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.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The right software can guarantee better fleet management and more efficiency which can translate to increased profitability overall. This echoes JAGGAER’s focus on better spend management for a host of industries including the supply chain. Manual labor can be inefficient and lead to poor spend management.

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Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Instead, you are responsible for driving financial strategy, optimizing cash flow, and helping businesses make smarter financial decisions. Virtual CFO tools range from cloud-based accounting platforms to cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and spend management software. Thats where a virtual CFO tool stack comes in handy.

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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.

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ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville: Recap + Photos! This year, our discussions covered Invoice Automation, Scope 3 Emissions, Contract Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Indirect/Services Procurement, and Supplier Management–Customer of Choice.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A well-defined procurement strategy is the key to optimizing your procurement process. Case Studies in Action Walmart’s Transformation : Walmart leveraged its procurement strategy for cost savings and supply chain efficiency. In today’s competitive landscape, getting the best price isn’t enough.

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Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Cost Efficiency: Thoughtful management helps schools meet financial goals by eliminating waste. Proper risk management protects against these situations.

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Planergy

JULY 5, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain. ESG In Supply Chain: Creating a Sustainable Value Chain We all know just how valuable the supply chain is. Written by.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The Essential Guide to Source to Pay, Source to Contract, and Procure to Pay Whether youre new to the world of procurement and supply chain management, or a seasoned veteran; whether you work in a major manufacturing industry, a university, or a medium-sized clinical research organization, you may find procurement jargon rather confusing.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 27, 2023

Spend analysis plays a vital role in a business. It’s not just about cost-cutting—it’s about cost optimization and strategic decision-making. It provides the visibility needed to manage and control spending, identify savings opportunities, enhance supplier management, improve compliance, and increase procurement efficiency.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

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Arkestro

MARCH 27, 2024

After years of focusing on cost reduction, the majority of procurement leaders say they plan to spend more and increase workloads in 2024, meaning procurement buyers will have more power to influence change and optimize spend across the entire supply chain. But what does a procurement buyer do, exactly?

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s dynamic business landscape, category management in procurement has become an essential weapon for procurement teams seeking to optimize spend, strengthen supplier relationships, and drive growth. This is where category management in procurement emerges as a game-changer.

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Jaggaer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Balancing Cost, Resiliency, and Sustainability in Procurement: Insights from Georg Roesch Procurement professionals across industries and markets are struggling to keep their supply chains agile in a world of constant disruptions. View transcript Michael Hello and welcome to today’s supply Chain Management Review podcast.

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2023

Additionally, since it requires minimal effort and resources compared to other cost analysis methods, it has become a popular choice among many businesses looking for ways to optimize their budgeting process. How Pareto Analysis Helps Your Procurement Strategy? Download PDF What’s your goal today?

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 25, 2023

Introduction In the world of procurement and supply chain management, the quest for efficiency and cost savings has led organizations to embrace several strategies. Among these, Spend Analysis stands as a powerful and effective approach. Through Spend Analysis, EmpoweringCPO offers a solution to these challenges and more.

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Procurement Software

JULY 9, 2024

Procurement tools for direct spend need to be tailored to work with your supply chain, quality and production teams. Indirect procurement software, however, centres around purchase order management , expense tracking, and vendor management for non-production items.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

Explanation of Spend Analysis and its Importance in Healthcare In the ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare industry, optimizing costs and maximizing efficiency has become paramount. This is where spend analysis steps in as a powerful tool to help healthcare organizations gain deep insights into their procurement activities.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 5, 2023

Build better procurement processes with the Definitive Guide to Workflow Management Download now. Digital procurement is the use of technology to optimize and automate procurement processes and workflows. But effective procurement goes beyond these tasks to include activities such planning, strategy, and supply chain management.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2019

”, which is based on a global survey with responses from 391 CPOs and other senior procurement decision makers, showed that most progress had been made with the automation of supplier management, procure-to-pay and spend management processes. Operational Benefits.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Commodity Management. Category Management. Goods and services spend in many companies is the largest, or one of the largest, expenses. Imagine that the money that you are spending is coming out of your own pocket instead of the company’s coffers. Subscribe Here!

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 20, 2023

But don’t be fooled by their size – when accumulated, these costs can form a substantial part of a company’s expenditure, and a large number of suppliers can add complexity and risk to the supply chain. While tail spend is often neglected, it holds a gold mine of untapped savings opportunities.

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Planergy

JULY 21, 2023

This contingent labor allows you to optimize your marketing without fully engaging an internal marketing department or marketing agency. You don’t pay for the service if no content needs to be created, so there’s no need to keep a retainer or spend money on unused services, allowing for better control over spend management.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 22, 2023

The answer lies in the powerful tool of spend analysis. Spend analysis, a cornerstone of procurement and supply chain management, is the process of collecting, cleansing, classifying, and analyzing expenditure data with the goal of reducing procurement costs, improving efficiency, and monitoring compliance.

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Planergy

JANUARY 19, 2024

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficiently by automating purchasing and invoice processing. Read on to learn more about how effective vendor analysis can help you streamline your supply chain management efforts! What's Planergy?

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Planergy

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Demand forecasting is an important part of supply chain management. The two models are used in different industries to help businesses make better decisions and improve their supply chain practices. Use PLANERGY to manage purchasing and accounts payable. Long-Term Demand Forecasting. Econometric Method.

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Planergy

OCTOBER 6, 2022

While many organizations mistakenly believe that hyperautomation can be achieved with just one technology, it is a combination of technologies, orchestrated in an optimal manner. As you see results, you can further scale automation for more process optimization. Supply chain management. Lifecycle management.

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Significance : Baan’s software emphasized integration across the supply chain, including procurement processes. i2 Technologies : Specializing in supply chain management, i2 Technologies offered procurement solutions that integrated with broader supply chain processes.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 14, 2025

With its enterprise platform for both direct and indirect spend, JAGGAER offers solutions to streamline and optimize spend analytics, category management, supplier management, sourcing, contract life-cycle management, procurement, invoice automation, inventory, and payment.

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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.

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