Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. 10 Archlet ~3050 employees Startup with a lean team, ProcureTech 100 honoree, but minimal scale. 5 SAP Ariba Integrated cost benchmarking Massive supplier network and S/4HANA integration provide robust cost insights.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 14, 2023

The opportunity of the Group Commercial & Procurement Director came up because Network Rail was looking for someone to do a full transformation on the procurement function and change it from a transactional organisation into a much more strategic business partnering function. This took time and required a company-wide change.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Barkers Procurement

AUGUST 10, 2023

Why Diversifying Your Supply Chain Is So Important The Power of Diversifying Your Supply Chain – You don’t need us to tell you how essential supply chains are. Managing a supply chain involves working with a network of suppliers who are all connected via a centralised supply chain management process.

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Una

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Now, CPOs and their procurement teams look to invest in more secure supply chains, addressing increased volatility in consumer demand and responding to the changing ways people work (i.e., Then, in the 1960s, the practice of competitive bidding became commonplace giving rise to trained procurement professionals. Is that all?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier collaboration serves as the foundation for supply continuity, agility, risk management, and resilience when disruptions occur. To avoid communication gaps from the start, you can lay the groundwork for collaboration with comprehensive supplier onboarding and enablement using a fee-free network that welcomes new suppliers.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 18, 2023

This involves suppliers competing in sequential bidding. Buyers will have already vetted the suppliers they want to invite to the eAuction and suppliers will start out with their initial bid at the beginning of the auction process. It also improves your agility across everyday procurement processes.

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Arkestro

MARCH 13, 2023

Arkestro empowers us to automate and accelerate the bidding process, speeding delivery of preferred supplier agreements to different businesses.” Due to pandemic-driven market disruption, consumer behaviors shifted and labor forces shrunk — suffocating the global supply chain.

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The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 3, 2022

Given the current supply chain crisis and geopolitical instability, what better time to speak to a guest from a unique eSourcing solution? Alan Holland, CEO of Keelvar, is here to tell us how AI can offer something more immediate, spot and transactional, in these unstable times when agility matters.

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The Good Spending

AUGUST 23, 2022

It assumes that the winning bid includes solid commercials and non-material benefits, e.g., improvements in end-user experience. Procurement must work closely with the supply chain to optimize depreciation exposure to sell or dispose of slow-moving or obsolete inventories. Such an approach may be accused of subjectivity.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Growing global complexity in supply chain management has forced organizations to look towards technology as their silver bullet; serving as the missing link between people (supply chain actors) and the ability to collaborate at scale. Check out What Exactly is Blockchain? And How Does it Work? Infographic).

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Sourcing : Procurement uses competitive bidding, e-sourcing, and supplier development. Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories. Leverage e-procurement tools and online auctions to obtain competitive bids and pricing. Dual sourcing and supply chain digitization can help.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2024

Being able to adapt fast keeps businesses agile and ready for whatever the market throws their way. Prioritize cybersecurity Make sure that your outsourcing partner has robust cybersecurity measures in place to minimize the chance of a supply chain or back-door attack on your organization.

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Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

DOWNLOAD PLAYBOOK Table of Contents Introduction In procurement and supply chain, staying ahead of the game is not just a goal – it’s a necessity. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

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Pipefy

JUNE 15, 2023

This is especially true for leaders and teams wanting to become much more agile and resilient in light of the challenges created following recent supply chain disruptions. It includes infrastructure components such as development tools, databases, networks, operating systems, servers, and storage.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Hansens concept of “Velocity Procurement” is a modern evolution of his earlier work in supply chain and procurement optimization, reflecting his decades of experience streamlining processes for organizations like the Canadian Department of National Defence and the New York City Transit Authority. 8,000 now, 2,000 later).

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 17, 2025

In the bustling landscape of consumer spending and grocery supply chains, Target has emerged as a formidable force, strategically fortifying its operations to meet the‍ shifting demands of the‍ modern market.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

What unique benefits can the following ProcureTech solution providers offer to address the above-referenced supply chain challenges: ThroughPut.ai, FlockScore, ProcurEngine. These insights are based on their general focus areas within the ProcureTech and supply chain optimization space. ThroughPut.ai ThroughPut.ai

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Instead, his contributions are more broadly tied to practical applications of algorithmic thinking in supply chain and procurement optimization. The lack of specificity in public recordsunlike, say, the open-source algorithms of TAC-SCM (a supply chain competition)means were speculating on the mechanics. supplier delays).

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