Procurement Insights

APRIL 6, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is inspired by the following comment in a related discussion stream on LinkedIn: Conference Attendance: Past 20 Years Qualitative Trends Over 20 Years 20052010: Steady Early Growth Conferences like ISM World (founded earlier) and SIGs Procurement Technology Summit began formalizing procurement as a strategic function.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

3 GEP 1999 Established in 1999, a pioneer in procurement software with 25+ years. 4 Zycus 1998 Founded in 1998, a veteran in cognitive procurement solutions. 6 Coupa Software 2006 Founded in 2006, a relatively younger leader in spend management. 9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. History of Supply Chain Management: Roots.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. Solution: Route optimization software: Utilizing software that optimizes delivery routes can minimize travel distances and improve vehicle fill rates, even with smaller loads [1].

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Zip also hosted panels, Q&A sessions and more with various procurement and finance leaders from Prudential, Pixar, Arm, Coinbase and others. The changes come in conjunction with Zip’s expansion in broader procurement orchestration and into native source-to-pay capabilities, complementing its foundational intake management focus.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The platform has been used to modernize and unify the information technology (IT) ecosystem of major financial firms, simplify human capital management (HCM) across brands’ subsidiaries, and optimize reporting processes in complex healthcare settings. Which Oracle modules will my organization adopt?

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