Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

As we discussed in our previous blog , market pressures are driving change in both procurement and supply chain functions. The influencing groups Many organizations are looking to eLearning to drive impactful skill development at scale across various teams in supply chain and procurement.

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Arkestro

JUNE 25, 2024

Resources / Blog / Oil and Gas Supply Chain Procurement Innovation at Scale with Arkestro Oil and Gas Supply Chain Procurement Innovation at Scale with Arkestro For the oil and gas industry, the last few years have been anything but easy. Within these touch points are many other varied points.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2024

We also caught up with practitioner clients and contacts who were in attendance to kick the proverbial tires and learn more about the ‘space’ (which is partially about intake management, but also concerns broader orchestration, which can mean everything from process coordination/integration to next-gen management of procurement itself).

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Claritum

JANUARY 25, 2019

However, Supply Chain Management technology is beginning to catch on with SMEs, largely because of the significant cost control benefits and the increasing emphasis on control of supply chains and the internationalisation of these supply chains. A seamless and fast procurement process.

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Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As you read the title of today’s post, you may wonder what maverick spend, vendor rationalization and change management have to do with user adoption and AI Chatbots. The simple answer is the end of maverick spend , vendor rationalization , and change management. This disconnect meant that other measures had to be taken.

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The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

A lot of it depends on what type of materials, products, services, or company is needed, but at a high level, the complete industrial buying process actually involves six distinct phases: The buyer defines a need for a product or service. Impact The Industrial Buying Process Before The Sales Funnel. Sounds exhausting?

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Finale Inventory

APRIL 12, 2022

An order management system can shape the way you run your business, increasing your productivity and morale amongst your employees — and so much more. Here’s more on why you should consider making the investment and the benefits of order management systems. What Is Order Management?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. categorically be boiled down to the ability to communicate efficiently. Also, Supplier Management isn’t truly under the umbrella of eSourcing despite the common belief. The way we buy and sell procurement technology needs to reflect this new era. Subscribe Here! Source: CIPS.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Founded in 2016, the company is led by two experienced procurement and management experts. It serves Fortune 500 companies, and in 2020 the platform managed more than $150M of spend. It also has an analytics system claiming to focus on risk management rather than retrospective troubleshooting. Key Data: Founder / CEO: Gregory N.

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Positive Purchasing

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Inevitably, there are some supply chains that are riskier than others. So we focus our resources where there are labour intensive processes in a country where governance gaps exist, or where there is low regulatory enforcement for human and environmental rights.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

With Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the organisation. Within this environment, the Procurement has to remain focused on maximising financial results associated with the supply and use of goods and services.

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The Thomas Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Today's buying process begins on the internet. What makes sense to an engineer might sound like gibberish to a CFO, while if a supply chain specialist comes across messaging aimed at a company president, it’s not that they wouldn’t know what it was talking about — they probably just wouldn’t care. Finance Managers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 8, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. categorically be boiled down to the ability to communicate efficiently. Also, Supplier Management isn’t truly under the umbrella of eSourcing despite the common belief. The way we buy and sell procurement technology needs to reflect this new era. Subscribe Here! Source: CIPS.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations are looking to CPOs to take on broader and deeper strategic initiatives to create a future proof supply chain. To answer this, I would like to quote Len Prokopets, Managing Director of KPMG’s procurement practice notes, most AI procurement solutions are “not reducing headcount, but driving improved results.”.

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Finale Inventory

JUNE 29, 2022

Causes like supply management, marketing strategies and planning are all things businesses should focus on to prevent surpluses and shortages as much as they can. Continue reading for more information about shortages and surpluses and how Finale Inventory’s scalable inventory management system can help your business thrive.

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

Procurement behind the drive for sustainable/ethical supply of goods and services to efficiently and effectively support the operations of the. maximising financial results associated with the supply and use of goods and services. Financial management within Procurement is therefore of critical importance. organisation.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Dr. Elouise Epstein, one of the preeminent experts on digital procurement and how it affects supply chains, also cites orchestration as one of the coolest things to happen in procurement in the last year. Instead, orchestration is a way to connect and coordinate people, processes and systems across an organization.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis we provide an overview of EcoVadis and its solution for sustainability management. Cooperating with a variety of regulations that differ based on locations and products can be difficult to manage. Now, ethical financing for purchases and investments plays a role in the buying process.

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