Supply Chain Brain

JULY 14, 2022

The emergence of e-commerce for ordering parts has made the experience as easy as buying a book or toaster on Amazon.com, enabling supply chain managers, product designers, engineers and others to carry out the process quickly and on demand.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Peter Smith , ex-President of CIPS, ex-MD of Spend Matters Europe and author of Bad Buying , among other books, has constructed his career around implementing what he calls ‘Procurement with Purpose’ (which is also the name of his blog ). This insight formed the basis of Peter Smith’s book and attendant blog ‘ Procurement with Purpose.’

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

New customer acquisition drove annual subscription bookings growth of over 30%, with growth across all major regions. Sourcing decision center that empowers users to better conduct scenario analysis and make smarter supplier selection and allocation decisions. Many other innovations spanning the Source-to-Pay process.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Simon Horton. He has also written several books including his latest title, just released this past spring and titled Change Their Mind: Six Steps to Persuade Anyone, Anytime. Latest Episodes from The Sourcing Hero Podcast. Connect With Us. Get in Touch.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Large language models (LLMs) are foundation models that use artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning and massive data sets, including websites, articles and books, to generate text, translate between languages and write many types of content. What are the benefits of open source LLMs?

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 25, 2022

Omid is the author of 2 purchasing books and has more than 50 hours of TV appearances as a purchasing industry expert. He has been with Fannie Mae, the Federal National Mortgage Association, for nine years where he currently leads the strategic sourcing and category management group addressing a $5 billion spend portfolio. .

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

So these real-life practical considerations also come into play for the practitioner, and finding alternative sources of supply becomes a priority. And when a travel provider went down, people just booked directly with airlines. Most firms will have a nice big ‘book’ of plans. But I wonder if they ever look at them?

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Positive Purchasing

MARCH 5, 2024

Category Management in Purchasing will help you source strategically and deliver profitability and new supply-side value effectively with a step-by-step guide to the tools, techniques and application of category management. Author, Jonathan O’Brien, wrote the first edition of this book 15 years ago.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 29, 2022

He is also the author of the bestselling book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion”, which is one of the 12 best business books of all time. His new book, “Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade”, quickly became a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller. Selena Rezvani. Linda Swindling.

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Una

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Tim Hughes. That book, which was published in 2016, was so well received that it is now out in a second edition. Latest Episodes from The Sourcing Hero Podcast. Una’s team of Sourcing Advisors are here to help. Connect With Us. Get in Touch.

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Una

MARCH 7, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Steve Clarke. Cutting through the noise to find root causes can be challenging, however, especially when there seems to be an overly complicated digital answer to every business question.

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SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

"From Source to Sold" offers unique insight into the minds of some of leading global supply chain experts. The book is now available in audiobook version on Audible, Amazon and many more sites.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 6, 2022

I would order a lot of books and course materials for the students and that is actually what sparked my interest. As far as the split of the function we have four main areas, sourcing – a mix of Procurement Managers and Advisors across Germany, London and Delhi.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

It is either a data input, such as what we gather and use in spend analysis, or it is a process by-product, such as the information we gather from prospective suppliers during strategic sourcing. Procurement needs to gather use-agnostic data about suppliers much sooner in the sourcing process. When: Moving the Point of Data Collection.

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Positive Purchasing

APRIL 3, 2023

In his brand new book, Sustainable Procurement , published by Kogan Page, award winning author, procurement and sustainability expert, and CEO of Positive Purchasing, Jonathan O’Brien, explains why driving sustainability for what we buy, who we buy from and in our supply chains is becoming of critical importance.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Anyhow, in the process of devouring many books on entrepreneurship, financial freedom, productivity, and building an audience online, 3 in particular stand out. The book challenges conventional notions of work, career, and success. Automation The book itself focuses on how to create and generate passive income streams.

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Procurement Tactics

MAY 11, 2023

Professor Whiteley and his colleagues from the University of Essex cited the factors behind the Brexit vote in their book “ Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union ”. The country focuses on working with international organizations and partners which promote sustainable and affordable meat import and sourcing.

