Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

At the time, organisations were understandably keen to capture the benefits but, in many cases, they took leaps of blind faith and dot.com became dot.bomb. People like to do what they have always done, even if they could save themselves time and effort by doing things differently. This is especially true in procurement!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

At their root, these two roles coexist with conflicting purposes, but function stronger together than they do apart, as they are — at times — seemingly contrary forces that actually are complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in any business. The actual metric will need to be determined by your team, and measured over time.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It sometimes seems like S&OP is stuck in a time warp, where the same old things as 30 years ago are being discussed. Some have a willingness to learn it, but struggle to overcome personal fears and defense mechanisms that come with working with visible goals, openly across functions.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

IBM® has had a bit of a head start: we’ve been focused on environmental conservation and sustainability for more than 50 years , operating our business pursuant to environmental leadership and minimizing our impact on the planet’s precious ecosystems.

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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. Leadership commitment, led by CFO, is crucial for successful implementation.

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supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 76

Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. What sets Mithra-AI apart is its real-time, continuous visibility of spend data, coupled with proactive alerts for opportunities and risks.

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Planergy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. Policies and agreements are necessary to ensure all school budgets are adequate and supported. Rather than each school managing its budget independently, all the funds are pooled and then distributed based on strategic decisions made by the MAT.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you’re wondering what budget you need, we covered the cost for different procurement tech apps in a separate piece, What big challenge could digital procurement tools fix? The reality though is that many of them are spending a disproportionate amount of time on tactical work and firefighting day-to-day operational purchasing issues.

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Procurement Software

OCTOBER 1, 2024

It’s almost always down to one, or probably more, of these prevailing factors: Misaligned business objectives Poor data Inadequate or clunky technology Lack of mandate These are usually a product of the procurement team and its leadership. Secondly, it’s not easy for procurement leaders to get a budget from the CFO for tech.

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When you truly understand what they need, you can focus on solving the right problems, not wasting time on stuff that doesnt move the needle. Plus, it keeps your financials transparent, which is a huge plus when it comes to leadership buy-in or investor confidence. Pro tip: Dont stop at the first answer they give.

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Pipefy

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the past, that meant cutting facilities budgets or reigning in travel allowances. This operations overview, or process visibility , can reveal common areas of waste and bottlenecks that cost companies millions in time and revenue each year. Flexibility You’ve heard it countless times: change is inevitable.

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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Effective modern procurement requires end-to-end process tracking to both view and control the costs, sourcing, quality, and delivery times associated with acquired goods and services. and allows you plenty of time to find replacement suppliers should the quality or lead times of existing ones diminish.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again. Too often companies will underestimate the leadership and experience needed to lead and manage a successful Procurement Transformation. Failure To Hire the Right Leader For the Job. Absolutely, 100% YES!

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Negotiation 70

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again. Too often companies will underestimate the leadership and experience needed to lead and manage a successful Procurement Transformation. Failure To Hire the Right Leader For the Job. Absolutely, 100% YES!

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Negotiation Procurement team 59

Procurify

JUNE 8, 2022

This way, organizations can spend more time with fewer suppliers. . Supply base optimization requires a strategic plan so you can reduce the number of suppliers you currently have, and spend more time with the ones who are adding value to your organization. Current inventory. 6 steps for successful supply base optimization.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Maybe they like you, but they don’t have the trust and confidence in you or your managers S&OP leadership to make it work. You cannot make every senior leader or stakeholder understand S&OP, like it, and/or like the leadership. A coach could help with time management or help to deal with the pressure.

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Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Change management Real-time Visibility 68

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

The procurement team manages the order, monitors quality, ensures on-time delivery, processes invoices, and handles any issues that arise during fulfillment. Common procurement metrics include spend under management, savings targets, supplier lead time reduction, procurement process efficiency gains, sustainability metrics and more.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

Maybe they like you, but they don’t have the trust and confidence in you or your managers S&OP leadership to make it work. You cannot make every senior leader or stakeholder understand S&OP, like it, and/or like the leadership. A coach could help with time management or help to deal with the pressure.

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Leadership Supply Chain Efficiency Change management Real-time Visibility 60

The Thomas Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Mismatched business size, budget constraints, lack of decision-making power, or no immediate buying intentions categorize a lead as not viable. Ask Qualifying Questions: During initial interactions, ask qualifying questions about budget, project objectives, and expected results timeline. This is the qualifying step.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Dr. Muddassir Ahmed's background – From corporate to SCM thought leadership. FinTech content at the time was a lot more attractive: Punchy articles, simple “How To.” This takes consultation and a lot of time. Which, of course, not everyone has the budget for. He then moved to the UK for a PhD scholarship.

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Pipefy

MAY 21, 2024

It also includes accounting processes to ensure expenditures are within the budget and being used effectively. These often include metrics like help desk ticket resolution time, mean time to repair, page load speed and network uptime. Real-time reporting software is essential for providing the latest infrastructure data.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.

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