Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

Here are four simple graphs reflecting research on four simple (okay, maybe not so simple) ideas. The following is a line chart comparing spreadsheet adoption to AI adoption between 1983 and 2025: Spreadsheet Adoption (Blue Line): Rapid growth began in the 1980s with the introduction of Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel, reaching ~30% by 1990. Continued steady increase through the 1990s and 2000s, nearing saturation (~9597%) by the 2020s.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 11, 2025

There's an alphabet soup of software systems for running warehouses WES, WMS and WCS among them. Daniel Avram, senior director of advanced software with Savoye North America, helps us sort through them.

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Warehouse operations 92

Fraxion

MAY 11, 2025

Does your procurement system consist of a piece of paper thats passed around until it eventually ends up in a dusty folder? Or does your department keep track of everything in a spreadsheet system that's just as easily lost in electronic sub-folders, if you remember to save it at all? If you're using a legacy system, it is time to consider an e-procurement system that will put you back in control of spending, plus save your company time and money.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 11, 2025

Alls quiet on the American waterfront at least for the next few years.

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Advertiser: GEP

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Fraxion

MAY 11, 2025

Its 2025, which means finance and procurement leaders are under more pressure than ever to reduce costs, enforce policies, and manage spend without jeopardizing operations. More leaders are turning to purchasing management software to gain full control of their spend and stay audit ready, because manual processes simply cant keep up. This article breaks down what purchasing management software is, what core capabilities to look for in 2025, and how to choose the right platform for your business.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 11, 2025

How can companies achieve the ambitious goal of a "unified" supply chain, with total visibility across functions? A perspective from two executives with EPG: Peter Bollinger, chief executive officer, and Al Rivet, vice president sales.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

“If Gideon Gartner were to assess Jon Hansens Procurement Insights, he would likely find it both refreshing and aligned with many of the core principles that guided his original vision for Gartner Inc.” EDITOR’S NOTE: The above statement and what you are about to read today are excerpts from a series of Generative AI interviews with Gartner founder Gideon Gartner.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

In the third and final AI Gideon Gartner interview question, I ask the following using the RAM 4-Model Assessment Framework: Who is better aligned to serve the procurement industry’s and practitioners’ best interests: Eugene A. Hall or Jon W. Hansen? MODEL 1 To determine who is better aligned to serve the best interests of the procurement industry and practitionersEugene A.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 11, 2025

Who would Gideon Gartner choose to run his company if he were alive today? Eugene A. Hall or Jon W. Hansen? MODEL 1 If Gideon Gartner were alive today and tasked with choosing between Eugene A. Hall (current CEO of Gartner Inc.) and Jon W. Hansen (founder of Procurement Insights) to steward his original vision , he would almost certainly prefer Jon W.

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