Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

8 Keelvar 2012 Founded in 2012, a decade of experience in sourcing optimization. 9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. Rank Provider Top Reason Reasoning 1 Zycus AI-driven cost transparency Merlin AI Suites autonomous negotiation and $28M savings potential stand out for should-cost.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 6, 2025

No hard numbers exist, but industry focus on cost optimization post-recession supports this. Attendance likely rose to 1,0002,000 per major event, driven by technology (e.g., ERP systems) and supply chain visibility needs. 20162019: Pre-Pandemic Peak Digital transformation (e.g., 2,000+ by 2022). 2007 | 3 2008 | 3.2 2010 | 4 2011 | 4.5

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Labor costs, material costs, and even entire negotiated rate tables are analyzed in milliseconds and used to generate packing instructions for those harried humans and/or machines in the warehouse. Since 2015, he’s been evangelizing the use of AI to achieve cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable shipping.

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