Procurement Software

JUNE 4, 2024

As supply chain technology improves for transportation, inventory management and warehousing, the procurement tools for manufacturing businesses now need to step up. These are predominantly focused on indirect spend and transactional efficiency. And stepping up, they indeed are.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 29, 2019

Sustainable Purchasing Leaders Recognized in Portland. Leading organizations acknowledged for effective and impactful sustainable purchasing. The awards and awardees include: Leadership Award for Overall Sustainable Purchasing Program: . Leadership Award for a Special Sustainable Purchasing Initiative: . Air Liquide.

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Leadership Purchasing Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Lots of things are happening in Supply Chain Management! It’s becoming more strategic, as companies integrate their Supply Chains and use them as a source of competitive advantage – instead of just a back-office function.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Gartner recently announced their Top 25 Supply Chains List. But as I review the list, compare it to prior years, and consider the scoring methodology I do wonder whether the list in its current form continues to be relevant for identifying the best of the Supply Chain.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 18, 2018

2018 LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING. Seven Organizations Recognized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. Each winner employs a wide range of sustainable purchasing strategies and documented the resulting environmental, social, and/or economic benefits in a case study. More about this case study.

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Leadership Purchasing Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I am talking about a fully interactive, intuitive chatbot through which 90 percent of everyday procurement work can be effectively and efficiently managed. ” – Maverick Spend, Change Management, and Vendor Rationalization, Procurement Insights (2013) What is maverick spend? Back To Square One?

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. It is a driver of brand value for internal stakeholders, consumers, and the brand as a whole.

Leadership 52

Leadership Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency Price 52

SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MARCH 27, 2018

Washington, DC – The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) released a free market research guide that allows organizations to easily identify high-quality tools for rating the sustainability of their suppliers. CONTACT: Cuchulain Kelly, 803 323 7453, Cuchulain@sustainablepurchasing.org.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 1, 2014

I was speaking at a large conference about the major impacts of globalization, technology, and supply chain on commerce. In fact, 92% of all B2B customers say having a physical location where they can easily purchase or pick up product is extremely or very important. Failure to do so leads to turmoil and eventually bankruptcy.

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Price supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory 58

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Source: Accenture 2013. “An Source: Accenture 2013. Say I purchase a car. Subscribe Here! Email Address. She chose the hybrid route. Let me explain….

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

Supply chains are multi-tiered and therefore difficult to manage. In recent years, these complex supplier networks have posed difficult challenges for the purchasing teams that are charged with ensuring that goods are made at the right price, are delivered on time and meet the right ethical and quality standards.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Their pricing is transparent and you can also use a free version to store limited contracts with just one user. Pricing is customisable depending on number of users, suppliers and the modules purchased. These all help to drive supply chain impact. Ignite also places an emphasis on reliable data encryption.

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Procurement supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation 52

SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

CMO’s are now responsible for guiding company culture, influencing talent recruitment, creating new ways of collaborating, and making technology purchases that might have once been exclusively the responsibility of the IT department. It is a driver of brand value for internal stakeholders, consumers, and the brand as a whole.

Leadership 40

Leadership Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency Price 40

Value Match

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We have seen some of these shifts over time, for example the construction and infrastructure industry making changes around areas such as social value and use of SMEs in their supply chains, investment in green technologies and increasing automation. This is what has been called ‘savings’ in the past. Why make the point.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Ethics Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

It serves the needs of purchasing managers, procurement professionals and senior buyers. This aims to provide accurate ordering that minimises purchasing mistakes. It automates the entire sourcing cycle, improves compliance and transparency, reduces cycle times, enhances teamwork, and promises a near-immediate return on investment.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Governance: The governance pillar covers a company’s leadership, ethical practices, transparency, and accountability. This helps to create accountability and transparency around ESG issues. In 2013, Veolia launched a “Responsible Solutions initiative,” which used ESG data to help the company make better business decisions.

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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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