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. But what does a procurement buyer do, exactly?

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

Supply Chain Optimization 97

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 97

Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

Procurement’s Role in Driving Business Success Procurement, often viewed as a behind-the-scenes function, plays a critical role in a company’s success. It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Procurement Real-time Visibility 52

ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

The past few years have been a boon for procurement, which has become increasingly strategic and critical to business. The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

Introduction Welcome to our complete guide on the role of spend analysis in strategic sourcing. In the ever-evolving world of business, strategic sourcing has become a linchpin in corporate success. But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing? The answer lies in the powerful tool of spend analysis.

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Una

AUGUST 2, 2022

Ivalua/Hackett’s 2022 Procurement Insights and Key Issues report found that laggards are being held back by concerns including fear of failure, access to suppliers, legacy system costs, and teams lacking the skills to leverage digital transformation. No procurement process can be considered fully automated without self-service.

Procurement 98

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 98

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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 52

Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. They can include funding limitations, missed or late milestones, and cost overruns and may be linked to changes in the project scope.

Risk 52

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Pipefy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From reducing waste and containing costs to mitigating risks such as procurement fraud and inflated expenses, procurement’s insights and expertise can help businesses navigate some of their most pressing challenges. This means bringing the right people — including procurement — to the strategy table.

Innovation 52

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Planergy

MARCH 2, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Tail spend analysis helps companies identify areas of spend that are falling through the cracks and gain visibility into their overall spending.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions 52

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 ). So cleansing of SMFs is vital, even though it takes time.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. Companies, regardless of size and industry, need to source goods and services efficiently, cost-effectively, and with an eye toward sustainability and social responsibility.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 52

Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. Companies, regardless of size and industry, need to source goods and services efficiently, cost-effectively, and with an eye towards sustainability and social responsibility.

Procurement 40

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. Because of this, carrying out its operations manually is time-consuming and incredibly expensive for businesses.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

One of the most critical aspects of this transformation is the procurement machinery, which needs to be overhauled with innovative technologies that can optimize workflow and reduce costs. Challenges of traditional procurement practices in healthcare. The challenge of reducing costs while maintaining quality care.

Real-time Visibility 40

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. 5 effective tail spend management strategies and how procurement technology can help. 2) Uncontrolled purchases.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Even if budgets have been set, there is very little control that a CFO or a procurement team can yield. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. 5 effective tail spend management strategies and how procurement technology can help. 2) Uncontrolled purchases.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! You put time, energy, focus, and emotion into a negotiation, so naturally, you want to come out feeling as if you’ve done a good job, get a good price, or ‘won’. Time, Money, or Things. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency. What is Source-to-Pay?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

But before we venture into the depths of innovation in this field, let’s first establish what procurement really is. At its core, procurement is the process of finding, agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process.

Innovation 52

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Arkestro

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to Deloitte, the manufacturing industry was in contraction throughout most of 2023 due to challenges like increased lead times, tight labor markets, and rising costs. In fact, manufacturing procurement has never been more important, holding the power to influence IT, finance, and C-suite decision-making.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improvements to existing procurement processes, procedures, and operations are as time-sensitive as ever. In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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?

Procurement 130

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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Monitoring procurement KPIs is a vital part of keeping track of an organization’s overall health and the smaller endeavors that contribute to that. 22 KPIs every procurement team should track As procurement has evolved so has the work of procurement teams, and especially so in recent years.

Procurement 52

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game.

Real-time Visibility 52

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Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And let’s not forget the crucial role they play in driving diversity and sustainability within the supply chain. 8 Steps to Improve Procurement Efficiency. When it comes to improving procurement efficiency, though, a sourcing hero’s work is never truly done. Here are eight steps for doing just that.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

Understanding Procurement and its Business Significance At the heart of every thriving business is an effective and efficient procurement process. Procurement, in its simplest form, is the process by which businesses acquire the goods, services, or works they need from external sources.

Procurement 52

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. As I’m sure you’re aware, there are a dizzying number of procurement software companies out there who claim to offer spend analytics in some form. Saving just 2.5% All-in-one Suites.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Data Category management 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. As I’m sure you’re aware, there are a dizzying number of procurement software companies out there who claim to offer spend analytics in some form. Saving just 2.5% All-in-one Suites.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Data Category management 52

Una

JULY 25, 2023

This article explores the importance of monitoring supplier KPIs and why having them in place is key for reducing costs and improving your bottom line. The first three KPIs we suggest every procurement team should monitor are: Defect rates Lead time Contract compliance Can you guess what the other four KPIs will be?

Strategic sourcing 52

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Una

APRIL 9, 2024

It might not seem like much but at the time, that meant more wiggle room in our household budget as a young family. The opportunity to refinance was a no-brainer; we could do it relatively quickly and it didn’t cost us anything out of pocket. looking for innovative ways to reduce costs for your business.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 52

Una

JULY 6, 2022

A guide to exploring the benefits of working with a group purchasing organization to save money, time and effort. The real value, however, and where you’ll truly benefit from working with a group purchasing organization like Una, lies beyond the initial cost savings. GPO Cost Savings Calculator Tool.

Purchasing 92

Purchasing Category management Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 92

Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement report, 95% of decision makers believe that procurement has room for optimization. What are e-procurement tools? E-procurement software automates an organization’s entire procurement cycle and integrates it into other systems.

Procurement 52

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Empowering CPO

MAY 4, 2023

By effectively managing the purchasing process, companies can better control their expenditures and optimize their supply chain, ensuring the availability of the right products and services at the right time. E-sourcing tools: Platforms that facilitate online bidding and negotiation, streamlining the supplier selection process.

Procurement 52

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Apadua Apadua is a professional services sourcing software, based in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 2016, the company is led by two experienced procurement and management experts. In addition, Explore uses information from Source and Monitor to update its database. M&A) The solution gives you full spend visibility.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the same time, it also provides AI-powered management of contractual obligations and deliverables. Hivebuy Hivebuy is one of a number of growing German procurement startups based in Berlin, offering process optimisation solution for small and medium-sized companies. This enables teams to make decisions and remain in control.

Procurement 52

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

Introduction Welcome to the dynamic world of procurement, where businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to manage their supply chains more efficiently and effectively. One strategy that has captured considerable attention is procurement outsourcing.

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