Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2024

I have gone through the Procurement Insights archive of 2,410 posts from 2007 to today to provide what I believe will be a unique context explaining the evolution of predictions over the past couple of decades. There are between 2 and 4 links covering the period 2007 to 2024.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 59

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For example, many reports show that the adoption of e-sourcing by best-in-class companies has stagnated at 60% – 70% since 2007. Sourcing alone involves the many and often manual processes for RFxs, like RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, etc. Analysts and research firms have all reached the same conclusion.

Real-time Visibility 113

Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Negotiation 113

Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Survey results indicate that many core supplier management functions, including risk management, relationship management, performance management, innovation management, and CSR/Sustainability management, are still supported by generic applications such as Excel, SharePoint, and Teams or by no system at all.

Suppliers 72

Suppliers Buyers Risk management Supply Chain Optimization 72

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2024

1999 Revisited (Video) – Real Agents Leveraging AI GEP Autonomous Agentic AI Agents (High-Level Summary) GEP is set to revolutionize procurement and supply chain operations by introducing autonomous AI agents into the Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supplier relationship management 59

Procurement Insights

MAY 29, 2024

Episode 4 of Dual Source Discourse drops tomorrow. Warning: Dr E is doing a deep dive into risk management solutions this quarter to see if they will be eliminated from the next iteration of her map. Dr. Elouise published her Q2 2024 Spider Map a few weeks ago. Of course, CLM isn’t the only category on the chopping block!

Risk management 40

Risk management Risk Management Contract 40