Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

Tracking performance over time is key to measuring the business value the collaboration is delivers. To align with financial reporting goals, procurement teams should: Improve spend visibility: Validate and accurately report procurement savings to finance. Supplier risk assessments and compliance rates to anticipate financial risks.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 69

Procurement Insights

MAY 21, 2025

Hansens agent-based Metaprise Model directly addresses the core concerns of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) by combining human-AI collaboration, real-time adaptability, and ecosystem-wide integration. Example: A global manufacturer unified JD Edwards, NetSuite, and IFS workflows using agents, reducing procurement cycle times by 35%.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

In a landscape shaped by inflation, supply chain fragility, regulatory pressure and digital transformation, orchestration is more than a buzzword. Fragmented systems, siloed processes and disconnected stakeholder experiences erode procurements ability to deliver value. From there, workflows adapt in real time.

Suppliers 83

Suppliers Management Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain 83

Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Enhanced Adaptability to Dynamic Environments Challenge : Traditional equation-based models fail to respond to real-time disruptions (e.g., Example : Agents from a manufacturer and Tier 1/2 suppliers jointly resolve component shortages by redistributing inventory in real time. Unify stakeholders across ecosystems.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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

Procurement Insights

MAY 22, 2025

AI-First Automation: AI is built into every step, simplifying workflows, automating processes, and delivering real-time insights for compliance, onboarding, KYC/AML, contract management, and ESG initiatives. Real-Time, Data-Driven Insights AI analyzes live and historical data, providing actionable risk and compliance intelligence.

Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Stakeholder engagement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

An observability solution offers valuable insights to multiple stakeholders engaged in software development and operations, with benefits that extend to developers, operations teams, product managers and even business stakeholders. It’s how you give key stakeholders the data insights they need to benefit the organization.

Real-time Visibility 55

Real-time Visibility Import e2e Product management 55

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. Stakeholders : Procurement involves multiple internal stakeholders across the organization. How can procurement help achieve those aims through better supplier relationships and spending optimization?

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52