Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Here’s how Onventis describes itself: “We are pioneers in cloud-based solutions, transforming purchasing and finance processes since 2000. Our flagship product, Onventis Buyer cloud software, stands as a comprehensive procurement system designed to empower organizations across all aspects of procurement.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 22, 2024

One of the standout trends within this paradigm shift is the focus on supplier collaboration in bolstering ESG practices across the supply chain. Enterprises are actively mapping supply chain links and dependencies, understanding that sustainable practices are only as strong as their weakest link.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2022

Businesses must start looking to the supply chain to ensure this renewed focus on transparency and accountability. Importantly, the study demonstrates why more needs to be done across the supply chain to assess and measure green credentials regularly. Measure suppliers on carbon emissions.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Neither oral nor text-based conversational AI (also known as conversational user experience [CUX] and conversational interfaces [CUI] the latter of which include chatbots) is by no means new, despite the relatively recent prolific uptake by procurement solution vendors. This helps the system to respond more accurately to queries.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

How Procurement Professionals Use or Interact with Model Context Protocol (MCP) Procurement professionals interact with AI models that utilize Model Context Protocol (MCP) in various ways, especially within digital procurement platforms, supplier management systems, and spend analytics tools.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2024

NOTE: The “ Green Giant ” can story and The Four Cornerstones for Leveraging Cost Transparency model resonated most with me. ProPurchaser ** ProPurchaser** operates in the procurement intelligence and cost management sector, providing tools and data to assist supply chain professionals in negotiations.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

Embracing digital technologies has become a necessity for companies to streamline operations, improve customer experiences, and increase overall efficiency. Procurement’s Role in Driving Business Success Procurement, often viewed as a behind-the-scenes function, plays a critical role in a company’s success.

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TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

The real estate industry, characterized by intricate processes and substantial investments, constantly seeks ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure timely project completion. This comprehensive solution streamlines procurement activities, improves and provides transparency across the entire supply chain.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. The risks of errors and bottlenecks alone in manual work make procurement a superb place to begin a digital transformation. Risk reduction.

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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! Digital Procurement article, and permission to publish here, provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Don’t Panic! Source: Deloitte CPO Survey 2019. Publications.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2023

We recently spoke with procurement solution providers to discover what their customers are asking of them. In a new series of investigations Spend Matters is speaking with representatives from the world of procurement tech practitioners and consultants to discover the word on the street about the challenges of ‘turning digital.’

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Today I’m joined by Logward , an exciting tech brand with a vision of a future where supply chain departments lead the transformation of their industries, instead of simply transporting it. 22.23] A closer look at Logward’s Sourcing Solutions – what they do, the key features and benefits. 44.17] The future for Logward.

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Jaggaer

JULY 10, 2024

The partnership brings together the unparalleled expertise of BearingPoint in system integration with JAGGAER solutions for AI-enabled procurement, supplier collaboration, and sustainable business as JAGGAER extends its presence in the APAC region.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Top performing vendors have achieved a “Network Effect” type of collaboration where suppliers can manage all their buyers in the same portal and even behave as buyers themselves receiving invoices from their suppliers.

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 1, 2023

This role forces procurement to treat suppliers as a worker not as a business partner. Traditionally,” Xavier explains, “the buyer held the purchasing power. On many occasions, the power is actually held by the supplier due to the risks of ensuring the stream of supply, changing the relationship’s dynamics.” .

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Enterprises are actively reviewing their supply chain strategy according to the highest importance following the unprecedented disruption caused by the Covid 19 pandemic’s unprecedented disruption. This collaboration translates into efficiencies to measure in time savings of more than 15-20%. Autonomous Procurement and AI.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

A New Kind of Transparency. Advancements in technology have created a new age of business transparency, demanded by stakeholders and consumers at large. As supply chain networks become more complex, and risks grow larger, the visibility of supply chain activities becomes all the more distant.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 27, 2024

Here is the paragraph: “Back in 2002, Greg Brady , a supply chain visionary, and Ranjit Notani , a pioneer in multi-enterprise collaboration technology, came to the conclusion that the traditional paradigm of business-to-business collaboration built around enterprise-centric software was fundamentally flawed. ” 30

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

They enhance registration, self-registration and profile management by using a network and connected sources to prefill certain fields and push updates to all parties on the network and by having a richer workflow engine to manage approvals and alerts efficiently and effectively. They can also communicate with buyers.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 June, 2024: JAGGAER, the global leader in strategic sourcing and procurement, has held a series of roundtables in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to address the top priorities for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs). Over $500 billion of goods flows frictionlessly through our Enterprise Commerce Network every year.

