Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

2007 – Dangerous Supply Chain Myths Revisited (Part 7): Enabling Technology The Emergence of theMetaprise Discussion Excerpt: “In August 2003, the new technology successfully went live in a production environment for the DND. .” Discussion Excerpt: In my Aug. billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $16.38

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. These four steps constitute the downstream procure-to-pay part of the process. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Here are 10 of the top procurement blogs in the industry, known for providing valuable insights, trends, and best practices: Spend Matters One of the most influential blogs in procurement, Spend Matters covers a wide range of procurement topics, including technology, supplier management, and sourcing trends.

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HICX

APRIL 24, 2023

What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. To do it, CPOs quickly applied ‘point’ solutions, software that can deal with given use cases.

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HICX

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In the early 2000s I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up to the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the chief procurement officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers—some 150,000 of them.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

By Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX By helping procurement teams digitally transform their operations, businesses gain a single source of truth in supplier data. This transformation leads to cost-saving metrics and helps generate accurate ESG reports, writes Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of supply chain technology firm HICX.

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HICX

MARCH 17, 2023

In the early 2000s, I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up for the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the chief procurement officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers — some 150,000 of them.

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HICX

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In the early 2000s I was a recent software engineering graduate. The CEO, who had just signed up to the UN Global Compact, needed to know how sustainable their supply chain was. He tasked the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) to audit their suppliers – some 150,000 of them.

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Jaggaer

MAY 7, 2019

The bank’s Chief Procurement Officer may want to change vendor. But if (as is likely) the vendor is also a customer, for example one that recently received finance for a new warehouse, the Chief Operating Officer and customer relationship managers may have other ideas. He is likely to come under pressure to do so.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement is a function that is undergoing an exciting transformation in the majority of global value chains; simultaneously, within its own strategy, process, and technology. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Dirty Little Secret #1.

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Planergy

JULY 5, 2022

ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain. Ethical Sustainability & Responsibility Procurement. ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain We all know just how valuable the supply chain is. Download Free Copy. Written by. Rob Biedron. 17 min read.

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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).

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Ultimately our focus has been about how AI can help make decisions faster and with accuracy whether that be for smarter sourcing, identifying risk factors in supply chain or contract compliance. Any procurement transformation projects powered by intelligent technology will need to be comprehensive, easy to adopt, and scalable.

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Procurement Software

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In the latest years, the need for digital procurement tools has arisen as businesses have entered a more rapid digital transformation process. The experience of COVID-19 also showed that poorly managed vendor master data contributed to some of the delivery delays and supply chain disruption. Typically, this is the CFO.

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Empowering CPO

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) are daunted with the demanding task of identifying and breaking these cartels. As Chief procurement officers (CPOs), you have to identify and break these cartels, especially in a reverse auction process. Competition laws often forbid private cartels. Contact us today.

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Slimstock

MARCH 26, 2019

This might seem like a simple and obvious way to improve your procurement operations, but maintaining a positive supplier-buyer relationship is a vital component in ensuring good delivery, service, and quality. Our inventory management software is used by over 900 customers worldwide to free up capital and simplify the ordering process.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement & Supply Chain Live This event is a gathering of global procurement and supply chain professionals, organised by media company BizClik Media. Procurement & Supply Chain Live had a healthy mix of buy-side and sell-side folks. Buy-side Non-member: 3,295.00

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Maximizing Cost Savings Through Strategic Supplier Collaboration With the growing emphasis on long-term value creation, Chief Procurement Officers are increasingly turning to supplier collaboration as a cornerstone of cost reduction. What is Cost Saving in Supply Chain Management?

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Procurement Software

JUNE 25, 2024

These can include negotiating contracts that prevent price increases or optimizing the supply chain to avoid rushed shipping fees. They ensure alignment with broader business objectives, positioning procurement as a key driver of both immediate financial gains and long-term strategic value.

