Procurement Heads

MAY 16, 2023

How did you get into procurement? These two different sides of your brain that need to work to be good at procurement are what I really enjoy. There are so many new, innovative solutions and you can’t have them all, so advising my clients which are the best fit for them is a great challenge. Where do I start?

Ethics 130

Ethics Sustainability supply chain software solutions Procurement 130

Procurement Heads

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For the latest in Procurement Heads ‘ CPO Spotlight series, he spoke with James Dobbin about how he got into procurement, some of the trends he’s seeing in the financial and procurement space and whether the pandemic has pushed us closer to a cashless society. How did you get into procurement? How big is the function?

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Vendor management Category management 246

Procurement Heads

JULY 12, 2023

How did your procurement journey begin? It was really more a hygiene factor, getting an income stream while I worked out what I was going to do. As a result, I have ended up with seven companies, and seven industries and I am proud to say I’ve never worked in the same industry twice.

Leadership 130

Leadership Risk Suppliers Collaboration 130

Procurement Leaders

MARCH 18, 2024

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how procurement, R&D and sustainability were being rolled under one leadership at Mars Wrigley. Separately, a call I had the privilege to facilitate last week provided another insight into how global organisations are evolving their thinking about how best to embed sustainability throughout the enterprise.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Product development Innovation Suppliers 130

Spend Matters

MAY 15, 2024

Solutions that cover intake management and procurement orchestration have evolved from being niche or a novelty to being players in a competitive market. But Sören Petsch, head of procurement at the end-to-end e-commerce solution Rithum , has reaped the benefits of using Zip, his intake management tool, for two years.

Contract 94

Contract Procurement Management Procurement team 94

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Workfellow and its solution for process and task intelligence. Workfellow is a process- and task-mining vendor that enables process visibility and provides recommendations for how their operations can be approved. This content is for members only.

Management 87

Management Buyers Procurement Data 87

World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the complex dance of corporate procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) documents play a pivotal role, acting as the bridge between a company’s needs and the potential solutions providers can offer. They are particularly useful when the buying organization lacks detailed knowledge about the solutions available in the market.

Procurement 52

Procurement Vendor relationships Budget Bidding 52

World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

In the complex dance of corporate procurement, Request for Proposal (RFP) documents play a pivotal role, acting as the bridge between a company’s needs and the potential solutions providers can offer. They are particularly useful when the buying organization lacks detailed knowledge about the solutions available in the market.

Procurement 52

Procurement Vendor relationships Budget Bidding 52

Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. Each article gives an overview of the technology’s relevant capabilities, how GenAI is used and a high-level market outline that is informed by our recently conducted vendor survey.

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Procurement Risk management Raw materials supply chain software solutions 82

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Part of the ‘tail spend challenge’ relates how much effort it can take to understand it, acquire sufficient visibility and ‘data quality’ and address it with SxM and sourcing solutions. Part 1 of this Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Fairmarkit’s sourcing solution, an overall SWOT analysis and a list of key competitors.

Market analysis 95

Market analysis Sourcing Spend management Purchasing 95

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This week, as thousands of network operators, technology vendors, and mobile device providers from all over the world converge on Barcelona for Mobile World Congress , it’s the perfect time to discuss how IBM® is shaping the future of network operations and telecommunications.

Real-time Visibility 101

Real-time Visibility e2e Networking Data 101

Spend Matters

MAY 22, 2024

There are different levels of GenAI applications in use by procurement solution providers, from basic/shallow to embedded ( see our definition of the ‘6 flavours of AI’ here ). This conservatism is especially true for the people ‘working in the trenches’” adds our analyst. But attitudes are changing.” applies more than GenAI.

Procurement 61

Procurement Data supply chain software solutions Contract 61

World of Procurement blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It allows for an exploration of innovative solutions and emerging technologies, fostering a forward-thinking procurement strategy. The Interplay: RFI, RFQ, and RFP Understanding how an RFI works in conjunction with Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) is essential to master the procurement art.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement strategies Bidding Innovation 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

It’s no longer a question of whether AI will transform business and the workforce, but how it will happen. Here’s how top CHROs are already seizing the opportunity. They’re thinking more broadly about how to build, buy, borrow or “bot” the skills needed for the present and future.

Strategy 68

Strategy Project management Leadership Business strategy 68

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Deployed and its solutions for Statement of Work (SOW). SOW drafting traditionally starts once a supplier bid has been accepted and the business is ready to move forward with work. They are also using its learning services to improve how SOWs are written.

Bidding 86

Bidding Market analysis Buyers Suppliers 86

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What it does Calculum is a cloud-based analytics solution that specializes in optimizing payment terms. It currently supports buyers (suppliers are on the roadmap) and can be integrated into procurement and accounts payable IT solutions. In no order of preference, today we are sharing the reasoning behind our selection of Calculum.

Supply Chain Optimization 90

Supply Chain Optimization Negotiation Buyers Suppliers 90

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Have you ever wondered how these algorithms arrive at their conclusions? The answer lies in the data used to train these models and how that data is derived. So how can organizations implement lineage transparency for their ML data sets? In this discussion we are focused on data origins and lineage.

Data 86

Data Sourcing Collaboration Strategy 86

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year we’re highlighting the customer demands, market movements and advances in procurement tech that are exciting the world of solution providers, how they expect them to shape the S2P landscape next year and how they plan to respond to them. Having the business user interacting with LLMs is only the first step.

