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.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Resources / Blog / AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless industries to become more lean, agile, and innovative, and the oil and gas industry was no exception to the trend.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have demoed, analyzed and benchmarked, they arrive at a list of five young providers that they believe are innovative and exciting, have a rapidly rising presence in the market, can grow sustainably and which every CPO should have on their radar.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

This year, our discussions covered Invoice Automation, Scope 3 Emissions, Contract Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Indirect/Services Procurement, and Supplier Management–Customer of Choice. After catching up with colleagues and acquainting ourselves with some new faces, we dove into solution breakout sessions.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

With Ivalua, Ahlsell was able to highly automate and standardize the process of negotiating contracts with several suppliers at the same time, delivering an unparalleled level of efficiency and benefits. “We Learn more about Ivalua’s market-leading Source-to-Pay platform, and watch a demo to see it in action.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IBM and AWS partnership focuses on delivering solutions in areas like: Supply chain optimization with AI-infused Planning Analytics IBM Planning Analytics on AWS offers a powerful platform for supply chain optimization, blending IBM’s analytics expertise with AWS’s cloud capabilities.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Spend Matters constantly updates its understanding of the state of the procurement tech market via RFIs for our SolutionMap dataset, vendor interviews, global event attendance and product demos with the aim of keeping tech-selection decision makers ahead of market trends.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Metrics : Procurement tracks savings, efficiencies, supplier performance, and risk. Procurement is strategically important because it: Drives significant cost savings through economies of scale, supplier negotiations, and process efficiencies. Increases efficiency by standardizing, streamlining, and automating processes.

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Arkestro

MAY 30, 2022

At the same time, digital acceleration and the need for agility have expanded the role of procurement and finance from cost-management functions to broader champions of risk management, strategic decision making, and business agility.”. . We all remember the early days of the pandemic and shortages in critical medical supplies.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity. Agility and responsiveness In the rapidly changing business landscape, agility is crucial.

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Arkestro

MAY 23, 2023

For example, today’s procurement managers are tasked with juggling increasingly complex tasks, such as battling supply chain problems, accounting for rising costs, and assessing risk. Coupled with rising inflation and material costs, delays in global supply chains are creating a challenge to keep up with demand.

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Finale Inventory

MARCH 28, 2024

Armed with modern tools for managing inventory and warehousing, know that you can reduce waste and boost efficiency to help your business achieve sustainability goals. They’re also overhauling operations to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact – and consumers increasingly appreciate these behind-the-scenes efforts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents! Be transparent and put your challenges in front of innovative solution providers after you’ve qualified their ability to deliver value. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Don’t Panic! Publications.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 25, 2022

Over the past two years, we’ve seen how supply chains are constantly changing and facing uncertainties. CPOs and procurement leaders everywhere are trying to identify ways to be agile to handle future uncertainties. . A significant amount of change has taken place in the procurement function over the past few years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Next Generation Supply Chain is Cloud Computing! The iPad app enables your employees to deal with customer queries faster and more efficiently. Stay agile. Cloud-based POS can help you future-proof your business by enabling you to stay agile. Subscribe Here!

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Horizontal integration refers to a company expanding its operations by acquiring or merging with other companies operating at the same supply chain level.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of an effective, transparent Invoice-to-Pay process, managed by AP. However, it is easy to forget that an Invoice is simply a payment request, and therefore it’s the job of technology to make this easy, fast and more efficient – for the Supplier and the Accounts Payable team.

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Pipefy

JULY 12, 2023

This guide explores back office functions, business process outsourcing (BPO) , and back office processes that can be streamlined for efficiency. Employees in these departments don’t often interact with customers, typically focusing on tasks that improve the organization’s operational efficiency.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 26, 2023

By integrating real-time operational data, historical information and advanced algorithms into a comprehensive digital model, a digital twin can predict future behavior, refine operational efficiency and enable unprecedented insights into the real-world counterpart’s behavior.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

To maintain their competitiveness and overcome today’s challenges, manufacturers have had to make agility and adaptability top priorities. Furthermore, AI can help manufacturers implement predictive maintenance systems and processes, streamline supply chain management, and identify and address workplace safety hazards proactively.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of an effective, transparent Invoice-to-Pay process, managed by AP. For most businesses increasing invoice processing efficiency to 70% across 60,000 suppliers would be a stretch target. To learn more about Invoice to Pay from Ivalua ask for a no obligation demo today.

