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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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Now we have entered a period of relative stability, spend management and cost reduction has moved back to the top spot, and ensuring supply continuity has moved from first down to second. These have changed over recent years as new challenges have emerged. Coping with inflationary price increases remains at number 3.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Network Member Question Aside from the basics of spend analysis and eliminating redundancy, Im curious to hear of others experiences in dealing with merger/acquisitions and how the cultural elements were addressed in terms of promoting the use of preferred vendors and the adoption of expense management policy.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Tradeshift has remained at the forefront of e-invoicing, funding and supply chain solutions, offering businesses the tools they need to streamline their operations and enhance their supplier relationships in an ever-evolving business landscape. Read part 1 here , part 2 here and part 3 here.

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CPO Rising

MAY 8, 2024

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements.

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

But in 2024, the role has never been more important. After years of focusing on cost reduction, the majority of procurement leaders say they plan to spend more and increase workloads in 2024, meaning procurement buyers will have more power to influence change and optimize spend across the entire supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 14, 2024

Supporting the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) during a rail strike requires a procuretech provider that offers strong supply chain visibility, risk management, and flexibility in sourcing and logistics. Supply Chain Visibility and Risk Management 3. Cost Management and Efficiency Optimization 5.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. View transcript Michael Hello and welcome to today’s supply Chain Management Review podcast.

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Una

JANUARY 1, 2024

By Hugo Britt | January 2, 2024 Search Search It’s the start of a brand new year! Resources to help: 8 Benefits of Reducing Maverick Spend How to Optimize Your Spend with a Strategic Sourcing Process 6 Ways to Manage Maverick Spend How to Control Your Wildest Maverick Spenders 3.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement report, 95% of decision makers believe that procurement has room for optimization. In fact, 98% have plans for investments or upgrades in analytics and insights tools, automation, and AI-driven optimization of purchasing decisions. This requires continuous process improvement.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization. Here are our five trends and predictions driving procurement in 2024. Price increases are also a challenge that many teams will have to navigate in 2024.

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Pipefy

JULY 29, 2024

Because of its ability to quickly analyze and interpret vast stores of data, AI can be an invaluable tool for automation and process optimization. Better process efficiency and excellence The first stage of optimization is process discovery, and AI can be an effective tool for parsing complex systems.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 14, 2025

The IDC MarketScape evaluated Direct Spend vendors for the strengths and challenges providing decision makers responsible for purchasing direct sourcing solutions with clear, actionable insight.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 8, 2025

Between 1999, when I developed the industry’s first agent-based self-learning algorithm platform within a nascent AI framework to support the Department of National Defence’s IT infrastructure, and 2024, the technology-driven equation-based development and implementation model continued to dominate the industry.

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