Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In a second one, we are talking to the end users about their expectations and requirements. This week we spoke with Baber Farooq, Senior Vice President and Head of Market Strategy for SAP Procurement Solutions. Over the last few years, life has been an adventure for procurement professionals.

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Procurement Software

JULY 18, 2023

When you think of the best purchasing software solutions for SMEs, or procurement tech in general, you probably think “expensive” This list of 15 procurement tools specifically targeted to smaller and growing businesses will prove it’s not so. How do you define an SME? Source-to-Contract (S2C) 1.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In fact, 98% have plans for investments or upgrades in analytics and insights tools, automation, and AI-driven optimization of purchasing decisions. Today, procurement tools are too useful and readily available to ignore. What are procurement tools? How are procurement solutions classified?

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Pipefy

JUNE 15, 2023

As businesses complete their digital transformation and move away from complex (and often manual) legacy systems, modern procurement solutions are rapidly replacing traditional methods. Build a more efficient procurement with the Definitive Guide to P2P Optimization Download free guide What is cloud procurement?

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Data Modeling The ability to build more sophisticated analyses on cost drivers, demand, contracts, working capital, risk, supply chain and overall procurement performance while maintaining data that is flexible and rich enough to fully support this type of spend analytics. SaaS licenses) and supply chain planning systems.

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Pipefy

JUNE 14, 2023

Key takeaways Spend data is the information related to a company’s spending, specifically goods and services purchased from external suppliers or vendors. Visibility into procurement categories and effective management of categories fosters benefits like greater risk management and less costly supplier redundancies.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

This is where managed procurement services come into the picture. Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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Barkers Procurement

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The business had grown significantly through acquisition creating inherent alignment challenges, exposing its aging procurement systems and ways of working, and creating bottlenecks in its supply-chain and accounts payable processes. Phase 2 During Phase 2, Coupa’s complete end-to-end procure to pay suite was implemented, including Coupa Pay.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategic procurement prioritizes planning and strategizing for long-term benefits across the entire procurement process and alignment with business goals, while operational procurement focuses on purchasing and sourcing services strictly for maintaining day-to-day operations. Why is strategic procurement important?

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Visibility provides regulatory and consumer assurance in the face of issues like counterfeiting. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. These modules can be purchased separately or as one complete suite. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application.

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Pipefy

JULY 31, 2023

One way companies can become more agile and remain competitive despite economic uncertainties is end-to-end business process automation. This stress and increased workload trickles down to additional employees, who then experience slow response times, delayed action, and a lack of visibility into the status of their requests.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Youness Taghrichte, Head of Procurement, Attjariwafa Bank. Purchase orders were issued through the ERP system, but with no link to the approvals workflow and procurement decisions. Attijariwafa’s senior leadership asked Taghrichte to put together a business case for the implementation of an electronic procurement solution.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

This is where managed procurement services come into the picture. Managed procurement services can be defined as an external service that helps streamline a company’s acquisition processes, offering an end-to-end solution that takes into account all aspects of procurement – from sourcing to payment.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 27, 2021

If only human procurement practitioners were involved, the answer would be yes, but this is the digital era. You can perform a task such as spend analysis or category market analysis in next to no time with the aid of a smart procurement solution. PROCURE-TO-PAY AUTOMATION: IDENTIFYING PROCESS GAPS. Here’s a webinar?

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Empowering CPO

JULY 2, 2023

Introduction In an increasingly complex global market, procurement services have become more than just a business necessity; they are a strategic linchpin that can significantly impact a company’s bottom line. At EmpoweringCPO, we believe in the power of smart procurement to drive business success.

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Spend Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

In today’s business landscape, effective digital procurement strategies are vital for organizations to optimize spend, enhance operational efficiency and address risk while maintaining an ideal user experience. One area of significant potential that is often overlooked is tail spend management.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Significance : As one of the first comprehensive ERP systems, SAP R/3 provided foundational procurement functionalities that many large organizations adopted. Significance : Oracle Financials facilitated the integration of procurement data with financial analytics, enhancing decision-making processes.

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