Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective. The most significant impact of implementing a spend analytics solution was providing the visibility and details behind the dollars spent on various Indirect spend categories.

Influencing 103

Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting Strategic sourcing 103

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration vs. Supplier Relationship Management What good is having the best suppliers if you can’t communicate well enough to leverage their products and skills? The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Software

MAY 16, 2023

Mid-market businesses, on the other hand, could invest in this software and easily see a quick return if they have the right change management and procurement talent in place. The software automates workflows and approvals, manages supplier catalogues, and provides real-time analytics for better decision-making.

Procurement 96

Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility Purchasing 96

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.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Contract Procurement Chief Procurement Officer 52

SupplyShift

APRIL 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted supply chains around the globe and brought intense scrutiny to management strategies. Manufacturing industries such as apparel, auto parts and semiconductors have been hit particularly hard as factories shut down in China, followed by other global supply regions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain e2e Supply 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. When implemented with clear objectives, the procurement strategy will provide a roadmap for procurement managers to follow.

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Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 65

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

At this basic level your team performs the traditional Procurement functions of finding suppliers, getting quotes, negotiating prices and terms, putting contracts in place, placing purchase orders, and managing day to day issues. It tends to be a more reactive organization focussed on managing day to day tasks and fires.

Procurement 71

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Supply Chain Efficiency Purchase orders 71