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. Ensuring data security across the supply chain will become paramount, with procurement professionals playing a key role in safeguarding against cyber threats. There is, however, a twist.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

MODEL #2 An agent-based model within a metaprise framework outperforms traditional equation-based intake and orchestration models in procurement because it better addresses the complexity, unpredictability, and multi-stakeholder nature of modern supply chains. Complex, multi-tiered supply chains Superior (e.g.,

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

Get a straightforward look at how ERPs evolved from manufacturing roots to todays AI-powered platformsand what that means for your sourcing, supply chain, and source-to-pay processes. By combining connected devices, automation, and advanced analytics, todays manufacturers are building faster, safer, and more agile operations.

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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.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In a fast-paced world where supply chain disruptions, generative AI innovations, and trade tariffs constantly shape the global economy, staying informed is vital. Hosted by Sarah Barnes Humphrey, the founder of Let’s Talk Supply Chain, the video promises an insightful discussion with special guest Audrey Ross.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 18, 2025

In the bustling landscape of supply chain innovation,‍ RFID Journal Live!2025 2025 emerges as a beacon of groundbreaking advancements and visionary solutions. Innovative Supply Chain Strategies Showcased at RFID Journal Live!2025 2025 At RFID Journal Live!2025,

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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.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 17, 2022

The past few years have seen unprecedented supply chain challenges largely stemming from COVID-19 disruptions. Consequently, companies are becoming more focused on anticipating, reacting to, and planning for the unexpected through their supply chain strategies. Supply Chain Digitalization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! Companies rely on supply chain management to reduce costs and increase their production cycle. Driverless forklifts, robots in warehouses, and automated planning will be the rule by the year 2025.

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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?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In the YouTube video titled “2025 Investments, Supplier Decarbonization, and Lessons from Failures,” sarah Barnes Humphrey and guest Brenda from UBS delve into critical topics surrounding investments, supplier relations, and more within the supply chain industry.

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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.

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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?

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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. Edwin serves on the Board of Atmus Filtration Technologies, Inc.

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Procurement Heads

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We spend about a billion pounds each year through our supply chain of approximately 500 suppliers. I have a team of 30 people with end-to-end category management responsibility. Procurement and supplier management are carried out by separate teams under my leadership.

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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.”

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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.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Circular Economy.

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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.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 13, 2025

Ivalua NOW EMEA 2025 took place earlier this week, March 11-12, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, bringing together procurement, supply chain and finance professionals under the theme Innovate to Elevate. The agenda reflected the evolving priorities in procurement and supply chain management.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 31, 2025

In the not-so-distant future of 2025, the world stands on the brink of a perfect storm in the realm of supply chain disruption. An impending convergence of technological advancements, global events, and shifting consumer behaviors threatens to shake the foundation of traditional ‍supply chain models.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 17, 2025

In the intricate web ‍of global commerce, the supply chain serves as the beating heart of countless industries, ensuring the seamless flow of goods from production to consumption. As we look ahead to 2025,the landscape of supply chain management is poised for meaningful evolution.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Welcome to the latest edition of “Logistics Viewpoints,” where we unravel the intricate web of supply chain and logistics news from the‍ week of February 2nd-6th, 2025. Join us ‍as we explore the latest trends, developments, and disruptions that are reshaping the future of supply chain and logistics.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 18, 2025

As we step into 2025, supply chain professionals are bracing for potential shifts in the global trade landscape. Whether youre directly involved in supply chain management or part of a broader organizational strategy, these changes can represent both risks and opportunities.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

Over the past two days, I have had the opportunity to talk with the innovators – or disruptive innovators- of three uniquely different but relational solution providers that are worth tracking in 2025 and beyond. These insights are based on their general focus areas within the ProcureTech and supply chain optimization space.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2025

As we approach the end of Q1 of 2025, several key logistics trends are poised to significantly reshape the logistics landscape. Agentic AI takes this a step further by enabling autonomous supply chain systems. Fortunately, at SCMDOJO we help professionals to build a business case for implementation of supply chain technologies.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 17, 2025

Michael Lamoureux would likely endorse the Agent-based Metaprise model for its continuous data cleansing (80% error reduction), human-AI synergy, and ROI (20% savings), seeing it as a resilient tool for 2025s volatile procurement, per DNDs success (Procurement Insights, April 14, 2025). SAP, Microsoft) to scale for enterprises.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

1999 – I introduced the Metaprise model (RAM) 2007 – In Dangerous Supply Chain Myths (Part7) , I write about the Metaprise in greater detail, including the results of its implementation in a production environment (Department of National Defence). JAGGAER Industry-specific solutions leveraging AI for supplier collaboration.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 12, 2025

” So, in today’s post, let’s discover what they are and how relevant they are to 2025 procurement and supply chain management. Adaptability: Agents respond quickly to changing conditions, such as supply chain disruptions or sudden changes in demand. Este Lauders $15B supply chain).

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The supply chain trends of 2024 have reshaped how businesses navigate challenges and embrace opportunities. As we wrap up the year, it’s clear the supply chain world isn’t slowing down. These supply chain trends will continue to evolve as geopolitical uncertainties persist into 2025.

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 28, 2025

The original article is one of the most read on our website, so it seemed a good idea to update it for 2025. It will require a different set of skills, a new type of agility and a new mindset regarding what procurement is and how it operates. My how things have changed since then!

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