Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2024

EDITOR’S NOTE: I am under embargo regarding the advanced copy I received from ZIP with their Procurement Predictions for 2025. ChatGPT – What are the top 10 procurement predictions for 2030? Based on current industry analyses and expert insights, here are the top 10 procurement predictions for 2030: 1.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 59

Procurement Insights

MARCH 2, 2025

AI RAM Assessment Regarding 1998 Version RAMs not a silver bulletits 1990s roots dont solve 2025s ESG or global supply chain sprawl directly. Procurement practitioners can benefit from RAM by embracing its adaptability, transparency, efficiency, human focus, measurable ROI, data leverage, and resilience.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Procurement 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 2, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: Chevron was IN NO WAY involved with the following assessment, although I think they will find it to be an interesting read because it leverages their known capabilities and aligns them with my prior research and discussions on procurement efficiency, Shared Services, and Hansens RAM principles.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 52

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 2025 – A Liquid Network is a dynamic, decentralized, and adaptable system where ideas, information, and resources flow freely between interconnected participants, fostering innovation and collaboration. What impact do liquid networks have on procurement and ProcureTech? What are liquid networks?

Networking 59

Networking Import Procurement Buyers 59

Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In the fast-paced world of aviation, delays are often‍ unavoidable but always ‍impactful.The highly anticipated entry-into-service (EIS) of the Airbus A350F,originally slated for 2025,now faces unexpected hurdles. This setback impacts Airbus’s timeline and stakeholders, raising concerns within the aviation industry.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 52

Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With Christmas and January sales approaching, procurement teams are well into peak season. On the one hand, supply chain weaknesses are open to risk, and even the smallest challenges are magnified. For many FMCG procurement teams, these risks are linked to inaccurate forecasting. Its a time when the stakes are high.

Procurement team 52

Procurement team Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Demand 52

Procurement Leaders

DECEMBER 22, 2024

As CPO and leader of procurement strategy, you deserve a break because the past 12 months have been challenging to say the least. In fact, its a good job that your average chief procurement officer is naturally drawn to complex problems because there was a rich vein of them through 2024. Second, local first.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Consumer demands Procurement strategies 130

Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Investment Challenges – Real and Imagined! Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Supply Chain Optimization 135

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 135

Arkestro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This agreement was reached after a rigorous evaluation and fast implementation process, delivering tens of millions of material dollar value, driving a measurable impact on earnings per sharethrough hard savings and transformational improvement in performance and operational agility across multiple priority commodity types.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If theres one thing weve learned in 2024, its that effective procurement strategies can make all the difference in a teams success. Whether its about navigating complex supplier relationships, managing costs, or preparing for unpredictable challenges, procurement leaders have shown that adaptability and innovation are key.

Procurement strategies 52

Procurement strategies Agile and Lean Supply Chain Strategy Procurement 52

Spend Matters

JANUARY 4, 2024

For several years now, Spend Matters has been collecting and publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and service providers in the market. And let’s hear from Alex Saric, Ivalua’s Smart Procurement Expert.

Procurement solutions 114

Procurement solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supplier relationship management 114

ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

The pandemic was a wake-up call for businesses worldwide, who struggled to overcome operational disruption — everything from the transition to remote working, to supply chain chaos. MENA countries import a lot of food; disrupted supply chains and price increases mean potential food shortages. Enter eProcurement.

Eprocurement 130

Eprocurement Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement team 130

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.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 59

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization e2e 59

Procurement Leaders

JULY 1, 2024

Scope 3 data has emerged as an increasingly important topic within the Procurement Leaders community as supply chain sustainability has evolved from being a nice to have to a procurement imperative. This is a shared challenge, and procurement acting alone cannot expect to have all the answers.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Raw materials Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement team 130

Jaggaer

JANUARY 20, 2025

According to the data, a key trend in the Supply Chain Management Software market in Saudi Arabia is the increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions, which offer scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. .

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain management 52

Arkestro

MARCH 20, 2025

As supply chains and procurement grow increasingly complex in the face of global challenges, the Executive Advisory Board serves to ensure Arkestro remains strategically positioned and innovative in an evolving market. . billionin revenue.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Leadership 52

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Download Free Copy Reshoring vs Nearshoring: Key Differences and Business Benefits Category Inventory Written by Lyle Del Vecchio 16 min read Tags Procurement Supply Chain Management Last edited March 12, 2025 Download PDF IN THIS ARTICLE What is Reshoring?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 22, 2019

Technologies Reshaping the Global Digital Supply Chain! Imagine what the future will look like in Supply Chain! There are articles which describe what the future of Supply Chain will be like in 2020, 0r 2025, or even 2030. So how can all of this be used to shape what happens in Supply Chain?

