Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

In this article, we are going to explore what procurement tracking is, its importance in business and the tools to be used when conducting it for its efficient execution. These tools allow for automated, integration to suppliers and visibility in procurement data at any time.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Spend Matters is publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and services providers in the market. Today, for procurement organizations too, applying an AI-first approach has become imperative, especially in the source-to-pay process.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 11, 2022

My curiosity on the topic, inspired by the daily barrage of articles, emails, white papers, and webinar invitations on digital transformation, piqued my desire to get to the bottom of what it is or isn’t by way of an informed, expert source. Modernization article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 23, 2022

For this article, we will talk about what the contract management process is. After reading this article, you will have an insight into why contract management is needed in an organization. Enhancing strategic sourcing through data analysis. Enhanced contract visibility. What is Contract Management? LEARN MORE.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2021

Intelligent Supply Chain technologies article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Weinberger , UN Supply Chain Expert and CEO of Morpheus Network. The impending changes include connected, end-to-end, value chains, and more intelligent, automated, and autonomous distribution systems. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch. With “Internet of everything” concept expanding, there are more opportunities to connect supply chains and increase the visibility from order initiation to order delivery.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 19, 2022

For this article, we will discuss what the best practices in vendor management are. After reading this article, you will be able to manage the organization well through the best practices tips that we shared with you. Vendor sourcing . This course is a perfect fit for ambitious procurement & sourcing professionals.

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Una

AUGUST 30, 2022

Strategic sourcing experts are using machine learning to categorize and manage spend, AI to better predict demand, and act upon alerts such as contract expiry/renewals. How to Optimize Your Spend with a Strategic Sourcing Process. Una’s team of Sourcing Advisors is here to help. Digital procurement game-changers.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

This Spend Matters Brand Studio article was written in conjunction with Certa. The technology opens up a wealth of capabilities not previously possible for the procurement practitioner in terms of data availability, end-to-end visibility, cost, time and risk reduction, and ultimately the overall health of the third-party network.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. Behind these terms are whole concepts of processes that manage how goods and services in your business are requested, sourced, received and paid. What steps are involved in Source-to-Pay?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Supply Chain Systems article and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph at veridian.info. This reduces the risk of fraud and theft by enhancing visibility to the freight in the yard, which in turn provides additional integrity into the supply chain. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Dirty little secrets article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks. Just like any industry, many procurement organizations have some dirty little secrets that may not be so secret to those practitioners reading this article. Lack of Visibility Beyond Tier 1.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Supply Chain and it’s importance is more visible than at any time in history. Supply Chain must develop the leadership skills to really manage global Digital Supply Chains with real time visibility , based on the end-to-end global electronic connectivity of every aspect of their Supply Chains. All Rights Reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 25, 2021

SCM software article and permission to publish here provided by Irina Kapetanakis. In the early days of supply chain digitization , these systems provided increased visibility and data pools to improve supply chain operations. While PLMs are great to manage those early stages, it is not a solution to handle end-to-end operations.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 30, 2018

Once only utilized by the largest organizations, cloud computing has brought TMS solutions to the masses with mid-sized and even small shippers able to source and implement solutions that are affordable and effective in automating their logistics processes. Her TMS solution wish list includes: End-to-end execution. Connectivity.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 24, 2024

Orchestration : Beyond the technical aspects, how does the system handle data harmonization, task handover and visibility, and automation? This is where intake and orchestration start to overlap with source-to-pay (S2P). Early involvement can increase total sourcing savings by 5%-10%.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Strategic Fit: Amex aimed to build an end-to-end B2B platform (Anna Marrs, Amex), enhancing its supplier-side offerings beyond card issuance. Why You Missed It: If your focus is on strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, or niche innovations (e.g., Hansens 3,000 articles or Coupas enterprise webinars, Ramps narrative (e.g.,

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Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. Behind these terms are whole concepts of processes that manage how goods and services in your business are requested, sourced, received and paid. What steps are involved in Source-to-Pay?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 21, 2020

As we articulated in our article A Don’t Touch Strategy Will Dramatically Lean Out Your Supply Chain! According to the Lean philosophy any activity that does not transform goods and add value that an end consumer will pay for should be considered waste. What is a Don’t Touch Supply Chain Strategy? Conclusion.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Article created and permission to publish here provided by Jenis Sheth at [link]. Every research firm and vendor has their own definition, but all share the common theme of visibility. A traditional control tower provides visibility to immediate trading partners only. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

Be it sourcing, creating, planning, or delivering, there is a clear need to adopt more digital tools and cloud-based collaboration platforms so that stakeholders are always on the same page. CLM involves the end-to-end tracking of product, payment, rebate, and delivery information in the supply chain.