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Una

MAY 24, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Jon Hansen. Jon is also the co-author for the book Procurement at a Crossroads , and he has covered the procurement space more thoroughly and honestly than anyone else in the industry.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 16, 2023

You must have found yourself struggling with limited visibility into preferred or contracted suppliers, contract utilization status, budgeting issues, and multiple requirements for sourcing low dollar items or services. Cost booking validation to relevant GL. . The Merlin AI Autonomous Quick source impacts 3 key back end process: .

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Procurement Tactics

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

What is our policy on this product regarding: Single/multiple sourcing, Source developmen, and Alternatives Source development What are its implications for our existing products? Negotiation Approach of the Other Party The information on how the other party might approach the negotiation can come from a wide variety of sources.

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Procurement Leaders

AUGUST 2, 2023

I’ve observed one extreme example of a corporate having spent £100m+ sourcing skilled labour from consultancies, all directly as a result of the company taking a misguided blanket ban policy on self-employed contractors. Book a free session with Mark There are savings running into the multimillions for those that do.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Make 2023 the year you start booking freight more effectively and efficiently by making these four changes to remain competitive. When the lane comes that you don’t have the capacity for, how will you procure new carriers to book the freight? Who wants to make 60 calls a day to book one load? Schedule a demo today!

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Una

MAY 17, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Oakland McCulloch. Army, who shares his perspectives on leadership, vision, and discipline through keynote speeches and his book, Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be. Oak is a Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S.

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Una

JUNE 7, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Marcia Williams. It often falls to procurement and supply chain professionals to clean up the mess, using metrics and frameworks to establish order so that operational scale and profitability can follow.

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Spend Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Small group travel requires the ability to book and report on travel as a group or department. Departments can book similar flights and accommodations and can collaborate,” said Meena. Many companies seek sustainability tracking capabilities that allow organizations to book travel based on the lowest emissions. “In

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ivalua

AUGUST 22, 2019

This involved designing and building solutions to support the Source to Pay and Order to Cash journeys for Buyers and Suppliers. Outside of working life, he is a published 17th Century historian and is currently writing a military history book covering the events of 1685.

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Strategic Sourceror

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Indeed, in the third quarter of 2022, over 200,000 EV were sold nationwide , according to Kelley Blue Book. A Blog for Procurement, Supply Chain and Purchasing Professionals, sponsored by Corcentric , a leading Procurement Service Provider, specializing in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Resources and Procurement Advisory.

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Planergy

MARCH 24, 2025

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. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Book a Live Demo 2.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Wes Davis. Wes is also the author of multiple books, one of which is the recently released ‘American Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs’ – and that book will be the focus of our conversation today. Wes has a Ph.D.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 28, 2023

Multiple Systems for Bookings and Empty Containers Another significant challenge that trucking companies face is the use of multiple systems to manage bookings and empty containers. A missed cut-off can result in additional charges, negatively impacting the profitability of the trucking company.

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Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. Vendor Delays Delivery issues can also arise from multiple sources. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Sustainability and CSR Negotiation: Negotiating terms related to sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and ethical sourcing. Alternative Sourcing Negotiation: This negotiation explores alternative sourcing options when necessary. E-Sourcing Platforms: E-sourcing platforms exist to ease the negotiation process.

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The Procuretech Podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By connecting all aspects of procurement—from sourcing to payment—Workrise fosters real-time visibility and stronger supplier relationships, enabling energy companies to operate more effectively. A key takeaway is Praveen’s emphasis on adaptability. Connect with James on LinkedIn

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Procurement Heads

JULY 19, 2023

Our Coupa Supplier Portal is now running 55% of our group spend and by the summer it will be up to 75%, that is three part – source to contract, information model and the procure to pay. What’s more, we have set a target that we want to source 12% of our spend into diverse suppliers as a minimum by 2025, we are already at 8%.

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Planergy

AUGUST 8, 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. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here is the comment: “Like you, I can remember my early procurement days in which the old Thomas Register book was dog-eared with paperclips, post-it notes, and yellow highlighter throughout, indicating my “treasured” sources of supplier relationships.

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The Procuretech Podcast

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

As traditional source-to-pay (S2P) systems face limitations in flexibility and user experience, organisations are turning to these innovative tools to create more efficient and adaptable procurement processes. 00:16:44] Market share of sourcing solutions. Can Intake and Process Orchestration eat S2P suites?

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