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Claritum

MAY 11, 2018

Your business could struggle to achieve visibility of its global supply chain. Do you have visibility of a global supply chain? Supply chain visibility is poor. %. of procurement leaders have limited or no visibility beyond their Tier 1 suppliers. So, how do you solve this problem? Find out more.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. This blog will cover the current challenges facing CFOs and procurement teams and several strategies that can be implemented to drive cost savings and increase efficiency.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Once upon a time, a Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) may have been able to make decisions by relying on his instinct, which is simply based on years of distilled experience. Data-driven procurement can help leaders keep up pace with the much-needed agility. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 27, 2024

At the same time, procurement technology has become more affordable and easier to use. The number of procurement tools on the market has of course multiplied too, especially in the last 5 or so years. In manufacturing businesses, it also often deals with operational issues in supply chain and logistics management.

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HICX

MARCH 10, 2023

What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job. To do it, CPOs quickly applied ‘point’ solutions, software that can deal with given use cases.

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HICX

DECEMBER 15, 2022

After his experience working as the Chief Procurement Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , David asked himself: “Why can’t we do this for public procurement? Why can’t we create a tool that connects everyone in public procurement in the U.S., The tools are easy, simple and intuitive.

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Procurement Software

JULY 11, 2023

No easy answer, but having some P2P automation software to reduce time and human error in both requisition-to-order and accounts payable can help. In an ideal world, the Chief Procurement Officer should report directly to the CEO. CEOs spend very little time thinking about procurement (link) and supply chain in general.

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Positive Purchasing

MAY 3, 2024

James Meads, Founder, ProcurementSoftware.site and Host of The Procurement Software Podcast “Category management will continue to be relevant to procurement organisations, but it’s changing fast. This new edition puts category management at the centre of what procurement is about today.”

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Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2023

The Sourcing Hero The Sourcing Hero is a collaboration between outsourced group purchasing organisation Una and Art of Procurement. It’s a podcast largely focused on sourcing, but touching on all areas of procurement. This procurement podcast from B2e Media Ltd covers topics on technology, supply chain and procurement.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JUNE 28, 2022

Wolfgang thinks it’ll need a structural mandate to empower procurement. It’s frustrating that procurement always gets so little time and money spent on it, so late in the process. . I say that it’s easy to convince CEOs with BCG stood behind him, but what tips would he have for chief procurement officers looking to do the same?

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Claritum

JULY 5, 2018

The supply chain may contain components of raw materials, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, resellers, agents, logistics, retailers and many other entities. Knowledge of part of this chain is not sufficient. Procurement needs to have real time data on the entire supply chain. Office Products.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Like 1Reply Vera Rozanova MBA, MCIPS Chartered, MEng (Hons)CPO-Chief Procurement Officer | Procurement Director | Supply Chain | Invited Lecturer | Author | Business Trainer | Transformation 2h Jon W. Hansen One of the key criteria for procurement when selecting an IT provider is their client base.

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World of Procurement podcast

JUNE 15, 2021

We covered a lot of ground in this 25-minute podcast and this podcast is going to be exceptionally beneficial to you if you are currently looking at your supply chain and wondering how can we improve visibility, how can we reach our sustainability goals using our supply chains and how do we know what is in this product?

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Empowering CPO

JULY 5, 2023

Before we dive in, let’s first set the stage by discussing EmpoweringCPO, a leader in the field of managed procurement services. Our goal is to empower Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams by providing a suite of comprehensive managed procurement services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. As we see from Deloitte’s CPO Survey in 2018, AI is only fully deployed in 2% of procurement organizations and is far from making any real impact at scale within the digital ecosystems procurement teams are so eagerly trying to build. AI + Data = Supply Chain Risk Management.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In analyzing each of these drivers for adopting process automation software and getting to the root of these results, it’s clear that procurement teams are in need of a solution that not only improves day-to-day operations but also future process demands as they arise — independent of IT and without compromising agility.

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