Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. Inflation occurs when there is an imbalance between the supply and demand of money and goods. What is inflation?

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

After years of focusing on cost reduction, the majority of procurement leaders say they plan to spend more and increase workloads in 2024, meaning procurement buyers will have more power to influence change and optimize spend across the entire supply chain. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. Their platform is particularly noted for its capabilities in spend data classification, risk and opportunity identification, and supplier data enrichment.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 10, 2024

Conducting market research : AI can scan the web to collect pricing information, identify potential suppliers, assess supplier reputations, and keep up-to-date with market and industry trends. One of the biggest challenges in procurement has been gaining visibility into exactly where money is being spent across the organization.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. The aim is not only to streamline operations but also to extract maximum value from every link in the supply chain. But what exactly does it entail?

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improvements to existing procurement processes, procedures, and operations are as time-sensitive as ever. Because procurement teams provide critical insights to inform business strategy , identifying opportunities to cut costs is one of the most important ways they do this.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 20, 2023

Introduction In an era defined by data-driven decision-making, Spend Analysis has emerged as a game-changer, steering businesses towards more strategic, efficient, and cost-effective operations. When applied to Supply Chain Management, Spend Analysis serves as an invaluable tool.

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Arkestro

JUNE 6, 2023

On the one side, finance is concerned with keeping the company budget in the black. On the other side, procurement is concerned with keeping company operations running smoothly and judicially making the most of budgets. Ultimately, both want the same goal — ensuring business outcomes are positive, timely, and on-budget.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

For our readers who couldn’t/didn’t attend, here are our own reflections based on the time we had ( if we missed you, apologies, but do reach out to us here to get your procurement tech solution in front of our analysts ). Supplier Master Files have changed, he said. So cleansing of SMFs is vital, even though it takes time.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 31, 2023

Introduction In today’s interconnected world of business, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) stands as a pillar of success for organizations across the globe. It’s the concerted effort of strategically planning and managing all interactions with suppliers that supply any goods and/or services to an organization.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

By embracing these trends, businesses can unlock a world of opportunities, drive cost savings, enhance supplier relationships, and ultimately achieve procurement excellence. These actions lead to improved negotiation power, reduced costs, and enhanced overall procurement efficiency.

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Pipefy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

To do this, procurement teams require visibility into their data, control over their processes, and a seat at the business strategy table. Emerging threats like procurement fraud, supply chain fraud, and accounting/financial statement fraud have also increased since 2020.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the same time, it also provides AI-powered management of contractual obligations and deliverables. It supports them in budgeting, requesting, and ordering articles and services for their business, while benefiting from better purchasing conditions. The app is built around its large supplier database.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

In the realm of procurement and supply chain management, one tool stands out as a game-changer — Spend Analysis. Its purpose is to increase visibility of procurement spend, identify savings opportunities, improve operational efficiency, and monitor supplier performance. But what exactly is Spend Analysis?

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The Thomas Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Surveys have shown that the purchasing decisions of industrial buyers are most heavily influenced by detailed technical information about the products/services they are sourcing, which is why common content and pages that attract new customers are: Part-level specifications. Be Where Buyers Search For New Suppliers. Capabilities.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a strategic function that involves understanding market trends, analyzing suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships, among other tasks. Procurement is central to a business’s operations, with a purpose that encompasses cost-efficiency, quality control, risk management, and strategic sourcing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Along with cost savings, procurement managers are focusing on optimizing and automating processes. It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Cost Saving.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, we are seeing significant digital disruption in the business of trade and supply chain financing that is largely influenced by global events and geopolitics, changing regulations, compliance and control requirements, advancements in technology and innovation, and access to capital.

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