Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

By automating routine tasks, streamlining communication, and centralising information in one single source of truth, you create tangible quick wins. These small but impactful changes set the stage for sustained cost savings and strategic decision-making.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

How Procurement Professionals Use or Interact with Model Context Protocol (MCP) Procurement professionals interact with AI models that utilize Model Context Protocol (MCP) in various ways, especially within digital procurement platforms, supplier management systems, and spend analytics tools.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This will result in the increased deployment of business platforms to improve efficiency and reduce cost and third-party risk while increasing agility and optimizing financial health across spend, payments and working capital. using supply chain digital twins to optimize supply chain networks for carbon takeout).

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ivalua

MARCH 1, 2021

Thuy Mauge is a Supply Services Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the United States, overseeing various procurement programs for Supply Chain Services (SCS) division. The post 2021 – AMER – Thuy Mauge appeared first on Ivalua.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 6, 2025

By adopting these technologies, public sector procurement teams can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve accountability. However, it is incumbent upon public sector procurement leaders to measure and demonstrate return on investment.

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2024

” (Source: CEIBS ) I use The following process to determine if I want to advise, work with, or mentor a particular ProcureTech solution provider. ProPurchaser ** ProPurchaser** operates in the procurement intelligence and cost management sector, providing tools and data to assist supply chain professionals in negotiations.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

Budget and Cost Control Procurement expenditures, monitoring variations in the cost and identifying opportunities for savings, and avoiding unnecessary costs shall be monitored in accordance with the approved budget. These include purchase management, expense filing, and workflow automation.

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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.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement software tends to fall into one of three categories. There are enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which are complex systems designed to help companies manage all ends of the supply chain. Improved cost control. Gain real-time insights to eliminate unnecessary spending and stay within budget.

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Key Steps in the Education Procurement Process Needs Assessment Institutions must thoroughly understand their requirements before making any purchase. This involves consulting educators, administrators, and department heads to identify specific needs, performance expectations, and budget constraints.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Why You Should Consider Freight Procurement Sourcing Solution. Procuring raw materials or finished goods is one thing, but the processing of moving those goods from one place to another brings its own set of challenges. For more on JAGGAER’s Advanced Sourcing Optimization solution, download the datasheet.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Today I’m joined by Logward , an exciting tech brand with a vision of a future where supply chain departments lead the transformation of their industries, instead of simply transporting it. 22.23] A closer look at Logward’s Sourcing Solutions – what they do, the key features and benefits.

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TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

The real estate industry, characterized by intricate processes and substantial investments, constantly seeks ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure timely project completion. This comprehensive solution streamlines procurement activities, improves and provides transparency across the entire supply chain.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. The risks of errors and bottlenecks alone in manual work make procurement a superb place to begin a digital transformation. Risk reduction.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 3, 2023

This blog intends to assist you through the labyrinth of procurement training by pointing out the most reliable courses that fit your objectives and aspirations and hence act as your compass in the realm of procurement training, whether you’re hoping to break into the sector, looking to up skill, or yearning for promotion chances.

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Spend Matters

MAY 22, 2024

There are different levels of GenAI applications in use by procurement solution providers, from basic/shallow to embedded ( see our definition of the ‘6 flavours of AI’ here ). So it’s a good thing for procurement solution providers that have not yet gone down the AI route.” applies more than GenAI.

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Planergy

AUGUST 8, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. It’s often tedious for many companies, as procurement involves identifying the right supplier and ensuring that goods and services meet organizational needs. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Una

JANUARY 4, 2023

While cost savings is likely at the forefront of any procurement initiative, the profession continues to evolve with more focus than ever being placed on risk reduction, sustainability, strengthening supplier relationships, compliance and business continuity. The basics of group purchasing. Cons of working with a GPO.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Neither oral nor text-based conversational AI (also known as conversational user experience [CUX] and conversational interfaces [CUI] the latter of which include chatbots) is by no means new, despite the relatively recent prolific uptake by procurement solution vendors. This helps the system to respond more accurately to queries.

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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.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

They have learnt that their supplies care about: shared values forward visibility data security prompt payment (which surprisingly didn’t come first) team building across multiple organizations “It’s important to remember,” she said, “that it’s a whole ecosystem of communications and that every touch point between organizations is a vulnerability.”

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This results in better negotiation outcomes, improved quality, reduced costs, and enhanced overall value delivery. Procurement teams equipped with risk management tools can ensure business continuity and minimize potential negative impacts.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management. As a result, effective procurement is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge and supporting overall business objectives.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

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

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The forum served as a platform for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement and sourcing leaders to share their vision about leveraging data-driven insights to create flexible and resilient supply chains. Cost Reduction. Lack of budget. Developing supply chain resiliency.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 2, 2024

You don’t need a 6-figure software budget or a large sum to hire consultants for implementation. There’s plenty of digital procurement solutions out there for every budget. So, we’re going to take a quick look at three different price brackets and examine what you can buy with this budget. Let’s dive in.

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Barkers Procurement

MARCH 6, 2024

Challenge Solution Results Social Value Challenge The challenge was to take the maturity assessment and develop a target operating model which embraced and mapped into the regional operating model, whilst still reducing cost and risk throughout the supply chain. Non-core procurement benchmarked at ‘Emergent’.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

According to Amazon’s 2024 State of Procurement report, 95% of decision makers believe that procurement has room for optimization. This guide explores the ability of these solutions to improve business efficiency and reduce operational costs, surveys the many types of tools on the market, their benefits, and essential features.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

What does a Spend Analytics solution do? Spend Analytics solutions provide a single view into all historic, current and planned supplier spending in order to improve that spending through better sourcing, compliance and demand management. Click to enlarge Exploring the actual market state of the top 5 capabilities 1.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2023

As per the experts “ PLAN for 2023 requires a synergy between people, process and technology aspects.” Technology: CPOs should look for an integrated platform to manage all the spending and processes, such as third-party risk, sourcing, supply chain, invoicing, contracting, and payments.

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Planergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Best Practices & Tips Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management. It can work for basic things like office supplies you don’t often need. Download Free Copy. Written by. Lyle Del Vecchio.

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2024

With deep expertise in developing agile strategies and solutions in response to changing objectives and priorities, BearingPoint’s Sourcing & Procurement team supported the client in defining the procurement and supplier quality digitization path to streamline and innovate supplier management processes.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 13, 2023

Ask yourself when reading other similar articles whether this is also true of them… 11 of the best eSourcing software for the Mid-Market In putting this together, we deliberately tried to stay away from digital procurement tools in the eSourcing space which are focusing on specific verticals such as manufacturing companies or services spend.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction Brief Explanation of the Role of Procurement in Businesses Procurement is the lifeblood of any business, large or small. It’s the complex process through which businesses source and acquire the goods and services they need to operate and grow.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

In this post, we’re going to look at two areas where Procurement teams typically spend a lot of effort, but often struggle to get recognition: Cost avoidance (including price increase deferrals). Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration. Procurement as a growth partner to the business.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

In this post, we’re going to look at two areas where Procurement teams typically spend a lot of effort, but often struggle to get recognition: Cost avoidance (including price increase deferrals). Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration. Procurement as a growth partner to the business.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 16, 2023

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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