IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? Secondarily, we will include information from other procurement professionals and procurement firms about their experiences, what they forecast, and what they are seeing.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In an ever-evolving business environment, successful procurement operations are key to keeping organizations efficient, competitive, and profitable. But what happens when businesses lack the resources, expertise, or time to manage procurement effectively? This is where managed procurement services come into play.

Management 52

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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.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

Resources / Blog / Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Unleashing the Power of Procurement Buyers: Delving into this Impactful Role Buyers have always played an important role in the procurement industry, helping organizations obtain goods and maintain a careful balance of speed, cost-efficiency, and quality.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2023

Digitalization is no longer the leading edge of procurement innovation — it’s the new industry standard. Businesses of every size and in every industry are using digital procurement to standardize processes, unify systems, and contain costs. What is digital procurement? Benefits of digital procurement.

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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Definition of procurement KPIs Key performance indicators (KPIs) are measurements of the efficacy of a business department, process, or strategy. They are essential to measure the costs and reliability of a business strategy, as well as the performance and results. After all, your shortages are their problem, as well.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 4, 2023

Procurement is a mission-critical business process. But the inherent complexity of the procurement process means that it’s also prone to inefficiencies, errors, and broken handoffs. That makes procurement automation more important than ever. That makes procurement automation more important than ever. Containing costs.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 20, 2023

Introduction In today’s dynamic and complex business landscape, effective vendor management has become more crucial than ever. It’s no longer just about procuring goods and services at the lowest possible cost, but it also involves nurturing strategic relationships, managing risks, and ensuring performance and quality.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. Companies, regardless of size and industry, need to source goods and services efficiently, cost-effectively, and with an eye toward sustainability and social responsibility.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 40

Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction In today’s hyper-connected, fast-paced global economy, the procurement landscape is more complex and critical than ever before. Companies, regardless of size and industry, need to source goods and services efficiently, cost-effectively, and with an eye towards sustainability and social responsibility.

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Planergy

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cons include a lack of contract flexibility, requiring a strict vendor selection process, and more. Weigh the pros and cons against your business goals before developing and executing a vendor consolidation strategy. One way to do this is through supplier consolidation, sometimes referred to as vendor consolidation.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Some of the advantages that procurement analytics software can provide. No clear understanding of the extent of maverick spend – i.e. the % of total spend which is not being managed by a procurement professional. It’s not easy for a procurement manager to do a spend analysis from scratch. The key watch-outs with both approaches.

supply chain software solutions 52

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Some of the advantages that procurement analytics software can provide. No clear understanding of the extent of maverick spend – i.e. the % of total spend which is not being managed by a procurement professional. It’s not easy for a procurement manager to do a spend analysis from scratch. The key watch-outs with both approaches.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Category management Data 52