Jaggaer

MARCH 20, 2025

Uncertainty around federal and state policy changes poses a significant challenge for procurement leaders across all types of higher education institutions. Community colleges, public universities, and private institutions alike must navigate the potential for budget cuts, shifts in federal aid programs, and changing regulatory requirements. One major concern is the possibility of reductions in public service funding, which could lead to cuts in state appropriations for higher education, putting

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Spend Matters

MARCH 18, 2025

Today Spend Matters is delighted to announce the release of its Spring 2025 SolutionMap and TechMatch procurement technology rankings, which include 106 procurement technology vendors. Known as the most data-centric functionality assessment of procurement technologies in the industry, SolutionMap Insider put these 106 procurement technology vendors through rigorous functionality and capability assessments via 500+ RFI requirements across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, with mandatory demos an

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 21, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the link to my recent LinkedIn post. In today’s Procurement Insights post, I share a comment by Max Henry and my corresponding reply. This is the “real story” we all seem to overlook – procurement practitioners must take the lead on their organization’s digital transformation strategy. Until they do so, the generational failure rate of ProcureTech initiatives will continue.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2025

For decades, automation has been a driving force behind manufacturing efficiency, but nowhere is this transformation more evident than in Chinas electric vehicle (EV) industry.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

Digital procurement tools offer both immediate benefits and long-term returns. While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. By automating routine tasks, streamlining communication, and centralising information in one single source of truth, you create tangible quick wins.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 19, 2025

Yesterday Spend Matters released its Spring 2025 SolutionMap and TechMatchSM procurement technology rankings of 106 solution providers across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories. Some of these providers achieved top scores in this data-backed functionality and capability assessment, and some come out on top for their customer scores. (Read our full assessment methodology here.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 18, 2025

The shipping industry is at a turning point. With new regulations, groundbreaking fuel technologies, and ambitious decarbonization targets, the need for collaboration and innovation has never been greater.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 21, 2025

After shrinking its coverage a few years ago, the carrier expanded it again to reach two-thirds of the U.S. population.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 17, 2025

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Intellyse and its solution for logistics and contract negotiation. Many organizations struggle to find the time and resources needed to thoroughly analyze the contract offers they receive. Contracts often come in various formats, each with its own set of complex stipulations. In logistics, companies are often responsible for processing hundreds, or even thousands, of payments daily to keep operations running smoothly.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

Comparing Oracles acquisition of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards (finalized January 7, 2005) with ORO Labs acquisition of ProcureTech (announced March 18, 2025, tied to the ProcureTech 100 ecosystem) reveals several parallels in strategy, market dynamics, and implications, despite differences in scale, era, and industry segment. Both acquisitions reflect ambitious moves to consolidate and enhance competitive positioning within their respective domainsenterprise software for Oracle, procurement technol

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 17, 2025

The maritime supply chain forms the backbone of U.S. trade, serving as a necessary conduit for the movement of raw materials, agricultural goods and manufactured products across the globe.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 21, 2025

The initiative involves couriers bringing "brown box" shipments from stores to customers in locations lacking a sortation center.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 18, 2025

Today Spend Matters is delighted to announce the release of its Spring 2025 SolutionMap and TechMatch procurement technology rankings, which include 106 procurement technology vendors. Known as the most data-centric functionality assessment of procurement technologies in the industry, SolutionMap Insider put these 106 procurement technology vendors through rigorous functionality and capability assessments via 500+ RFI requirements across 16 source-to-pay (S2P) categories, with mandatory demos an

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 20, 2025

What is the “SOA Hangover?” My posts and related discussion streams do not aim to achieve consensus. When we all gain new insights, it creates a much-needed perspective and checks and balances to avoid tunnel vision. In essence, it simplifies and zeros in on the core objective – for procurement, that means addressing the high generational failure rate of ProcureTech initiatives.

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Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 21, 2025

Companies should focus on smart sourcing and responsible manufacturing in response to fluctuating tariffs, per Stephen Lamar, president and CEO of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.