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2024

The group accelerates digital transformation through a path of efficiency in supplier management. Thanks to this improvement, we can more efficiently involve our Supply Base, with whom we work daily to pursue these goals. In fact, digital procurement is a fast-growing market globally and is also starting to expand domestically.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Why buy an SxM with Enhanced Risk solution Despite that there is no single ‘supply risk management’ solution market (i.e., These capabilities offer accurate, up-to-date supplier information for buyers and make the registration process seamless and low-effort for suppliers.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Today, procurement tools are too useful and readily available to ignore. This guide explores the ability of these solutions to improve business efficiency and reduce operational costs, surveys the many types of tools on the market, their benefits, and essential features. What are procurement tools?

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

Although London Luton Airport embraced the changing role of procurement to drive value and efficiencies while supporting suppliers, many of them local, we were lacking the tools to maximise the strategic impact that procurement can bring to our business.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Spend management and procurement will play a key role in enabling banks to achieve their efficiency targets while managing supply chain risks,” he added. Attijariwafa Bank has successfully implemented a source-to-contract solution with the JAGGAER ONE platform. It has subsidiaries in Europe and in Egypt.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

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Arkestro

MAY 14, 2024

While it’s true that AI can automate many of the manual, repetitive tasks related to procurement, it lacks the human touch necessary for handling more complex aspects of the job. Procurement’s impact to the business is amplified by AI not replaced. No spam, just relevant procurement news and tips. That’s not a typo, 72 HOURS!

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Planergy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Sourcing Supply Chain Management. Knowing when to use which document for what purpose can dramatically improve your procurement process. RFX – request for X – can refer to any request a buyer issues a vendor – thereby applying to any of these documents. Lyle Del Vecchio. 15 min read. Download PDF.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategic procurement, or procurement strategic planning, is a data-driven process that helps businesses align procurement and business goals. The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. What is strategic procurement?

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The pandemic and resulting supply chain disruptions have added extreme pressure on the health and pharma sector to address shortages quickly and efficiently. Constrained supply chains and the associated shortages have resulted in mounting pressures for organizations to diversify their supplier bases.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management. Their software is designed for multinational corporations managing complex supply chains. It helps large enterprises like Virgin, Coca-Cola, Boeing, and IBM map, monitor, and mitigate ESG risks across their global supply chains.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

Penny Penny is a startup based in Saudi Arabia, offering a cloud-based Source-To-Pay solution. It serves the needs of purchasing managers, procurement professionals and senior buyers. Aiming to streamline procurement requests and approvals, while providing accurate reports and data analysis.

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The Procuretech Podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Hot Digital Procurement and Supply Chain Startups in the ESG and Risk Management Space. Shipzero tracks and manages transport emissions, helping freight buyers and logistics managers to have more transparency around their shipping data. . Tobias Bohnhoff, Founder of Shipzero is my first guest.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. As a believer in the power of procurement, this recognition makes me happy. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Responsible Sourcing.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 9, 2024

Paid Paid is one of the leading British procurement startups offering invoice financing automation. This facilitates a complete transformation of how businesses transact with long tail suppliers in the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle. Versed AI Versed AI is a growing UK-based procurement startup offering a supply chain analytics solution.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. Optimizing Spend Visibility, Control, Cost Savings and process Efficiencies.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Despite the movement towards a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence and how we contribute to the wider business (people, planet, profit), the reality is that even though there is a tacit, newly found appreciation that buyers deliver more than just bottom line savings, it often isn’t reflected in their annual objectives.

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