Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

The figure’s head represents the top 1% of strategic suppliers to your organization. This is where strategic sourcing professionals spend most of their time, communicating directly with their top suppliers through an SRM program , and using cutting-edge procurement software to analyze spend and track risk.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. To potential buyers — True ValueHub can save category managers and buyers significant time and money by identifying new opportunities based on a deep analysis of costs and drivers.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

Introduction Welcome to our complete guide on the role of spend analysis in strategic sourcing. In the ever-evolving world of business, strategic sourcing has become a linchpin in corporate success. But how do we fuel the engine of strategic sourcing? Spend analysis is the catalyst for strategic sourcing.

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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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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

The procurement team manages the order, monitors quality, ensures on-time delivery, processes invoices, and handles any issues that arise during fulfillment. Common procurement metrics include spend under management, savings targets, supplier lead time reduction, procurement process efficiency gains, sustainability metrics and more.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 24, 2021

Leveraging relevant technology in the supply chain from the moment your suppliers bring in raw materials, during storage of the materials and manufactured products in the warehouse, and distribution of products to the final consumer can increase efficiency, boost production, reduce time wastage and improve business revenues. Blockchain.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 25, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Thanks to AI and other tools, you can now make better decisions with real-time data. Let’s delve into the details.

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ivalua

MARCH 15, 2016

He talked about how that experience with power was a real high at times. Without good visibility and frankly, transparency, any collaboration is hard. Today, companies that thrive on launching new products often experience a painfully laborious process with no real-time visibility which increases risk.

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Una

AUGUST 30, 2022

Strategic sourcing experts are using machine learning to categorize and manage spend, AI to better predict demand, and act upon alerts such as contract expiry/renewals. How to Improve Strategic Supplier Relationship Management. How to Optimize Your Spend with a Strategic Sourcing Process. Better customer service.

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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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Jaggaer

JULY 7, 2020

Over time, this engagement has expanded globally and is still focused on one of the most testing categories of sourcing and contract management within procurement: transport and logistics. In 2019 the company decided to embark on a project to implement global dashboards for sourcing and contracting events. The Challenge.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2023

As the risks that trigger supply disruptions, regulatory non-compliance and missed corporate objectives continue to gain visibility, an ‘eyes wide open’ attitude towards supplier risk assessment and mitigation strategies has become imperative to improve operational resilience.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It helps bring predictability to Strategic Sourcing, automates Transactional Procurement (or P2P cycle), and enables proactive Supplier Risk Management. Collaborating with the suppliers without any systems would mean wasting time searching through voicemails, printed documents, and email threads to locate the needed information.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Make Your Website Visible and Trustworthy! Thus a website is your strategic source of revenue and brand visibility , which are important considerations before redesigning your website. Still, as time passes, you might notice that your website enjoys fewer visits. Why Think about Redesign?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. Nonetheless, the time savings offered even just by classifying half of the line items is a huge amount of work saved. Saving just 2.5% A data analyst on their own won’t be able to perform this.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. Nonetheless, the time savings offered even just by classifying half of the line items is a huge amount of work saved. Saving just 2.5% A data analyst on their own won’t be able to perform this.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Using financial tools can help save time and resources while improving accuracy in the budgeting process.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Using real-time data and analytics will give you the insight you need you to save money and gain efficiency. It is used to visualize all of your data so you can make better sourcing and supplier decisions. It is used to visualize all of your data so you can make better sourcing and supplier decisions.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 10, 2024

This supports strategic sourcing efforts. With the ability to handle huge volumes of data, operate 24/7, and continuously learn from experience, AI can bring new levels of speed, efficiency, and insight to procurement teams looking to transform strategic sourcing, supplier management, and end-to-end procurement processes.

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Una

JULY 25, 2023

The first three KPIs we suggest every procurement team should monitor are: Defect rates Lead time Contract compliance Can you guess what the other four KPIs will be? Every free resource is dedicated to empowering procurement to save more money, time, and effort. Read the article to find out.

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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. It promises to assist with improving buyer and supplier collaboration.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing. Cost Reduction : Enhanced visibility into spending and supplier performance helps negotiate better deals and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing. Cost Reduction : Enhanced visibility into spending and supplier performance helps negotiate better deals and identify cost-saving opportunities.

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Strategic Sourceror

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Regularly updating that page and making it easily locatable on your website can help you reallocate resources so you spend more time on the core needs of your business, which increases productivity and efficiency. Enterprise resource planning software gives you that visibility. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

For many of them, their organizations have invested a lot of time and money in ERP systems that do many things well and are there to stay. There’s often little visibility into supplier performance and risk, limited supplier collaboration and communication, and little or no ability to manage supplier contracts and agreements.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It’s impossible to have the most current or newest application implemented at all times. Lack of visibility into spend and contract data also contribute to the difficulty of managing IT spend. As you begin to navigate this category, some of the same strategic sourcing best practices can be used as a guide to IT procurement as well.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

SAP Ariba : A leading procurement software company, SAP Ariba offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for supplier management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and financial supply chain management. Tell me how Agentic AI would have known to ask, What time of day do orders come in? 30 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In times of pressure and crisis , highly responsive and trustworthy suppliers make agility possible. Following widely-known standards keeps your vendor options open so you’re not locked into sourcing from a small pool of specialty suppliers that can negatively impact time to market. Performance and stability can waver.

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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. What sets Mithra-AI apart is its real-time, continuous visibility of spend data, coupled with proactive alerts for opportunities and risks.

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Arkestro

JULY 11, 2022

As part of Box’s continuous advocacy towards ESG and Supplier Diversity, previous visibility into their supplier diversity spending was limited. According to McKinsey, diverse executive teams financially outperform other executive teams, and this has only strengthened over time. And the same is true for diverse supply chains. .

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MAY 8, 2024

Only 6% of companies report full visibility on their supply chain , while 69% do not have total visibility. Effective spend analysis is crucial for gaining visibility into procurement spending. Technology Integration: Consider software that can automate data collection and analysis, freeing up your time for more strategic tasks.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Manugistics : Focused on supply chain and logistics, Manugistics provided procurement tools to enhance sourcing and supplier management. Emptoris : Emptoris delivered strategic sourcing and procurement solutions, helping organizations manage spend and supplier relationships. Real-time analytics and reporting.

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Planergy

MAY 30, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. An effective TEM solution will help an organization save money, time, and resources while providing visibility into spending patterns.

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Procurement Software

AUGUST 20, 2024

These 10 FTEs should ideally be focused on strategic work. The reality though is that many of them are spending a disproportionate amount of time on tactical work and firefighting day-to-day operational purchasing issues. Let’s be real. Therefore, we need to free up their time to spend on more strategic work.

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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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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Procurement teams are often confronted with issues such as maintaining cost control and visibility over spending, managing relationships with a diverse range of suppliers, staying compliant with a myriad of regulations, mitigating risks in the supply chain, and leveraging new technologies effectively.

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