ivalua

JUNE 24, 2025

If your procurement team is juggling multiple ERP systems, you’re likely spending more time chasing data than driving strategy. Disconnected supplier records, inconsistent processes, and limited visibility can impair efficiency and open the door to shadow spend.

Procurement

ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn about Ivalua’s AI-powered virtual assistant and how it can help you save time, reduce risk and improve decision-making across the source-to-pay lifecycle. Inefficiencies are baked into the procurement process, wasting time and budget while leaving the door open to errors such as missed deadlines or incorrect orders.

Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

Below are five challenges organizations face in navigating the modern order management journey and how leading OMS technologies are answering the call. Below are five challenges organizations face in navigating the modern order management journey and how leading OMS technologies are answering the call.

Supply Chain Optimization

ivalua

MAY 2, 2025

Without a core system to track and manage these rules, the risk of non-compliance escalates. AI agents can then access real-time, high-fidelity information, boosting the reliability of their insights. Cross-Functional Visibility: Procurement rarely happens in a bubble. Because the platform enforces data standards (e.g.,

Procurement

Spend Matters

JULY 21, 2025

This article covers phase 5 of our series: Improving expense management for financial forecasting and control – A Finance–Procurement alignment approach. In phase 5, we focus on sustaining expense management alignment with shared KPIs for financial control. Alignment is not a one-time project; it is a continuous discipline.

Real-time Visibility

Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Modern procurement needs have far surpassed transaction management; procurement is now a critical component in driving strategic value across businesses and AI has become a key tool in procurement teams back pockets. This means better compliance, fewer disruptions and greater efficiency in managing supplier relationships.

Real-time Visibility

Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration. Without the right tools, procurements contributions to financial strategy can remain disconnected from budgeting, forecasting and risk management.

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time. Alarmingly, 7% attributed at least one medication safety event to a shortage-related issue. Automation fed by real-world data can streamline operations, eliminate redundancy and accelerate response times.

Real-time Visibility

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Navigate Supply Chain Challenges with Supplier Management Software In today's volatile marketplace, fragile supply chains pose significant risks for growing ecommerce brands. For retailers, effective supplier management creates competitive advantage through better pricing, faster fulfillment, and higher quality products.

supply chain software solutions

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. Fewer Emails Procurement teams typically manage more suppliers than Sales teams do customers. All of this leads to both inconsistencies and avoidable human error.

Procurement

Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The Visibility Challenge: Why Seeing Clearly Matters A major insight from the report is the visibility gap, particularly with tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Spend Matters has been speaking with procurement practitioners and solution providers to get a wide view of how procurement and digital transformation is happening in the real world. And in the real workplace, thats where those decisions come from rather than procurement itself. Her first piece of advice would be: Dont. Not yet anyway!

Procurement

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Key metrics were tied to cost reduction and spend under management. 20152020: Procurement Gains Strategic Recognition Emergence of Strategic Sourcing : CFOs began to recognize procurement’s role in driving long-term value through strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The most recent Hackett Group Report highlights key priorities reshaping procurement in 2025, including technology adoption, the rise of Generative AI, and managing emerging risks. However, simply cutting costs isnt a sustainable strategy CPOs must move beyond tactical price reductions and embrace strategic cost management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

s introduction of a universal 10% baseline tariff, for example, may appear a manageable challenge at face value. To be precise, the ability to adjust pricing and pricing strategies in real-time, grounded in data and tailored to specific markets, has emerged as the most effective way to shield and even grow profits.

Price

Spend Matters

JULY 1, 2025

All of the phases are peppered with real-world case studies from the people who have been in your shoes; so you don’t have to step into the same holes they’ve already avoided! From simple automations that save time to sophisticated strategies that drive major business value, embedding AI in your business processes can provide immense value.

Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 1, 2025

manufacturers continue to rely on legacy systems—resulting in limited visibility, process inefficiencies, and missed growth opportunities. At the same time, development teams are leveraging Next.js, a powerful React framework, to build scalable, high-performance platforms that meet modern enterprise needs. Yet, over half of U.S.

Supply chain management

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2025

Long lead times often lead to frustration, making a customer less likely to buy from you next time. However, the great news is that you can improve lead times by making a few strategic changes. Below are a few other ways to help you reduce lead times. This can damage your reputation and reduce sales.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Procurement Software

AUGUST 3, 2025

Some of the biggest challenges lie in the preparation work needed before launching an RFX event. The technology considers factors like location, capacity, lead times, and certifications. The technology excels at comparing detailed offers for one-time project spend: AI can distinguish between different Incoterms.

