Procurement Software

MARCH 19, 2024

Gartner’s introductory guide to this topic provides a great overview. Generative AI’s current impact in procurement is best illustrated by tech-savvy procurement category managers leveraging apps like ChatGPT and Bard to streamline the execution of routine tasks. Anyone who has used ChatGPT or Midjourney can confirm this.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 12, 2024

Gartner has also put together an interesting, well written article on the topic which I would highly recommend as an introductory guide. It will also be able to assist in monitoring supply chain disruptions by being able to quickly summarise foreign language news sources and weather reports. That’s the bad news.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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SupplyShift

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is new legislation in the European Union that requires, elevates, and standardizes ESG reporting like never before. For some, this is good news: It will reduce the noise of multiple reporting frameworks and help companies focus. CSRD changes that.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 21, 2023

But there were complexities around their use and the legislation; a friend of mine even co-wrote an entire book about the topic [1] to explain those issues. Ross Cumber, Category Manager, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust “A great idea to pull the framework offerings together into one location for easy access.

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Spend Matters

MAY 30, 2023

But there were complexities around their use and the legislation; a friend of mine even co-wrote an entire book about the topic[1] to explain those issues. Ross Cumber, Category Manager, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust “A great idea to pull the framework offerings together into one location for easy access.

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Arkestro

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In this blog, Arkestro sat down with Jeoff Burris, the Founder and Principal of Advanced Purchasing Dynamics and Procure-Force solution team member, to get his thoughts on hot button topics such as: supply chain disruptions, quote fatigue, managing costs, and more – that are top of mind for automotive procurement teams.

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Positive Purchasing

JANUARY 25, 2024

The topics we discussed are so relevant to what is top of mind for procurement leaders today that I had to invite Elouise to share her thoughts in this new blog. Whether that’s sourcing, category management, requisitioning or even the chasing of invoices. She’s also a partner at Kearney. Why are you here?

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ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. The slightly good news is that most organizations do not know what their value leakage is: what you do not see or know, does not exist. Maverick buying .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Introduced by Gartner Analyst, Noha Tohamy, at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference, AI was broken down into two categories. It will have specific attributes that render it searchable for a reader interested in learning more about the topic of focus; in this case AI, Data, and Supply Chain Risk Management.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JANUARY 18, 2022

Melissa Drew, Associate Partner at IBM is my guest to dive into the topic of use cases for AI in procurement applications. Melissa Drew, Associate Partner at IBM is my guest to dive into the topic of use cases for AI in procurement applications.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The good news is I now have a 3 inch stack of articles that tell me all I ever wanted to know about retail performance for 2014. Some data focuses on all of retail, while other numbers look at categories like specialty, department stores, discount stores, etc. This being said, guess the topic of our next blog?

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HICX

MARCH 30, 2023

It’s little wonder that this topic is high on the agenda. For instance, a cyber-security questionnaire will also be tailored based on the category of the supplier. A commodity supplier such as a cloud service provider is different from an indirect supplier of office materials in this regard. Crisis Management and Resilience.

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Value Match

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Categories. This is a big area, and I am going to touch on some key points very briefly and will come back to this topic in more detail later. Best Practice Guides. Bid Management. Case Study. Circular Economy. Community Story. Contract for Change. Cyber Security. Environment and Climate. Equality and Inclusion. Legislation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

For example, we wrote recently about how Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market represents more than a new stream of brick and mortar business, but the possibility of improving its last mile delivery – the so-called “Holy Grail of Logistics,” and therefore gaining a further leg-up over its eCommerce competitors in the grocery category.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

The cost to the brand and the business is incalculable in most instances, but it is universally accepted that it is preferable to apply extra vigilance to supply chain issues upfront versus reacting to a negative news breaking and seeing a new crisis unfold.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Simply type in a category you’re interested in and see what people are promoting through ads. Choose a Seller Category. Choose a seller category based on the size of your business. These will include emails like reports, product recommendations and news or changes to your listing. Be Aware of Category Restrictions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Some Fake News stories say that the engineer’s pulled the plug in a panic after they were getting too smart. Though Machine Learning and AI are hot topics in the tech world, it is not to a point that small to medium size businesses can leverage it in the immediate future. Automation Now and in 2018. Accounting Automation.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

The cost to the brand and the business is incalculable in most instances, but it is universally accepted that it is preferable to apply extra vigilance to supply chain issues upfront versus reacting to a negative news breaking and seeing a new crisis unfold.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 7, 2023

Knowledge workers can use them to quickly gather information about a topic, search for solutions to business problems and flesh out innovative ideas. Business analytics: Data and insights help knowledge workers make informed decisions and find new opportunities.

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