SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

From rule-based systems to predictive analytics and the generative AI boom, businesses have leveraged these technologies to optimize operations, forecast trends, and create data-driven strategies. This leap in AI capabilities is revolutionizing industries, and AI-driven supply chain management is no exception.

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Spend Matters

MAY 1, 2025

A well-structured transformation journey ensures organizations progress from basic digitalization to advanced AI-driven procurement, enabling smarter decision-making, better compliance and optimized supply chain performance.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JUNE 24, 2025

As AI technology continues to reshape industries, AI and Supply Chain innovations are becoming indispensable to professionals in procurement, logistics, and supply chain management. Companies like maxwin288 are actively exploring these capabilities to stay ahead of the curve.

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ivalua

JULY 3, 2025

Direct and indirect procurement are two fundamental approaches in supply chain management, each serving distinct functions within an organization. Procurement can and should be a significant value generator for the larger organization.

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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.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 28, 2025

In the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain management, procurement leaders must stay ahead of the‍ curve to ‍ensure success in 2025 and beyond. In this article, we will explore four key strategies that procurement leaders can adopt to ‍navigate the complexities of the future supply chain landscape.

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. What Is Procurement Technology?

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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. Read about the various use cases for AI and Generative AI for procurement teams. AI speeds up decision-making.

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

Procurement is often an overlooked area within organizations, working behind the scenes to ensure businesses have the goods and services they need to operate at their best. Considering its importance, it makes sense that modern procurement teams have a structured approach to developing essential skills and capabilities.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

According to one procurement leader we spoke to, all that changed around 2020. Stephen Bertolami is an experienced procurement leader who has spent the best part of 25 years in operational roles across real estate and financial services, optimizing global operations for some of the world’ largest organizations.

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ivalua

JUNE 5, 2025

Procurement and purchasing are often used interchangeably, but they serve distinct roles within any successful organization.While both involve acquiring goods and services, their workflows, objectives, and impact on enterprise risk management differ significantly. See a Demo.

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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. Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) is also benefiting from AI.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Predictive Procurement is the latest evolution in digital procurement processes. It leverages advanced technologies to optimize and automate procurement cycles and predict more favorable outcomes. This process ultimately leads to faster delivery times, more significant cost savings, and improved supply chain resilience.

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

Strategic Alignment and Goal Setting Every effective procurement strategy starts with clear alignment to enterprise-wide objectives. No matter the focus, whether cost reduction and quality improvement, or supply chain optimization and resilience, procurement must have a concrete role in delivering outcomes that matter to the business.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2025

Enterprise procurement teams face growing pressure to deliver strategic value – managing supplier risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting sustainability – all without sacrificing speed or control. Before organizations can fully benefit from agility and automation, it’s important to understand the concept of digital procurement.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Both Metaprise and Orchestration & Intake models are emerging frameworks designed to unify and optimize procurement processes , but they serve different purposes and operate at different levels. Interoperability: Supports multi-enterprise collaboration , ensuring different procurement platforms work together as one.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Digital Tools: The Key to Unlocking Value A major reason why many manufacturers have not fully realized the potential of procurement is the lack of appropriate digital tools. An advanced source-to-pay platform is crucial for unleashing procurement’s potential and optimizing supply chain performance.

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ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

Misaligned priorities across finance, legal, and procurement create friction that delays decision-making and reduces impact. When done right, spend analysis enables cost savings, supplier optimization, risk reduction, and more strategic sourcing decisions.

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ivalua

JULY 1, 2025

Strategic Alignment and Goal Setting Every effective procurement strategy starts with clear alignment to enterprise-wide objectives. No matter the focus, whether cost reduction and quality improvement, or supply chain optimization and resilience, procurement must have a concrete role in delivering outcomes that matter to the business.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Staying on top of the ever-changing procurement landscape in 2025 is paramount to staying competitive. As the procurement industry and supply chains become more tech-driven and complex, one fact is clear: companies that embrace industry trends will be best positioned to thrive in the challenging procurement landscape of 2025 and beyond.