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 79

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 79

Procurement Tactics

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Dwindling natural resources, climate change, and increasing demands on energy and food supply are disrupting business operations and supply chains in various ways many professionals do not expect. . Negotiation Course For Procurement Professionals. Unilever and Nestle.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Ethics Agile and Lean Supply Chain Strategy 147

Arkestro

MARCH 5, 2025

This appointment underscores our dedication to leadership in AI-driven procurement technology and our commitment to helping enterprises unlock trapped savings, mitigate supply chain risk and drive greater, faster efficiencies. We are honored to have them join the team and we look forward to advancing the industry together.”

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Leadership Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What Supply Chain Management problem does this solve? The biggest problem in the transitional supply chain is lack of open and trustworthy information availability across the supply chain caused by multiple issues – trust, technology and legacy practices being the top ones.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 79

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply chain 79

Procurement Heads

JUNE 14, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest CPO Spotlight, he spoke with Dan Goodson about how he got into procurement & what he’s doing to improve diversity. How did you get into procurement? I have done various roles throughout that time in project management, commercial, finance, strategy, and then latterly in procurement.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Networking Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation 130

Procurement Heads

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We spend about a billion pounds each year through our supply chain of approximately 500 suppliers. Procurement and supplier management are carried out by separate teams under my leadership. I also have accountability for the supply chain third-party management risk and environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Suppliers Supply chain Risk 130

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

Procurement 52

Procurement Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

There are a couple of quite interesting facts that prove Procurement to be the captain, guiding the journey to recovery post-crisis. In a case of history repeating, Procurement once again is the torch bearer for organisations looking forward to normalise cash flows, increase profitability and thus return to normalcy. Risk management.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Procurement supply chain software solutions Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2024

1999 Revisited (Video) – Real Agents Leveraging AI GEP Autonomous Agentic AI Agents (High-Level Summary) GEP is set to revolutionize procurement and supply chain operations by introducing autonomous AI agents into the Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supplier relationship management 59

SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

But only a handful of businesses are looking at the supply chain as another opportunity to advance diversity. For both of these reasons, companies need to look beyond their four walls and into the supply chain to truly advance DEI within their business. They have proven themselves to be agile in terms of responsiveness.”

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supply Leadership 52

Arkestro

JULY 6, 2023

Resources / Blog / Driving Cost Savings & Efficiency with Predictive Procurement Orchestration for Automotive Driving Cost Savings & Efficiency with Predictive Procurement Orchestration for Automotive The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still rearing their ugly head in the automotive industry.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Procurement 52

Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding P2P: The Core of Effective Procurement The procure -to-pay (P2P) process drives purchasing efficiency for organizations of all sizes, covering every stage from initial requisition to final payment. In a manufacturing company, for example, operations might request a fresh supply of components or materials.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders e2e 52

Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. This blog will cover the current challenges facing CFOs and procurement teams and several strategies that can be implemented to drive cost savings and increase efficiency.

Procurement strategies 52

Procurement strategies Supply Chain Efficiency Strategy supply chain budgeting 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Responsible Sourcing.

Procurement 50

Procurement Procurement team Supply Chain Efficiency Innovation 50

SupplyShift

JULY 6, 2021

But only a handful of businesses are looking at the supply chain as another opportunity to advance diversity. For both of these reasons, companies need to look beyond their four walls and into the supply chain to truly advance DEI within their business. They have proven themselves to be agile in terms of responsiveness.”.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Supply Leadership 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

and add-ons by September 2025. This collaboration equips customers with an industry-leading asset management system from IBM, supported by the scale, agility and cost-efficiency of AWS. ICCA for your AWS Cloud automates many modernization tasks, reducing complexity while increasing the speed and business agility.

Data 92

Data Management Innovation Risk 92

Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

.” You must read through the entire raw and unedited discussion stream because within its dialogue is the explanation regarding what will happen in 2025, e.g., the GenAI Bubble Burst. This is an essential read for practitioners. Insightful 2Reply 15 Replies15 Replies on Joël Collin-Demers’ commentSee previous replies Jon W.

Influencing 52

Influencing Procurement team Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement 52

Positive Purchasing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Written by Jonathan O’Brien, leading procurement expert and CEO of Positive Purchasing Ltd. Jonathan and his team work with global blue-chip organizations to help transform their procurement capability. Inevitably, there are some supply chains that are riskier than others. To do this, you need open and honest dialogue.

Sustainability 64

Sustainability Price Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 64

Let's Talk Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

An experienced and dynamic global leader in Procure to Pay (P2P) management and operations, Matt has significant experience establishing global shared service center organizations for Procure to Pay operations. 43.44] The future for Relish and SAP, and for the industry, as we look towards 2025.

Data 52

Data Risk Suppliers supply chain software solutions 52

Una

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here’s a hint: one is mainly about boosting CSR, while the other is about reducing the risk of supply chain disruption. Supplier diversity relates to boosting CSR while supplier diversification is geared towards reducing the risk of supply chain disruptions. over the past five years to 15% by fiscal year 2025.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain Quality 52