Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

While it is best known for its end-to-end CLM for legal, procurement, sales and risk teams, CobbleStone Software ’s capabilities also touch on sourcing and e-procurement, giving it broad coverage of procurement processes. It makes the invisible visible through discovery and continuously monitors key issues to supply chain risk.

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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. Our customers tell us that implementing JAGGAER software helps them to attract procurement talent.

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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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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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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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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 5, 2024

After a period of significant growth in recent years, Sunbelt had begun to experience a variety of operational challenges in support of their new footprint and scale, including how best to manage its highly complex supply-chain. Sunbelt Rentals selected Barkers to facilitate and manage this significant project.

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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. Explore the evolving role of software, AI, and data, and how they can support your ESG goals.

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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! There are dozens of excellent survey software alternatives on the market, ranging from webpage pop-ups to app-based mobile surveys and plug-ins for platforms like Slack and Teams. Leverage technology. Don’t rely on clunky email-based surveys.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many organizations have implemented software automation tools that allow them to get more done at a lower cost, but procurement is one area that has lagged behind in this trend. According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement report, 95% of decision makers believe that procurement has room for optimization.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement Data Report , 98% of respondents reported having plans for investments in analytics and insights tools, automation, and AI for their procurement operations in the next few years. Contract compliance rate Contract management is an important area for procurement.

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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. We also predicted that the thriving companies will be the ones replacing short-term solutions and spending on more long-term strategic investments in technology, people, and processes.

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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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