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Procurement solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement Budget 80

Una

MAY 15, 2024

EPISODE 165 Making Mentorship Possible at Scale with Jason Edmonds By Kelly Barner | May 15, 2024 Mentors have the opportunity to provide valuable, trusted advice to the individuals they work with, but those relationships are often formed haphazardly. In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Jason Edmonds.

Product development 64

Product development Sustainability Sourcing Data 64

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

To drive real change, it’s crucial for individuals, industries, organizations and governments to work together, using data and technology to uncover new opportunities that will help advance sustainability initiatives across the globe. At IBM, we act as “client zero” for some of our own solutions.

Sustainability 84

Sustainability Data Sourcing Strategy 84

IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

IBM and AWS have been working together since 2016 to provide secure, automated solutions for hybrid cloud environments. This partnership gives clients the flexibility to choose the right mix of technologies for their needs, and IBM Consulting can help them scale those solutions enterprise-wide.

Raw materials 113

Raw materials Innovation Cost of ownership Data 113

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 9, 2023

If you’ve followed IBM over the past few years, you know how critical the IBM Ecosystem is to our growth strategy. IBM’s announcement today of the Watsonx platform to power next generation foundation models for business is a prime example of how we are doubling down on the technology that will transform the enterprise.

Vendor relationships 100

Vendor relationships Strategy Budget Quality 100

Procurement Insights

MAY 6, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: I am now starting to build my Analyst Solution Map of ten solution providers who I not only see as leaders in their specific area of service but will, through the use of an agent-based model , ensure successful implementations and promised practitioner outcomes.

Negotiation 76

Negotiation Supplier negotiation Suppliers Contract 76

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our purpose is to be the catalyst that makes the world work better—and our partners are key to this mission. Together with our partners and clients, we work to solve the most complex challenges with AI and hybrid cloud. Now, let’s create innovative solutions to solve our clients’ most complex problems together.

Innovation 105

Innovation Collaboration Sourcing Data 105

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Find out how Spend Matters holistically helps Solution Providers >> I don’t often get to ‘take to the digital boards’ of Spend Matters these days anymore, but a snarky-ish post I made on LinkedIn has led to so much public and private reaction and conversation (a month later!) that I felt obligated to dive deeper.

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Influencing Strategy Suppliers Data 92

Spend Matters

JANUARY 29, 2024

In no order of preference, today let’s hear from Justin Dillon, CEO of supply chain risk management solution provider, FRDM , one of Spend Matters 50 Procurement Providers to Watch. A working definition of modern slavery is anyone who is forced to work without pay, under threat of violence, is economically exploited or is unable to walk away.

Procurement solutions 95

Procurement solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Supply chain 95

Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

At Spend Matters, it’s as important for us to get to know the requirements and opinions of the procurement community of practitioners as it is for us to understand the world of tech solutions and their providers. So it was good to see a nice mix of both presenting at Procurement Strategies and Innovation (PSI) last week.

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Procurement strategies Innovation Strategy Procurement 93

Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. A collection of these quick takes, conference insights and solution comparisons is below. In this four-part series, he delves into the history of automation, AI and how procurement may proceed.

e2e 76

e2e Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract 76

Vested Way

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Senior executives chartered a task force to embark on a six-month effort to review the changing landscape of how increased commoditization and digitization would impact how Telenet operated. One area that came under scrutiny was how Telenet approached its network operations.

Innovation 52

Innovation Networking Sustainability Suppliers 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As the adoption of AI and other technologies continues to expand, it will transform how we perform work with the potential to disrupt 83 million jobs globally and create 69 million new roles by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum.

Data 101

Data Collaboration Strategy Sourcing 101

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

How IBM helped improve the app modernization strategy IBM Consulting® worked with the client’s cloud team and technical experts to deploy IBM Consulting Cloud Accelerator , which helped them understand the business logic surrounding their many applications.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Quality Innovation Risk 98

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We are highlighting the customer demands, market movements and advances in procurement tech that are exciting the world of solution providers, how they expect them to shape the S2P landscape next year and how they plan to respond to them. You can read our in-depth analysis of Efficio’s solution here.

Procurement solutions 101

Procurement solutions Procurement Procurement team Data 101

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

How IBM helped the client better detect and correct defects during manufacturing IBM worked with the client’s technical experts to deploy IBM® Inspection Suite solutions to help them reduce defects and downtime while enabling quick action and issue resolution.

Quality 100

Quality Innovation Data Collaboration 100

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 8, 2024

To solve the identity challenges created by today’s hybrid environments, businesses need a versatile solution that complements existing identity solutions while effectively integrating various identity and access management (IAM) silos into a cohesive whole. Hackers don’t hack in; they log in.

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Risk Management Risk management Data 87

IBM Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Discover and plan to implement ERP Before the ERP implementation process can occur, an organization must assess how its current systems are functioning. This is the step to configure the ERP software solution so it fits your organization’s specific needs. Which key performance indicators (KPIs) need to be tracked?

supply chain software solutions 120

supply chain software solutions Data Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 120

Spend Matters

MARCH 13, 2023

Categories: Procurement Systems & Architecture , Talent Management Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of MBO Partners and its solution for independent talent contracting and management. MBO Partners provides software and services in this historically difficult category of labor management.

Contract 85

Contract Vendor management Buyers Management 85