples. Understanding Supply Chain The production industry uses a variety of procedures to serve its consumers through the market; all these activities can be covered under one umbrella term: supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future! Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of their Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on Oracle’s Supply Chain Management blog. Email Address. Mike Mortson.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Currency and country exposure — Decreases financial risks by accurately tying projected spend to the correct currency to facilitate hedging strategies. Tools for business optimization and risk management (including AI) — Improve business planning accuracy and decision making frameworks. Risk management. Operations.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 2, 2023

One of the key areas we focus on is enhancing supplier risk management through our managed procurement services. Supplier risk management is an integral aspect of procurement, tasked with identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with a company’s supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The duties of procurement managers are diverse, ranging from creating solicitations to collaborating with vendors. Along with cost savings, procurement managers are focusing on optimizing and automating processes. Supply Chain Transparency. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 30, 2018

Inbound Logistics’ Emma James put together a great list of the most commonly sought-after features and functionalities to look for in a good TMS solution in an article titled, “Choosing a TMS – What’s Your End Game”. Her TMS solution wish list includes: End-to-end execution. Carrier contract/bid management. Connectivity.

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