Strategic sourcing

TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This introduction to supplier risk management outlines the importance of effectively identifying and managing risks that may arise from suppliers. Supplier risk management is crucial for businesses, as it helps them mitigate potential challenges that can disrupt operations. This process is known as supplier risk management.

Risk management

SCMDOJO

JUNE 27, 2025

In the increasingly fast-paced business world, efficiency and cost management have become key. These systems help businesses manage resources more efficiently, increase productivity, and save a significant amount of money. This helps businesses to avoid the cost of replacement and loss of time due to the disruption of operations.

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

High-tech companies are under increasing pressure to innovate rapidly, manage globally distributed suppliers and meet stringent compliance requirements—all while maintaining speed, quality and cost control. To remain competitive, organizations must fundamentally rethink their approach to supply chain management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

AI allows suppliers to review data in real time, so they can stress-test scenarios, make changes and tweak their responsiveness. Teams are more transparent and closely connected, further improving efficiency when responding to an event. It all starts with adaptability. And the cherry on top?

Supply chain resilience

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration vs. Supplier Relationship Management What good is having the best suppliers if you can’t communicate well enough to leverage their products and skills? The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain.

Collaboration

Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

By the time I have finished writing this article, and certainly before it is published, the situation will have changed. One is reminded of the Chinese proverb, Better to be a dog in times of tranquility than a human in times of chaos. We need to rewrite these systems and introduce new taxonomies to manage hyper-variability.

Demand

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Image: iStock/JuSun June 18, 2025 Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor “The future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed,” wrote William Gibson in his 1984 novel Neuromancer. The eternal problem is that you can receive timely, accurate information, but it’s tricky to know what to actually do with it.

Supply Chain Optimization

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. Improved efficiency and cost reduction A company's operations, efficiency, and lead times can be greatly improved via strong cooperation with its suppliers.

supply chain software solutions

SCMDOJO

JULY 6, 2025

Instead, it spreads out supply needs across multiple vendors and regions to avoid disruptions when unexpected events occur. Setting up supplier diversity takes time and effort. Procurement managers must also consider supplier stability. Visibility across internal workflows matters, too.

Risk

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

It demands a deep dive into complex calculations and multi-faceted considerations that impact everything from sourcing and production strategies to long-term investment and risk management. Businesses must also consider the ripple effects on their inventory strategy; any change of supplier will change lead times.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

For many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), the real message was clear: Volatility is back, and this time, it demands faster, more coordinated and more data-driven responses. Supply chain visibility: The linchpin for tariff management If there is one lesson from recent disruptions, it is this: you cannot mitigate what you cannot see.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Following are three strategies for using data to meet these challenging times. Now is an excellent time to develop organizational execution intelligence, which means using data and analytics to optimize operations across inventory management, pricing and promotion to squeeze every last ounce of efficiency out of your processes.

Data

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2025

Supply chain processes that can benefit from technological advancements include the following: Inventory Planning : Managing your inventory is daunting if you rely on manual stocktaking procedures. Order Management: Technology facilitates order fulfillment by integrating marketing and sales channels.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

JULY 4, 2025

This would be a significant cost-saving and time-saving mechanism for both the shippers, carriers, and logistics providers. It also enables the management of the supply chain finances in exciting aspects. It brings considerable time savings through its integration with popular ERP platforms like SAP and Oracle.

Supply Chain Efficiency

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports are data-driven documents that provide key metrics and insights into various aspects of your supply chain, including: Inventory Levels Tracking stock levels in real-time to ensure adequate inventory to meet demand while minimizing holding costs.

Supply Chain Optimization

Procurement Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

PME is not only an opportunity to warm up the market but also ensuring that any issued RFP can be met, specifications and conditions are fit for purpose and the opportunity to add innovation into the procurement and Contract and Supplier management process.” Here’s how: 1.

Real-time Visibility

TYA Suite

JUNE 22, 2025

Procurement has become a strategic function in modern businesses, with growing pressure to manage costs, improve supplier performance, and drive operational efficiency. Efficient data management involves the collection, cleaning, integration, and storage of procurement data. KPIs monitor procurement performance and analytics' effects.

Procurement