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How Practitioner Clients Can Avoid The Pitfalls Of A ProcureTech Acquisition

Procurement Insights

However, Procurement Magazine (2024) notes rapid evolution in ProcureTech, with providers adapting to diverse client needs, suggesting flexibility in acceptance. Client Perspective: Buyers often push for adoption despite readiness issues (e.g., resource constraints deter taking all risky clients).

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Futureheads: Harsh Bhatia

Procurement Heads

I am an IT Buyer and procure software and hardware. I also recommend reading the Supply Chain Insider Magazine to become more commercially aware. For the latest of Procurement Heads ‘ Futureheads series, Harsh spoke to Dan Goodson about his procurement career journey. Can you tell us a bit about your role at Balfour Beatty?

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Why Tracking And Influencing Scope 3 Emissions Could Be Much Easier For Procurment in 2026

Procurement Insights

” – Time Magazine (October 2024) Tracking Scope 3 emissions indirect emissions from a company’s value chainremains a significant challenge for many organizations. The experience and expertise behind this solution’s creation appear to address the core compliance challenges that buyers and suppliers are now facing.

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Demand Management

Procurement Templates

They want very much to believe that they’re building lasting ties with buyers—but they’re not. The always-a-share buyer is likely to have a short time horizon in its ties with suppliers. Examples of such customers are fleet purchasers of cars or trucks, buyers of carbon steel, and users of banking services.

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5 reasons why the CEO “isn’t” worried about procurement?

Procurement Insights

This shift towards self-directed research is also reflected in Gartner’s research, which found that 75% of B2B buyers prefer a rep-free sales experience. Research shows that over 80 percent of B2B decision-makers think that people involved with industrial and commercial sales are not as prepared as they should be. Regarding the Inc.

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How TMS Plays a Role in Marrying Sustainability with Food Safety

Supply Chain Collaborator

Food Logistics magazine quotes sustainability expert Leslie Sykes, “The overlapping and complementary nature of food safety and sustainability best practices presents an opportunity for harmonization, not just at the production level, but also at the marketing, buyer, consumer education, and certification levels.

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The Importance of Value-Added Services in Logistics and SCM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Furthermore, whether purchased in a store or plucked right from their doorstep, buyers want to receive their products immediately and in excellent condition. There have never been more product choices in the marketplace than there are now, thanks to globalization and technical developments in supply chain management.