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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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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Sustainability, Streamlining for Agility, Skill Upgrading” – Katlyn Ignacio , Head of Procurement, Outsourcing and Facilities, CIMB Bank Philippines. These 3S’s can help companies to work more efficiently, even in times of uncertainty, and have a tremendous impact on the bottom line.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 4, 2021

Inventory management is crucial to ensuring businesses have agile and efficient supply chain operations. Where inventory management helps a supply chain get by, inventory optimization solutions help a supply chain excel and thrive. This is where an inventory optimization tool comes into play.

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Finale Inventory

AUGUST 23, 2022

Automated kitting is an excellent way to improve your efficiency and speed up the fulfillment of certain types of orders. Automated kitting can speed up the processing of common purchases or improve the response to special promotions to ensure efficiency and customer satisfaction in your supply chain. What Is Kitting?

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

How about we stop covering companies that fail to give us transparent and unfettered access to their client base? Like 1Reply Vera Rozanova MBA, MCIPS Chartered, MEng (Hons)CPO-Chief Procurement Officer | Procurement Director | Supply Chain | Invited Lecturer | Author | Business Trainer | Transformation 2h Jon W.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Today, a variety of incentives and subsidies help make it easier for companies to lean on renewable resources as a stable source of power to help alleviate the climate crisis. They improve its efficiency and reliability by better projecting when to ramp production up or down, reducing operating costs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Access to multiple options enables rapid adaptation when new trends or strategic shifts occur, maintaining agility and resilience. Adjust the choice based on other benefits such as lower latency or higher transparency. Various model choices allow businesses to pivot quickly and effectively.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Today, a variety of incentives and subsidies help make it easier for companies to lean on renewable resources as a stable source of power to help alleviate the climate crisis. They improve its efficiency and reliability by better projecting when to ramp production up or down, reducing operating costs.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Invoice processing The ability to maximize the accuracy, efficiency and timeliness of invoice processing and to resolve any issues/disputes with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Click to enlarge The average AP/I2P vendor has core support for standard invoice requirements.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The shortsightedness of shippers who stopped making these efforts results in costly liabilities when lean times return. Improve visibility for accurate ETAs so they can provide advance warning to pickup and delivery destinations regarding delays, enabling dock staff to be more efficiently allocated and responsive.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

The purpose of a digital thread is to provide a complete and transparent view of manufacturing systems, enabling efficient collaboration and decision-making across all stages of the process. However, the impact of each technology will vary depending on manufacturer needs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In today’s complex and dynamic environments, traditional manual approaches fall short in delivering the agility, accuracy and scalability demanded by site reliability engineering (SRE) and DevOps practices. Automation, once set up, can operate continuously and efficiently without incurring additional human resource expenses.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

By using fit-for-purpose databases, customers can efficiently run workloads, using the appropriate engine at the optimal cost to optimize analytics for the best price-performance. Netezza uses AI-infused granular elastic scaling that helps to ensure efficiency and cost predictability of workloads at the enterprise scale.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

OLAP systems are designed to efficiently process and analyze large multidimensional datasets, while AI techniques extract insights and make predictions from OLAP data. Challenges of adopting cloud-based OLAP solutions Cloud adoption for OLAP databases has become common due to scalability, elasticity and cost-efficiency advantages.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Book a Live Demo. Furthermore, regular assessment of supplier performance can help you identify potential supply chain risks early on so that they can be remedied before they cause major problems. Flexibility / Agility. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. Compliance.

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