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Procurement Software

MAY 16, 2023

For the sake of this article, we would consider any business above $50 million and below $1 billion in annual revenue to be a mid-market business. Above $1 billion businesses are typically a target of established, enterprise source-to-pay and source-to-contract suites. What is considered a mid-market business?

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Una

JULY 28, 2022

But what happens when sourcing professionals realize the importance of letting its guard down and begins working alongside other teams? Understanding the technology is essential, otherwise procurement will be working in the dark trying to source an IT product they do not really understand. IT managers can be territorial, too.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 11, 2021

Omnichannel alphabet soup article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. Maintaining an E2E chain of custody is almost impossible. Achieving the end game of ‘customer delight’ requires visibility and control over each touch point until the product is in the customers hands – not to mention returns handling.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 20, 2023

Not only that, it also offers a single source of truth, having all of your contract documents and contract management data in one place. While this article focuses on procurement contract management software, some of these platforms also have features for Sales and Legal. Contract management software covers a pretty broad spectrum.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 2, 2018

Multi Echelon Inventory Management requires analysis across the full end-to-end (e2e) supply chain to determine what inventory is needed, where it should be held and in what format; balancing at all times commercial requirements with supply. The start-point for any Inventory Optimization initiative is Visibility.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

In this article, our analysts Bertrand Maltaverne, Pierre Mitchell and Abigail Omen provide insight on Spend Analytics. Spend Analytics solutions provide a single view into all historic, current and planned supplier spending in order to improve that spending through better sourcing, compliance and demand management.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In one of the old article of SCMDOJO “ What is Supply Chain Management ? However, topics such as logistics, logistics, physical sourcing and supply chain management are not included in these courses. The management of digital production flows brings great agility to the entire supply chain, from end to end.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. This article will examine the top benefits and most typical challenges with procurement automation. Benefits of Procurement Automation. Challenges of Procurement Automation.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 14, 2020

The abrupt shift in shopping patterns and demand for certain consumer goods and medical supplies compounded the problem and revealed the risk of maintaining small inventories through just-in-time sourcing. Of those, 44 percent did not yet have a plan for dealing with the disruption. But that’s just the start.

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Pipefy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The information listed in invoices helps the accounts payable team keep track of company spending and purchase trends to better predict needs, which in turn improves the purchasing team’s sourcing and strengthens negotiation power. Department level $3.31 $2.72 $2.71 $2.68

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” Analytics, on the other hand, done correctly, can provide this visibility. Concluding the presentation, Sam shares a story of being at a conference in June and hearing a CPO saying, ‘We need an end-to-end solution.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2021

Food importing and exporting article and permission to publish here provided by Emma Wilson. Vendor Sourcing. Hire a global end-to-end freight forwarding partner to serve as a transport agent and move your cargo. Brand Visibility and Social Responsibility. Brand Visibility and Social Responsibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 25, 2020

In this article we’ve compiled a number of Supply Chain quotations from these experts regarding the Supply Chain and the pandemic. Third, companies should gain as much visibility as they can into the details of their supply chain. During this time it’s important to reflect on what many of the global experts have had to say.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 27, 2022

At the time of this article going live, I can imagine a lot of scrambling going on across importers up and down the country—and we’ve not even hit peak selling season yet. Some reports tie Coca-Cola to sugar sourced from Xinjiang and also document Uyghur workers in a factory that makes Nike shoes in Qingdao.

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Finale Inventory

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This article examines why supply chain traceability matters and how Finale Inventory can assist small businesses in achieving it. Defining Supply Chain Traceability In straightforward terms, supply chain traceability means having full visibility and transparency across the entire supply chain.

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