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Sphera SCRM: Vendor Analysis 2023 Update — SCRM solution overview, roadmap, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary

Spend Matters

Sphera SCRM is the new name of riskmethods, an SCRM specialist that was founded in 2013 and has been extensively covered by Spend Matters. To potential buyers — Sphera SCRM is a leading SCRM solution that ensures a company can monitor risks in its supply chain based on the locations, supplier sites and logistics routes it uses.

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Tradeshift: Vendor Analysis, 2023 Update (Part 1) — P2P solution overview, market analysis, company SWOT, competitors

Spend Matters

Tradeshift’s trajectory took a significant turn in 2013 as it secured a substantial round of funding, propelling its global expansion and further development of its platform. By 2018, Tradeshift had evolved into a global business network that connected buyers and suppliers across diverse industries and regions.

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Procurement Strategy Case Studies — 5 Insightful Examples

Procurement Tactics

Additionally, the organic food market in Denmark has remarkably grown in recent years and the organic food service market increased up to 33% between the years 2013 and 2014. . What Can We Learn From It? Example 4 — The Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Procuring textiles Made From Recycled Fibers.

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NFTs & Supply Chain: What Are The Applications?

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A good example would be the Rana Plaza Tragedy of 2013. The cycle of building better supply chain collaborations begins by having one single fact from seller’s seller to buyer’s buyer. Companies like H&M, Gucci, and Versace weren’t even aware that the Rana Plaza factory was their supplier.

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How Will Higher Education Procurement Cope in an Age of Uncertainty?

Jaggaer

Since 2013, higher education R&D has grown at an average compound annual rate of 5.0% Emergency preparedness & supply chain disruptions In higher education, buyers are often up against hard deadlines for essential resources. Research and development (R&D) spending by academic institutions increased 11.2%

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Supply chain innovation through the Nexus of Forces

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The Cloud: Gartner stated that in 2013 cloud adoption rose by 40%, driven by the low total cost of ownership, which reduced both infrastructure and overall maintenance costs. Internally, buyers and engineers must work with quality and product; then that cross-functional group must collaborate with external suppliers.

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Getting Procurement Out of The Digital Transformation Rabbit Hole, e.g., Cost Savings and Digitalization

Procurement Insights

In short, by focusing on savings, the wrong practices and buyer behaviors were rewarded, e.g., beating down suppliers, vendor rationalization etc. Point #3 – According to Spend Matters , between 2013 and 2018, most CPOs did not believe their teams had the required talent to deliver on their strategic objectives.