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Pipefy

MARCH 18, 2025

The adoption of AI-based solutions is a recurring trend in the corporate world. With their powerful analytics and automation capabilities, they not only generate valuable insights but also significantly reduce the time spent on operational tasks. The rise of AI Agents in sales is revolutionizing customer interactions and sales management, taking efficiency to the next level.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

Despite my 40-plus years in high-tech and procurement, I am always curious, so I value the insights I gain from the people in my extended community. Today’s post is inspired by a comment from Herv Legenvre in one of my most recent LinkedIn posts. How does a procurement professional use or interact with Model Context Protocol, and what improved outcomes does it achieve?

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 21, 2025

A Letter from CEO Andy Hovancik Our JAGGAER commitment has never been stronger and we are devoting our resources to driving innovation and product excellence by increasing investments in cutting-edge technologies, research, and development. With a focus on artificial intelligence (GenAI, Agentic AI), financial time-to-value, and sustainability, we continue to redefine industry standards and provide world-class solutions and services to our customers.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 17, 2025

The food product maker aims to enhance procurement processes and boost productivity as part of a larger transformation journey.

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Pipefy

MARCH 17, 2025

If generative artificial intelligences, like ChatGPT, are already widely used tools by common users and professionals, AI Agents have arrived to provide a big upgrade, especially in the corporate environment. But what are AI Agents, and how do they boost productivity and reduce costs in companies? That’s what we are about to find out below: What are AI Agents and how do they work?

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 17, 2025

I received an email a few moments ago with the headline – NEWS: Beroe Acquires nnamu to Turbocharge Procurement Negotiations with Game Theory and AI. Before this news, I had never heard of nnamu – have you? However, I am very familiar with a ProcureTech solution provider named ProPurchaser, which also, as I see it, “turbocharges” negotiations.

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Arkestro

MARCH 20, 2025

Press Releases / Arkestro Welcomes Two New Executive Advisors To Support Ongoing Growth Arkestro Welcomes Two New Executive Advisors To Support Ongoing Growth Leading predictive procurement platform expands Executive Advisor Board to shape the company’s strategic direction SAN FRANCISCO, CA, March 20, 2025 Arkestro , the premier Predictive Procurement Platform accelerating enterprise spend transformation, announces two newly appointed industry leaders to its Executive Advisory Board.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 20, 2025

From price increase warnings to confidence that vendor relationships will help ride out the storm, here's how the retail C-suite plans to weather tariffs.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 20, 2025

Supply chain resilience and innovation to quickly respond to market disruption are more critical than ever amidst ongoing regulatory changes and geopolitical tensions. Tariffs are nothing new. If you work in supply chain then you know that as long as theyve been around, theyve traditionally been used as a way to protect domestic industries. So, whats changed?

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

Here are a few comments shared on Pierre Mitchell’s LinkedIn post regarding ORO’s acquisition of ProcureTech 100: Hey Pierre! This looks like a straightforward acqui-hireORO clearly saw value in Lance and his team to open doors. The independence of ProcureTech 100 and SOURCE is gone, so that chapter seems to have closed with this move. Our team deleted our profile from the procuretech/SOURCE portal today.

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Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

What's PLANERGY? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY.

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Supply Chain Dive

MARCH 19, 2025

Businesses that previously found pursuing USMCA treatment cost-prohibitive are scrambling to determine if they meet the trade deal’s requirements.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2025

Today Im joined by Rygen Technologies , a supply chain software brand with a vision to provide user-forward, practically-delivered, and thoughtfully-engineered solutions. Rygen designs and builds technology solutions to empower the logistics industry. Working with shippers, carriers, vendors and 3PLs, Rygen are able to eliminate their customers most painful tasks, like shipment tracking, contract management or invoice payments, allowing them to focus on the core parts of their business.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: To save time and ensure proof of comment, I will share the following screenshot. I have seen instances where people have deleted their comments after a reply (I am not suggesting that is the case here). Without a firm and detailed answer to the above question, everything else is just an interesting conversation. Is there clear and definitive or detailed proof that ORO Labs has had successful client implementations?

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