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Procurement Templates

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Sustainability and Compliance: Ensure procurement activities align with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and regulatory compliance. Set Stretch Financial Targets Aim for Financial Excellence: Go beyond standard savings targets by managing working capital efficiently through optimized payment terms.

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Skill Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2025

When you look behind the scenes of a global business operation, procurement strategy and supply chain management are usually top priorities, though theyre not always working in sync. This blog explores procurement vs supply chain strategy and looks at how aligning the two leads to operational excellence.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Analytics and insights from procurement data were minimal. 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.

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ivalua

JUNE 17, 2025

In a world of ever-growing economic uncertainty, procurement is at the heart of organizations’ aim to drive efficiency and cost savings. This blog provides an overview of the most significant insights and best practices to make your procurement teams future ready. and is used consistently across an organization.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As many procurement professionals have discovered, transforming your processes to meet todays challenges in an effective manner is not as simple as writing a new mission statement. The success of the Procurement team at Utz Brands, Inc. , So there was a lot of opportunity to do more and make a bigger impact.

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 14, 2025

Combining Hansen’s human-centric ABM with Simudyne’s computational ABM would create a hybrid decision intelligence framework that bridges human behavior and systemic optimization. This integration would transform procurement by enabling predictive orchestration —simulating outcomes while adapting to real-world complexities. The result?

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Impact on Procurement: Gen AI leverages vast datasets to generate actionable insights, helping procurement teams predict future trends, such as market shifts, supplier performance, and demand fluctuations. How JAGGAER Helps JAGGAERs ESG solutions help procurement teams integrate sustainability into their sourcing strategies.

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TYA Suite

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This comprehensive guide explores what procurement management software is, its key features, its role in vendor relations, its integration with business processes, and the benefits it offers. is a comprehensive solution designed to automate and optimize the. We will also discuss how to implement this tool to maximize its effectiveness.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Without a solid foundation, technology alone cannot fix broken procurement functions. If procurement teams use inconsistent, siloed, or outdated data , AI-powered solutions will produce unreliable insights. Lesson: AI cant optimize outdated, inefficient workflows. Key Applications in ProcureTech 1.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Identifying key stakeholders Procurement operates within a complex ecosystem where multiple internal and external stakeholders hold different levels of influence. Internally, procurement teams must collaborate closely with finance, IT, legal and operational leadership, each with distinct priorities and decision-making authority.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 3, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, December 3, 2024 – Arkestro is excited to announce its partnership with the Infor Marketplace , a powerful collaboration designed to enable AI-driven procurement, sourcing, purchasing, and supply chain management transformation for enterprise manufacturing teams worldwide.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Sourcing Innovation Launch Date: June 2006 Overview: Authored by Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD, Sourcing Innovation focuses on procurement technology, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management. Content: Covers procurement technology (e.g., AI, e-sourcing), spend analytics, and best practices.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 7, 2025

In an era where digital transformation is reshaping industries, government procurement is no exception. Advanced technologies such as AI, automation, and predictive analytics are playing a pivotal role in optimizing procurement processes, enhancing transparency, and driving efficiency.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

With international commerce increasingly digitalized and customer requirements continuing to grow, the demands on supply chain professionals to create frictionless, responsive, and cost-effective operations have never been higher. Supercharge your supply chain career through the SCMDOJO Supply Chain Learning Track Certification!

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Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Improve spend visibility and cost tracking Procurement teams should standardize cost-saving tracking methodologies to contribute validated savings to financial reporting accuracy. Organizations must eliminate disconnected data systems so that financial statements automatically reflect procurement-driven savings.

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HICX

JUNE 9, 2025

What is the use of AI in supply chain management? AI helps optimize supply chain management by offering predictive supplier analytics , real-time tracking, and automation. How is AI transforming procurement & supply chains? How AI can forecast demand in the supply chain?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This allows the procurement team to quickly identify the lowest or most favorable bid based on cost factors. Historical data and AI-driven insights help optimize decision-making, allowing procurement teams to focus their expertise on more nuanced evaluations like supplier alignment with business strategy and customer service approach.

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