Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Working within a resilient global supply chain results in complexities around basic matters like communication, time zones and languages, along with more challenging aspects like risk management, compliance and sustainability. This helps companies adhere to existing guidelines and be aware of potential risks before they emerge.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Impact on PO Automation & Collaboration: Difficulties in real-time data exchange for PO confirmations, shipment tracking, and pricing updates. Solution Trend: Increased use of AI-driven procurement tools that enable automated order matching, supplier self-service portals, and real-time PO updates.

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TYA Suite

OCTOBER 27, 2024

With automated systems, purchase orders can be generated based on predefined criteria, such as inventory levels or specific triggers, ensuring timely and accurate procurement. Real-time tracking and reporting capabilities allow organizations to monitor the status of purchase orders, deliveries, and payments.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Analytics and insights from procurement data were minimal. 20152020: Procurement Gains Strategic Recognition Emergence of Strategic Sourcing : CFOs began to recognize procurement’s role in driving long-term value through strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management.

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. These indices track the average price changes of a basket of goods and services over time. What is inflation?

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Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2023

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters In our previous installment on Spend Matters, we discussed the rapid evolution of Supply Chain Risk Management happening within procurement organizations. And so it should.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

Global Reach, Real Impact Participants and speakers come from over 50 countries. Builds global community around procurement digitalization public sector, corporate, academia, and NGOs. Startup Acceleration & Visibility Provides a springboard for companies like Cirtuo, DeepStream, Archlet, Kodiak Hub , and ORO Labs.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. For example, the IBM Sterling Transaction Manager automates manual transactions between businesses and suppliers.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 8, 2023

Importance of Risk Management in Procurement Procurement plays a critical role in the success of any organization, as it involves acquiring goods and services necessary for business operations. Understanding Procurement Risk A. Introduction A.

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Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. Tools like PLANERGY enhance supply chain resilience by providing real-time tracking, data-driven insights, and streamlined communication with suppliers. This process involves multiple moving parts.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? Roach believes that when it comes to ESG, there’s no time like the present. People just need to get started,” she said.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time?

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Indirect Procurement Indirect procurement covers support services and materials that enable institutional operations. While less visible, these procurement areas are crucial for maintaining a functional educational environment. Strategic Procurement Strategic procurement goes beyond transactional purchasing.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Enhancing Supplier Performance Management By simplifying performance monitoring, reducing risks, and providing actionable data AI helps procurement teams form stronger relationships with suppliers.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What Are the Biggest Procurement Challenges in Health and Pharma? Beyond procurement teams working within the constraints of profit and cost savings, lives are at stake. Supply Chain Visibility. Supply chain visibility is another critical issue. Managing Supplier Relationships. Geographic Market Shifts.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

In my experience Total Cost of Ownership ( TCO or TCOO) models typically include some combination of the following elements: Unit price (Always the first item) Takedown rate performance Payment terms Freight and Logistics terms and transfer of ownership Lead times (order, delivery, replenishment) Other Parameters (eg.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Nonetheless, the time savings offered even just by classifying half of the line items is a huge amount of work saved. The Category Manager or Data Analyst can eliminate a huge chunk of work thanks to automation. Indirect materials (typically one-time or infrequent spend, such as office supplies, furniture). Maverick spend (i.e.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Nonetheless, the time savings offered even just by classifying half of the line items is a huge amount of work saved. The Category Manager or Data Analyst can eliminate a huge chunk of work thanks to automation. Indirect materials (typically one-time or infrequent spend, such as office supplies, furniture). Maverick spend (i.e.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improvements to existing procurement processes, procedures, and operations are as time-sensitive as ever. In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization.

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Arkestro

MAY 30, 2022

However, it makes the point that digital acceleration should be a key goal for procurement teams across a wide range of industries. Critical suppliers are deeply integrated with day-to-day operations, and it is the successful management of these suppliers that delivers a competitive advantage leading to greater business impact.

