Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a reprint of the March 25th, 2015 article The Impact Of An M&A On The Procurement Department This morning I read a post by Roz Usheroff regarding the just announced merger between Kraft and Heinz, and how an employee can both survive and thrive when an M&A occurs.

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Logistics vs. Procurement in Your Supply Chain. Supply Chain’s Biggest Buzzwords: “Big Data” and “End-to-End Visibility” What is the Optimal Column Space for Your Warehouse? The post Your Favorite Posts of 2015 appeared first on The Network Effect. Another year at Supply Chain Beyond!

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Procurement professionals of all types face a challenging and dynamic work environment. What Are the Biggest Procurement Challenges in Health and Pharma? Beyond procurement teams working within the constraints of profit and cost savings, lives are at stake. Supply Chain Visibility. Limited Supplier Network. Managing risk.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

. ​ Automotive supply chain facts Up to 50 percent of unscheduled downtime is due to a lack of spare parts or stockouts ( The Importance of Inventory Optimization in MRO, July 2015 , Aberdeen Group) Generally, 99% of [semiconductor] manufacturing foundries have no visibility where the part is going. Why is this happening?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

US procurement startups are killing it. It’s no surprise that in the home of big tech, Silicon Valley and seemingly endless VC investors, there’s a thriving and diverse procurement tech ecosystem. Let’s have a look at the who’s who in the American procurement startup space. Hot diggity dawg!

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nordic Europe has a long tradition for being innovative, and Nordic procurement startups are no exception. We’ve got the definitive lowdown on 10 procuretechs from Europe’s chilly northern reaches, who are heating up the digital procurement ecosystem. Less than 10 years old as a company. Which countries are included?

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EazyStock

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

*This post was originally published June 2015; it was updated September 2018*. With easy API integrations with any Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool, inventory managers can automate procurement and replenishment processes that historically were guesswork cutting into profit margins. Aligning your business has never been easier.

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