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

MAY 2, 2025

In our previous posts ( part 1 , part 2 ), we explored the potential of AI agents in procurement, how they can drive efficiency, and the organizational changes required to adopt them effectively. A unified procurement platform ensures that agents function as part of an integrated system.

Procurement

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 9, 2025

If we are going to prognosticate about future technology, we might as well also forecast the evolution of the procurement professional. Today’s Procurement Insights post serves as a starting point for addressing this question. Chasing Savings 1980s–1990s Main procurement KPI: lowest price.

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ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

In this type of environment, traditional procurement software and manual processes are insufficient – and many procurement teams are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) for answers. Key Takeaways Understand the potential impact of AI – including Generative AI & AI Agents – in procurement.

Sourcing

ivalua

AUGUST 12, 2025

At Ivalua, we help global enterprises modernize their sourcing strategy through greater visibility, data-driven decision-making and agile, connected processes. Unifying data across systems allows procurement teams to assess risk, model scenarios, and make more informed, value-focused tradeoffs.

Strategic sourcing

Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Finance and procurement play critical roles in shaping an organizations financial health and operational efficiency. This series shapes a five-phase approach to aligning finance and procurement. Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration.

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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. In short, AI is making manufacturing procurement faster, smarter and more resilient than ever.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

Digital procurement tools offer both immediate benefits and long-term returns. While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. As a result of better data, procurement teams gain a whole range of benefits.

Procurement

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. We wanted to ask her what she has witnessed as the main motivator for procurement transformation.

Procurement

Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Opportunities for Procurement Technology As we look toward 2025, European businesses are reshaping their supply chains to navigate an increasingly complex global landscape. A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Spend Matters

JULY 1, 2025

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.

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. Alignment is not a one-time project; it is a continuous discipline. Average reimbursement cycle time affects both employee satisfaction and financial clarity.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

It made me wonder if and how the C-Suite view of procurement has evolved over the past 14 years. Starting with the CFO, then the CIO, CEO, and The Board, here is the outline of changes in how top executives view procurement going forward in 2025. Analytics and insights from procurement data were minimal.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Procurement Priorities for 2025 and Beyond The manufacturing industry is evolving rapidly, leaving Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) grappling with challenges that could make or break their organizations. Amid economic uncertainties and geopolitical shifts, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to drive sustained growth.

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. And they are testing the limits of procurements preparedness. This makes visibility the cornerstone of any viable tariff management strategy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

JULY 6, 2025

It’s easy to feel at ease when procurement systems operate as they should—robust and solid. Procurement teams now face a clear need: build bendable systems instead of unbreakable ones. Let’s look at how procurement ecosystems can become more prepared for anything that comes their way. That is, until something goes wrong.

Risk

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. Procurement must adjust accordingly. And insight is what we got, in spades.

Demand

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.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 3, 2025

Whereas e-sourcing tools , on the other hand, have revolutionised procurement over the past two decades. Some of the biggest challenges lie in the preparation work needed before launching an RFX event. This shift promises to make procurement teams more efficient and effective. It evaluates lead times against project schedules.

Strategic sourcing

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Operations Weekly Every Tuesday Procurement Weekly Every Thursday Logistics Weekly Every Wednesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Real-world impact Companies that embrace digital collaboration are seeing measurable benefits. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

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. It transforms raw procurement data into meaningful insights that support both short-term improvements and long-term strategic goals.

Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

Modern OMS capabilities must stitch together intelligence across systems — TMS, WMS, ERP — to make real-time decisions that accommodate strikes, tariffs, port slowdowns and weather events. 3 Inventory Segmentation and Revenue Protection Inventory visibility is foundational — but segmentation is transformational.

Supply Chain Optimization

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In times of pressure and crisis , highly responsive and trustworthy suppliers make agility possible. Following widely-known standards keeps your vendor options open so you’re not locked into sourcing from a small pool of specialty suppliers that can negatively impact time to market.

Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

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. Instead, it’s time for businesses to integrate tariffs as a strategic variable in long-term planning.

Price

Procurement Insights

JULY 7, 2025

Between 2007 and 2025, Procurement Insights archives reflect a remarkable evolution in the procurement and supply chain industry—from basic cost and operational concerns to strategic, tech-driven, and resilience-oriented priorities. Procurement team transformation and data/process digitization appear as timely themes by 2019.

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Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Operations Weekly Every Tuesday Procurement Weekly Every Thursday Logistics Weekly Every Wednesday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Recommended Reading Clorox upgrades 20-year-old ERP for improved data visibility, demand planning By Colin Campbell • Dec.

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 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 Insights

JULY 18, 2025

Strand Commonality is the underlying mechanism that validates whether an initiative, rule, or tool has been authentically integrated and is visible in real actions, frontline tools, and shared data—not just in executive statements or isolated metrics. What Is Strand Drift And Strand Echo?

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Arkestro

JUNE 11, 2025

Resources / Blog / How Can Procurement Teams Tackle Tariff Challenges? Find Out in This Webinar How Can Procurement Teams Tackle Tariff Challenges? Participants also offered real-world examples and forward-looking insights into the future of procurement in 2025 and beyond. We really need to drive modernization.”

Procurement team

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.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

Nearshoring to countries within the same trade bloc or region, such as Mexico or Canada, offers faster transit times, reduced tariff exposure and more predictable compliance requirements. While often more expensive upfront, these approaches offer greater control over transit time and regulatory alignment.

Import

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Supply chain and procurement executives should urgently pay heed to the need to make sure it is distributed to them, said Jay Koganti, vice president supply chain at the Center of Excellence of Estée Lauder , during a presentation titled “ AI Trends Transforming Supply Chain – and How Leaders Should Respond,” at the DPW New York conference June 11.

Supply Chain Optimization

Procurement Insights

JULY 1, 2025

MODEL 1 – LEVEL 1 Jon Hansen’s contribution to The Procurement Imperative 2025 – Global Report by Economist Impact and SAP clearly integrates the foundational elements of his Metaprise , Agent-based , and Strand Commonality models, though these frameworks are not named explicitly in the report.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

A mathematical model is just an abstraction of some real thing,” he says, “but you can always add detail that makes it more realistic.” Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Watch: What’s in DOJ’s New Guidelines for FCPA Enforcement? More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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

Procurement Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

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. Impact: Centralized procurement ecosystem, data consistency, and reduced duplication.

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