Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As you read the title of today’s post, you may wonder what maverick spend, vendor rationalization and change management have to do with user adoption and AI Chatbots. The simple answer is the end of maverick spend , vendor rationalization , and change management. This disconnect meant that other measures had to be taken.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 8, 2015

Supply Chain Logistics IT Solution Provider Earns ‘Best Interface Design’ Recognition for its Increasingly Popular Software. This year’s recognition follows a Gold Stevie in 2014 for Support Department of the Year and a Gold Stevie in 2013 for Transportation Product of the Year. .

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In 2013, Landmark Retail’s financial planning and analysis team faced challenges as they managed financial processes across more than 1200 stores. With a solution-driven team of dynamic and skilled technical experts, Veracitiz has been invaluable in the implementation and optimization of IBM Planning Analytics.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With another busy year of procurement and supply chain events tidily packed away behind us, Spend Matters is pleased to provide a round-up of the main events we attended in 2023, with a short recap of each and key takeaways. He then went on to discuss the huge impact of tech on the supply chain industry.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

 Last week on episode three of our WiseTech Global mini-series, we tackled one of supply chains most difficult, yet most important, topics – risk. One of the many lessons that the pandemic taught us was the importance of ensuring that robust risk management is incorporated into our supply chain strategies.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2016

Nearly three years ago, when today’s HOS rules had yet to be implemented, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog looked at some of the ways a logistics IT platform would be useful in mitigating the impact of the proposed new rules. It’s no surprise that managing CSA without a technology to help is an issue for shippers.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Container management has come a long way. For decades, managing containerized environments was a relatively simple affair. From small startups to large, established businesses, container frameworks have proven exceedingly capable of generating stable workflows with optimized runtimes and continuous delivery. What is a container?

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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.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Today I’m joined by Flexe , an exciting and forward-thinking disruptor in the logistics and supply chain industry, that is on a mission to create an open logistics network that optimizes the global delivery of your goods. Flexe solves the hardest omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Moller – Maersk, focusing on technology, process optimization, and organizational change. Between 1999 and 2013, he held various international leadership positions in Singapore, Madrid, and Central and Eastern Europe. 30.55] Industry progress, and supply chain stakeholders’ priorities for further change. “We

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Drivers and Managers are now safeguarding their fleets with insight that wasn't historically possible. This has been a priority of shippers for a long time in order to optimize their supply chains. This technology used to be cost prohibitive but it is becoming increasingly affordable.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Due to globalization, growing consumer demands on transparency, the pertinence of sustainable development and technological advancements, procurement and supply chain professionals have been highlighted as an integral part of their organizations. Source: Accenture 2013. “An

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

We see it in something as basic as automatic photo-tagging on Facebook, a process developed by Yann LeCun for the company in 2013. What you get is optimized scenarios that maximize revenues. Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Check out Supply Chain 4.0! Disruptive Technologies = Digital Supply Chain!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Keys to Success in Warehouse Management/Order Fulfillment! We can’t dispute the fact that working conditions in some fulfillment centers are less than optimal, to say the least. Red Stag Fulfillment opened for business in early 2013 with just a few employees. Subscribe Here!

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

Mid-market businesses, on the other hand, could invest in this software and easily see a quick return if they have the right change management and procurement talent in place. DeepStream DeepStream Technologies is a rapidly growing source-to-contract software based in London, providing an e-sourcing and contract management platform.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 29, 2019

Presented to Metro, Oregon Zoo for their work using a public bond measure and the construction manager / general contractor process to expand conservation education and instill sustainability through the Oregon Zoo. million in energy and resource management in the process. Metro, Oregon Zoo (Nominated by Multnomah County).

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

As a side note, in a follow-up 2013 and 2023 Procurement Insights post , I talked about companies like Market Dojo, Nipendo, Scout RFP, Tealbook, and several others. What unique benefits can the following ProcureTech solution providers offer to address the above-referenced supply chain challenges: ThroughPut.ai, FlockScore, ProcurEngine.

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