Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement software tends to fall into one of three categories. Then, there is accounting software that people use to keep track of POs, sacrificing a comprehensive procurement suite for all-in-one convenience. What is Procurement Software? How Does Procurement Management Software Work? Improved cost control.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

MODEL #1 DPW (Digital Procurement World) is widely recognized as one of the most influential platforms in the digital procurement space. It hosts global events, supports startup innovation, and provides thought leadership to procurement professionals seeking digital transformation. Positive Aspects of DPW 1.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Editors note: in the UK public sector, procurement is usually referred to as commercial services). With all this in mind, here are five considerations that I believe should be top of mind among policymakers and practitioners in public sector procurement. This is especially true in procurement!

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

This comprehensive guide will go over tail spend in procurement and provide resources for how to implement an effective tail spend management strategy. This shape represents your entire procurement spend. It's decentralized by buyers in the business (not procurement people). Put simply, procurement teams can’t do everything.

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Procurement Leaders

JUNE 1, 2022

Five years ago, global logistics company UPS’s procurement function was far from playing a strategic role. Delivering on these ambitious goals required the team to implement a dramatic overhaul of the procurement function that would bolster its capabilities and help cement a new relationship with the wider organisation.

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Una

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Three Steps to Making an Impact When Starting a New Procurement Role. Now, I know settling into a new role can take a little time, so I don’t want you to feel under any pressure to make any significant impact straight away. Make an impact right away when starting a new procurement role. Step 1: Gain visibility of spend data.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Procurement is fundamentally centered around the act of acquisition and/or buying.

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The right financial reporting software gives you real-time visibility into where money is going, automates tedious finance tasks, and helps you make smarter decisions faster. Some solutions focus on general accounting, while others prioritize procurement, approvals, and spend management. Its a software problem.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2024

Paul Denneman , a Master APICS® Instructor with over 20 years of experience, and Maryna Trepova , a renowned procurement expert, are just a few of the instructors leading the way. Actionable Skills for Real-World Impact: Go beyond theory and gain the practical skills you need to make a tangible difference. No problem!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Once admired just-in-time systems have faltered badly. Supply Chains involve leadership and executive management, development, marketing, planning, finance, sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, customer service, I/T, engineering, order management, reverse logistics, environmental responsibility and more.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

The company has implemented sophisticated barcode scanning and point-of-sale systems to collect real-time data from its stores. By employing these technologies, Walmart gains valuable insights into customer buying behavior, sales trends, and inventory levels.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

New Risk Center adds capabilities and integrations to extend existing leadership in enabling holistic management of supplier risk. This combined picture is visible in actionable dashboards to provide a comprehensive and timely picture of risk and the potential impact on the business.

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Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, he spoke with Kane Nurse about his procurement career. How did you get into procurement? It’s an interesting story, procurement wasn’t a predefined career choice by any means. I actually fell into procurement.

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Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, he spoke with Kane Nurse about his procurement career. How did you get into procurement? It’s an interesting story, procurement wasn’t a predefined career choice by any means. I actually fell into procurement.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 25, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. Thanks to AI and other tools, you can now make better decisions with real-time data. But what exactly is FP&A, and how is it evolving with the advent of real-time data? How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

When it comes to managing a supply chain, having access to real-time data can be a game-changer. By providing visibility into every aspect of the supply chain, companies can identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and minimize delays. This can result in faster delivery times and improved customer satisfaction.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic created a dramatic and highly visible disruption in that paradigm. When the pandemic winds down there is a very real danger that people will go back to doing, and viewing, things the way they were before the pandemic. Short sighted corporate leadership. Risk management is real.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 27, 2022

How did you get into procurement? I have spent 23 long years in procurement. I graduated back in 1999, joined the Peugeot graduate scheme in Coventry and spent the first few months in the procurement space. How do you think procurement must react to what is going on in the world at the moment?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

The Procurement, or Purchasing, function is considered by many to be a necessary but non-strategic part of any organization. But there is a profoundly significant Procurement value chain. Procurement is strategic! Now is the time for Procurement to SELL! Could the CPO Be Replaced by the Chief Value Officer?