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Procurement Software

MAY 14, 2024

Key Takeaways: Why we need Intake and Procurement Process Orchestration Streamlining of Procurement Process: Process orchestration simplifies the intricate procurement process by automating and integrating each step from intake to procurement, ensuring operational efficiency and strategic alignment with business objectives.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

For our readers who couldn’t/didn’t attend, here are our own reflections based on the time we had ( if we missed you, apologies, but do reach out to us here to get your procurement tech solution in front of our analysts ). So cleansing of SMFs is vital, even though it takes time. with a new CFO, or new budget.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Near-sourcing, in addition to lowering emissions, also cuts transportation costs and delivery times. Technology that streamlines and automates transactions and contract management can significantly reduce these errors and expedite sourcing processes. This technology can also help reduce the risk of regulatory non-compliance.

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Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

It was presented to me as an opportunity and challenge at the same time in my very first role by the Managing Director I was reporting to at the time, this followed a two-and-a-half-year stint in front-line operations. It has actually allowed me to be able to educate people and give procurement a voice.

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Procurement Heads

MAY 3, 2023

It was presented to me as an opportunity and challenge at the same time in my very first role by the Managing Director I was reporting to at the time, this followed a two-and-a-half-year stint in front-line operations. It has actually allowed me to be able to educate people and give procurement a voice.

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Empowering CPO

MAY 5, 2023

It is responsible for managing the entire process of acquiring goods and services, from identifying suppliers to ensuring timely deliveries. In essence, procurement serves as the backbone of an organization’s supply chain, contributing to cost savings, risk management, and supplier relationship management.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. Their platform is particularly noted for its capabilities in spend data classification, risk and opportunity identification, and supplier data enrichment.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier collaboration serves as the foundation for supply continuity, agility, risk management, and resilience when disruptions occur. 2: Invest in Relationship Management Supplier relationship management (SRM) can foster a culture of transparency between businesses and their suppliers.

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Skill Dynamics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A generic approach to training is not the solution to the increasing range of challenges facing procurement teams. This means that skills enhancement across wider roles is required for procurement professionals, with a focus on role-specific learning. This approach also helps with overall team development.

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Pipefy

JUNE 14, 2023

Spend analysis in procurement provides teams with actionable insights and improvements to optimize existing procurement processes, reduce costs, increase efficiency, generate bottom-line business value, and grow competitive advantages. Spend analytics creates the visibility procurement teams need to complete a spend analysis.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

The aim is to select the supplier that represents the best value and fit for the specific procurement need. Contract Negotiation After selecting the best supplier, the procurement team negotiates final contract terms like pricing, service levels, delivery timelines, warranties, and other legal and commercial conditions.

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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Monitoring procurement KPIs is a vital part of keeping track of an organization’s overall health and the smaller endeavors that contribute to that. 22 KPIs every procurement team should track As procurement has evolved so has the work of procurement teams, and especially so in recent years.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

Multi-functional technology enables you to train anywhere at any time, while ever-learning programming allows you to experiment and practice to achieve different outcomes. LavenirAI allows you to train anywhere, any time, so you can stay at the top of your game. The platform also offers supply and risk management insights.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

Automate the simple As Sam explains, “We need to break our procurement teams free from the day-to-day tasks that burden them.” In his words, “If we don’t have visibility of it, we don’t know where to go at it.” Analytics, on the other hand, done correctly, can provide this visibility.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

It’s a delicate balancing act, where businesses must juggle quality, cost, supplier relationships, and risk management, all while keeping an eye on their bottom line. As such, procurement plays a critical role in a company’s operational efficiency, financial performance, and overall competitiveness.

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Claritum

MAY 2, 2019

Key transactional areas of Procurement. Strategic focus areas of Procurement. If your procurement team is spending over half their time on transactional activity, what opportunities are they missing? 3 Strategic focus areas of Procurement. Ethical checks and assurances (risk management).

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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. Because of this, carrying out its operations manually is time-consuming and incredibly expensive for businesses.

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