Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

Global Reach, Real Impact Participants and speakers come from over 50 countries. Startup Acceleration & Visibility Provides a springboard for companies like Cirtuo, DeepStream, Archlet, Kodiak Hub , and ORO Labs. Smaller companies might struggle with the cost-benefit ratio for limited booth or stage time.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

With its decentralized feature, blockchain technology allows real-time data sharing between different parties while ensuring secure data storage and preventing unwanted changes in a network. This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The complexity of the supply chain can hinder visibility into crucial operational considerations such as labor conditions at a supplier’s factory that is miles away. Artificial intelligence technologies allow the analysis of multiple different data sets across the supply chain. . Machine Learning. Cost control. Minimize risks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 17, 2022

Even before the pandemic occurred, it was standard practice in most companies to have a Supply Chain team that had to react in real time to unforeseen circumstances. I’ve lived through these nightmare scenarios many times, as a high-priced expediter. The result is that they continue to spend all their time fighting fires.

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Jaggaer

JULY 7, 2020

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events. The Challenge. The Solution.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 4, 2024

This exciting trend persuaded us that it’s about time we featured an article on these procurement tools specifically. If you’re a consultancy, an investor, or a solution provider and need to do deeper analysis of the market, we also offer subscriptions to our back end database , with all data points searchable.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

During a phishing simulation, employees receive simulated phishing emails (or texts or phone calls) that mimic real-world phishing attempts. Since 2019, the number of phishing attacks has grown by 150% percent per year— with the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reporting an all-time high for phishing in 2022 , logging more than 4.7

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

While 3PL providers want to adapt to this new market opportunity, their existing logistics operations often have a hard time keeping pace with these growing demands. This creates an imbalance between expectations for delivery, and the time needed to build and fine-tune the operations supporting them. If not, it’s a good time to start.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 9, 2024

The 10 Hottest UK-based Procurement Tech Startups Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn. Key Data: Founder / CEO: Tom Howsam Date Founded: 2018 Visit Paid profile in our Software Finder 2.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

The 25 Hottest American Procurement Tech Startups Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn. Key Data: Founder / CEO: Anders Lillevik Date Founded: 2020 Visit Focal Point profile in our Software Finder 2.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

25 hottest European procurement startups to watch Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn. Key Data: Founder / CEO: Gregory N. You can configure costs based on your spend and number of data points to be analysed.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

However, spend analytics – or data analytics software in general – is generally seen to be the preserve of enterprise organisations. If you’re a consultancy, an investor, or a solution provider and need to do deeper analysis of the market, we also offer subscriptions to our back end database , with all data points searchable.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Given the costs of infrastructure development, I suspect these tight capacities to remain for some time and drilling companies will be looking to other alternatives (namely pipeline, truck, or ship) to move oil around the country. This has been a priority of shippers for a long time in order to optimize their supply chains.

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Solvoyo

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Imagine you can control your production lines with a mouse click or a touchscreen swipe to optimize your supply chain in real-time – along with the ability to enjoy a seamless, customized experience. . mismatched and missing data between different sources. lack of visibility and control over the complete network.

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Solvoyo

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Organizational Agility along with Digital Transformation, Machine Learning, Big Data and Blockchain technologies was one of main trending topics for 2018 and will continue to be in the hit list for 2019 as well. Embracing Agile , Jan 2019). Each of the above topics deserves a blog on its own for sure.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 23, 2024

The 10 Hottest Germany-based Procurement Tech Startups Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn. At the same time, it also provides AI-powered management of contractual obligations and deliverables.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This allows teams to understand the real risk facing their organization while simultaneously assessing if the investments they have made in security defense solutions are worthwhile. The compensating controls they have put in place are effective at detecting and blocking breaches. The costs increased by 15% over the last three years to USD 4.45

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

MARCH 25, 2021

Although e-Invoicing is not a new technology, its relevance has grown multi-fold in recent times. Mn in 2019; One can expect it to grow at a CAGR of 17.1% Australia & New Zealand, Singapore leading the pack with introducing mandates by 2019 – Singapore introduced the nationwide InvoiceNow initiative in 2019.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

And with customers expecting solid commitments on when their orders will be delivered the need for high order precision in understanding vehicle route times has never been more critical. In 2019 alone trucking accounted for almost $800 billion of expenditure in the U.S. The goal is to minimized total costs (eg.

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Claritum

JUNE 25, 2019

Bath, UK (June 25, 2019) – Claritum, together with Setsquared and the University of Southampton Business School, has secured an Impact Acceleration Award* focused on using AI Data Analytics to identify issues, gain better spend visibility and make faster business decisions. Claritum Article - Procurement Blog.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Therefore, it starts with careful planning and analyzing all available data points. Selected parameters have to work in synergy (combination) to achieve real savings. The internal stakeholders have to cover various touch-points and need visibility into all relevant variables. Savings is a journey, not an endpoint. South Asia.

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Arkestro

MAY 23, 2022

As 2019 wound down, who would have predicted that how to solve supply chain disruptions would become one of the top headlines? Last November, the lineup of container ships anchored off the coast of California hit 109, an all-time high. In 2021, lumber smashed all-time record prices, and home improvement stores were often sold out.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

But, as stakeholders in the future of tomorrow, we also have to be conscious about the necessary steps to realize sustainable impact, for real. So, what are the steps that need to be taken in businesses globally to make real sustainable impact? Businesses must serve as the champions of sustainability. Source: Purina. Source: Nestlé.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

After my time at TNT, I was driving for more than a decade the international expansion of French La Poste. At that time, I familiarized myself with programming which enabled me to write codes to digitize documents in order to eliminate paper in the office and reduce archiving space. In 2019, digitization got some traction.

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World of Procurement podcast

JUNE 15, 2021

We covered a lot of ground in this 25-minute podcast and this podcast is going to be exceptionally beneficial to you if you are currently looking at your supply chain and wondering how can we improve visibility, how can we reach our sustainability goals using our supply chains and how do we know what is in this product?

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Positive Purchasing

JULY 26, 2023

Here it is – take some time to look at it and how it flows, then read on. Another crucial factor is that all key individuals have a real ownership stake in, and a common picture in their minds of, what it is and why it is important (and can articulate this in a 2-minute elevator pitch). Data research and science capability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 8, 2020

In September 2019, the U.N. Companies have realized that big data allows them unparalleled insight into the best ways to source raw materials and products, and the best ways to move those products to consumers – and Supply Chain Management has become a key strategic differentiator in a number of industries.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

What are the primary supply chain management trends for 2019? Distributed Inventory. At what point does long delivery time become a deal-breaker for you? Distributed inventory reduces the lead time from a customer placing an order to the product being delivered while simultaneously reducing shipping costs.

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ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Patients are left feeling anxiety over final costs and, at times, with large, unexpected bills. Caregivers struggle to spend enough time with patients and still maintain profitability. Such mandated changes may seem advantageous to patients, but to have a real impact, they must address the underlying problems.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Patients are left feeling anxiety over final costs and, at times, with large, unexpected bills. Caregivers struggle to spend enough time with patients and still maintain profitability. Such mandated changes may seem advantageous to patients, but to have a real impact, they must address the underlying problems.

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