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Procurement Heads

JULY 19, 2023

For our latest CPO Spotlight, Stephen spoke with Sagar Bhardwaj , Head of Practice – Consumer, about what has changed for him professionally since he last spoke with Procurement Heads. We have an amazing analytics dashboard, which gives us visibility on spend and suppliers’ contract duration, supplying really important insight.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

. ​ Automotive supply chain facts Up to 50 percent of unscheduled downtime is due to a lack of spare parts or stockouts ( The Importance of Inventory Optimization in MRO, July 2015 , Aberdeen Group) Generally, 99% of [semiconductor] manufacturing foundries have no visibility where the part is going. Why is this happening?

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

What is Procure to Pay (P2P)? Procure-to-Pay commonly known as P2P, encompasses the entire cycle of buying activities from identifying a need for goods or services to completing payment to a supplier. A well-managed P2P process improves operational efficiency, controls costs, and enhances compliance with procurement policies.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Implementation of new supply structure Track results and restart assessment This model has essentially stood the test of time.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2020, Ivalua was named a Leader in the 2020 Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites ” and by Forrester Research Inc. Streamlined Contract Authoring: By starting contracting during sourcing, customers can reduce the cycle time from quote to contract and consider negotiated terms in sourcing decisions. About Ivalua.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 24, 2022

Their flexible, customized supply chain solutions, based on best practices and expertise, work seamlessly with internal client operations to ensure time-definite delivery wherever and whenever necessary. Visibility for the sake of visibility is just another pile of data. This is why they buy supply chain as a service.”.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Check out Control Towers – Is Yours Real or Just Smoke and Mirrors? Every research firm and vendor has their own definition, but all share the common theme of visibility. A traditional control tower provides visibility to immediate trading partners only. So, control towers are an attempt to combat it with visibility.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. It is great to see Derek Panchyshyn bring his extensive experience and leadership skills to ATX Networks. This interview is with Derek Panchyshyn. I first met Derek while at Celestica.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Guest Bio: Cris Ferregur, Vice President of Business Development at SDI, champions the needs of facilities management, plant maintenance, and procurement professionals, delivering significant year-over-year cost savings and improved ROI. IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS: [06.05] An introduction to Chris, and his journey with SDI.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

What’s the Difference between Procurement and Purchasing? Why Procurement Transformation Fail article created by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jill Button at [link]. There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2019

As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series. Thank you Bronwen for your friendship, your support of Supply Chain Game Changer, and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us. This interview is with Bronwen Hann, President at Argentus. How quaint is that?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 27, 2022

Because having more women in supply chain leadership and operations teams isn’t just the right thing to do, it can help move the industry forward. Let’s Talk Supply Chain gives them a platform to share what drives them and how they are igniting real progress at their organizations. ’ Wow, that took me completely by surprise.

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Procurement Software

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The year I first tasted procurement. Procurement, or purchasing as it was usually called back then, was definitely a back office function. We’re in 2024, and procurement teams are still getting trapped in administrative work and firefighting. Why does Procurement get labelled as a back office function? Don’t get me wrong.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

Visibility and Traceability: Having real-time visibility and traceability across the supply chain enables organizations to identify disruptions promptly and make informed decisions. Moreover, she is an invited lecturer and Award-Winning Speaker, nominated for the ‘Best Procurement CPOs – Russia’ list.

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Procurement Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

As someone who loves to engage the audience, I am going to do this the next time I speak at a live event. So, here it is (unfiltered and unedited): Jon Hansen is highly respected within the procurement and supply chain industry. Would you like to explore his key contributions or get a deeper look at his work?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

What’s the Difference between Procurement and Purchasing? Over these past 28 years of my career in Procurement (yes I started when I was 12), I’ve had the privilege and pain of seeing, not just procurement, but many different types of Transformation initiatives succeed and, unfortunately, fail. Email Address. Infographic).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

There are tremendous benefits but there are obstacles, real or perceived, that get in the way. And they would not have the end to end supply chain visibility that can come with a TMS. Most Procurement people like to manage and control Supplier relationships themselves. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS)! . Loss of Control.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

Visibility and Traceability: Having real-time visibility and traceability across the supply chain enables organizations to identify disruptions promptly and make informed decisions. Moreover, she is an invited lecturer and Award-Winning Speaker, nominated for the ‘Best Procurement CPOs – Russia’ list.

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