Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A common thread among the conversations we’ve had recently with senior procurement practitioners tells of the extent to which attitudes towards risk have changed over the past decade. According to one procurement leader we spoke to, all that changed around 2020. That statement couldn’t be less true today. And Stephen is not alone.

Risk management

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The global supply chain landscape is undergoing significant transformations, influenced by rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and the intricacies of international commerce. Conversely, a student who quickly grasps procurement strategies can be challenged with advanced case studies and leadership projects.

supply chain budgeting

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 4, 2025

Subscribe Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply chains are more complex than ever, stretching across continents, industries, and multiple stakeholders. What is Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility?

Real-time Visibility

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

Spend Matters

JUNE 23, 2025

Over the past few months we have published about 30 articles as part of our Procurement Digital Transformation Survival Guide series. This content allowed us to explore how procurement transformation really happens, from shifting mindsets to implementing technology. Understanding and optimizing processes is crucial.

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

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

SCB Feature Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain? That’s because the promise of artificial intelligence for supply chain operations is huge. It could do more to accelerate the journey of supply chain operations from the backroom to the boardroom than any other change. trillion to U.S.

Supply Chain Optimization

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.

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Breaking Down Business Silos Supply chains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration. It all starts with adaptability.

Supply chain resilience

Procurement Insights

APRIL 6, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is inspired by the following comment in a related discussion stream on LinkedIn: Conference Attendance: Past 20 Years Qualitative Trends Over 20 Years 20052010: Steady Early Growth Conferences like ISM World (founded earlier) and SIGs Procurement Technology Summit began formalizing procurement as a strategic function.

Procurement

Arkestro

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s Event Season 2025! It’s Event Season 2025! Spring and summer mark a season of innovation, connection, and momentum in procurement, as well as some of the industry’s biggest annual events. From AI to energy, we’re excited to connect, collaborate, and help shape what’s next in procurement.

Supply Chain Optimization

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

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.

Real-time Visibility

Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strong supply chain capabilities drive efficiency and develop competitiveness in an oversaturated market. Global disruptions such as COVID-19 have unearthed a wide range of vulnerabilities within international supply chains.

supply chain budgeting

SCMDOJO

JULY 4, 2025

The supply chain industry is in a process of change that is technologically induced. Billing is becoming quicker, more precise, and more accurate through the supply chain with the help of new technologies. It also enables the management of the supply chain finances in exciting aspects.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Supply chain and procurement have undergone a seismic change in recent years. Increased globalization, constant digital transformation, and ever-evolving consumer demands have led to a situation where traditional supply chain skills are simply no longer enough for success.

Supply Chain Optimization

Procurement Insights

MARCH 31, 2025

In late 1998, with funding from the Government of Canada’s Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) program, I converted my “strand commonality” theory into one of the industry’s first web-based procurement platforms. of the time. Hansen in 1998. success rate. success rate.

Chief Procurement Officer

Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

So it’s no surprise that the future of manufacturing now lies in a technology that combines all of those high-end innovations: Predictive Procurement. What Is Predictive Procurement and How Is It Reshaping High-Tech Manufacturing? Predictive Procurement is the latest evolution in digital procurement processes.

Procurement

Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

MODEL #1 An agent-based model (ABM) within a Metaprise framework offers several advantages over an equation-based intake and orchestration model in procurement: 1. Procurement Insights Equation-Based Models: Expanding these models often requires redefining equations and parameters, making scalability more challenging. Pitt Site 3.

Procurement

Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Below is a ranking from highest to lowest focus on procurement and supply chain practices, as of April 4, 2025, based on their stated missions, agendas, and historical emphasis. CPO roundtables, SIG University workshops) and real-world procurement execution (e.g., It focuses on practical supply chain challenges (e.g.,

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

For supply chains, AI offers new paradigms and approaches, delivering streamlined processes and results that are unprecedented. AI is about more than fixing problems — its fundamentally changing how supply chains operate. billion in 2023 to $63.77 billion by 2032, a compound annual growth rate of 11.7%.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 21, 2025

Skip to main content Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Tariffs have become one of the most disruptive variables in global supply chains. You can unsubscribe at anytime. From the U.S.-China

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

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

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2025

The Disintermediation of the Supply Chain! Collaborate with Suppliers and Partners Successful supply chain management relies heavily on collaboration. Businesses must forge robust partnerships with suppliers and other stakeholders to optimize lead times and ensure seamless operations.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: More than two decades ago, the foundational elements for successfully utilizing advanced, self-learning algorithms to optimize the procurement process using an agent-based model were well established. Monte Carlo) used to determine supply chain optimization. If so, what was it?

Supply Chain Optimization

Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 28, 2025

In a groundbreaking endeavor to foster innovation and collaboration in the realm of manufacturing and supply chain development, RTMA, the Rochester Technology and Manufacturing Association, has announced the hosting of a free summit. Network with industry experts and forge valuable connections for future collaborations.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! In the complex world of business, the supply chain serves as the backbone, connecting the dots between production and customer satisfaction. Cost Reduction A streamlined supply chain is a powerful tool for cost management.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The process creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Draw up selection criteria optimizing outcomes against risk. Your focus here is to get security of service at a good price.

Strategic sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Many of the world’s largest companies have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, triggering a ripple effect throughout global supply chains. For most CPG brands, indirect emissions — those that occur across the supply chain — represent the majority of their carbon footprint. Retailers are following suit. In the U.S.,

Supply Chain Optimization

Jaggaer

APRIL 24, 2025

I recently hosted a webinar in which our star speaker was Lora Cecere, Founder at Supply Chain Insight. Supply chain management typically does not fit very well with procurement, which is a challenge at the best of times, and can be a disaster in difficult times. As late as the 1990s, supply chains were very local.

Demand

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 10, 2025

Twenty twenty-five is starkly different: the next global war has already begun, and it’s unfolding not on distant battlefields, but right through the supply chains that you rely on. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire. Trade Representative.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 31, 2025

1 Supply Chain Disruptions The past several years have underscored the fragility of global supply chains, as geopolitical conflicts, natural disasters and labor shortages have continually tested resilience. These disruptions, often unpredictable and rapidly evolving, demand an OMS that is both flexible and integrative.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Dive

AUGUST 4, 2025

Skip to main content CONTINUE TO SITE ➞ Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. The WD-40 company is one of several brand manufacturers adjusting its supply chain to minimize the effect of potential tariffs. "

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 21, 2025

Skip to main content Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. You can unsubscribe at anytime. times higher than operational emissions, according to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2025

Managing construction supply chain risks is critical to ensuring the successful completion of projects. Here’s a complete guide to handling construction supply chain risks. It encompasses procurement, logistics, inventory management, and supplier relationships.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, the focus has been on optimizing portfolios of spend—prioritizing what to address, defer, or ignore—using well-known frameworks such as the Kraljic Matrix and the Pareto Principle. Today’s procurement challenges go far beyond cost negotiations and sourcing.

Procurement