Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Spend Connect’s themes were generally focused on driving more value into SAP’s app stack and business network(s) individually. Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting.

Networking 114

Networking Spend management Suppliers Supply Chain Optimization 114

Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

supply chain budgeting 81

supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 81

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In no order of preference, other than by the date they arrived in our inbox, today let’s hear from: Donna Wilczek, EVP Strategy and Innovation at Coupa , spend management suite provider and one of Spend Matters 50 Procurement Providers to Know.

Procurement solutions 102

Procurement solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 102

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. These four steps constitute the upstream source-to-contract part of the process.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Ensuring supply continuity requires timely and open sharing of information.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

ivalua

APRIL 28, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Payment Cards FAQ: More Cash Rewards, Less Effort April 28, 2023 | | Innovation by Steve Carter Unlock your Payment Solution Organizations are rethinking their traditional payment methods as they seek to maximize savings while securely streamlining the invoicing process.

Innovation 130

Innovation Purchasing supply chain budgeting Contract 130

Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Here we’ll discuss various potential supply chain disruptions and what you can do to mitigate the risks to keep your business up and running throughout whatever circumstances are thrown your way.

Risk 52

Risk supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Una

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition to negotiating discounts, group purchasing organizations may also provide other services such as supply chain management , procurement consulting, and logistics support. Overall, GPOs can help businesses streamline their purchasing process, reduce costs, and access a wider range of products and services.

Purchasing 92

Purchasing supply chain budgeting Procurement strategies Contract 92

Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement technology landscape Procurement technology is primarily designed to simplify procurement processes and reduce costs, but it’s grown to offer so many more benefits than that, with the greatest one being transforming procurement into a source of reliable strategic influence. Contract and compliance management.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms. Raindrop has also been recognised as a cloud-enabled procurement focused Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) application. FRDM FRDM is a software company specialising in supply chain risk management.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Planergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s never a good idea to work with a single partner on anything mission-critical, as it can damage your organization if an issue arises with its supply chain. It can work for basic things like office supplies you don’t often need. Fewer suppliers can make it much easier for companies to manage their supply chains effectively.

Supplier consolidation 52

Supplier consolidation Suppliers Risk supply chain budgeting 52

Una

JANUARY 17, 2024

Una, with its extensive network, opens the door to a new level of procurement where the heavy lifting of negotiation has already been done for you. It’s about fortifying your budget against future uncertainties, giving you the confidence to plan for the long term. Think about the time and effort saved.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Purchasing Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing 52

Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

Spend analysis refers to the process of examining and categorizing an organization’s spending patterns, supplier relationships, and purchasing behavior to identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and strategic decision-making.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supplier consolidation 52

Pipefy

DECEMBER 10, 2022

No matter the size of your company, how you structure your purchase process has a direct impact on your company’s ability to control costs, manage risks, and maintain process resilience as supply chains evolve. Purchasing teams are able to maintain a close watch on budgets, requesters, and requests.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 52

Planergy

JANUARY 12, 2023

As a procurement professional, you know how important it is to have a reliable and cost-effective supply chain. One way to ensure that your supply chain runs smoothly is by utilizing supplier tiering. Supplier tiering also helps reduce costs by eliminating inefficient or unnecessary processes in the supply chain.

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Raw materials supply chain budgeting 52

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Weproc Weproc is a small French company offering a SaaS eProcurement software with a focus on purchasing and spend management. Weproc aims to facilitate the management of Purchase Orders and invoices through a simple and efficient interface. Daato targets companies with complex supply chains and operations.

Supply Chain Efficiency 59

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility 59

Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Jaggaer

JULY 18, 2019

A: Cost is a huge factor in determining what technologies and tools your company uses. In fact, our report found that insufficient budget was the single biggest obstacle to moving forward with digital transformation. What could be done to ensure that companies are moving toward new technologies? Sign up f or the free webinar.

Procurement 40

Procurement supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting 52

Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

It serves the needs of purchasing managers, procurement professionals and senior buyers. It enables users to allocate, manage and monitor budgets. Catalogue Management allows you to enjoy the e-commerce experience for your corporate supplies as you create requests faster and easier.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Contract management Contract Sourcing 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

5 Benefits of Effective Supplier Relationship Management Companies with advanced supplier relationship management capabilities tend to outperform their peers. Reduced costs: Effective supplier relationship management brings a range of benefits to businesses.

Supplier relationship management 40

Supplier relationship management Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Pipefy

JUNE 15, 2023

This is especially true for leaders and teams wanting to become much more agile and resilient in light of the challenges created following recent supply chain disruptions. In these cases, the software can easily adapt to these processes as the business grows by automating purchase management.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain software solutions Purchase orders Procurement solutions 52

Planergy

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Another advantage of big data analytics is that it can help organizations reduce costs and improve efficiency. Businesses can collect structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data from various sources such as cloud computing and storage, mobile apps, Internet of Things (IoT) gadgets, supply chain software, and other sources.

Data 52

Data Import supply chain software solutions Quality 52

Planergy

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Using a network of bots can perform several repetitive tasks at the same time. Supply chain management. Lifecycle management. Banks can reduce costs and improve efficiency by automating: Customer service. Audit management. Supply Chain and Manufacturing. Inventory management.

Import 52

Import supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 8, 2025

Considering the above, the following high-level comparison between ConvergentIS and SAP Ariba demonstrates how the agent-based model will be the dominant force that drives procurement and supply chain automation in 2025 and beyond. Key Products: Ariba Network, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing Suite, and Contract Management.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Networking Supply Chain Optimization 52

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. What's PLANERGY? based car manufacturer paying a Japanese supplier.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Spend management Export 52