Supply Chain Action Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The subject came up at a conference I attended where the theme was the supply chain of 2030. The Driverless Car Analogy From CBC News [link] I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain.

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Strategic Sourceror

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This was a sentiment shared by just about every product-based company during the pandemic, when the efforts designed to stamp out COVID-19 wound up wiping out supply chains more than anything else. Many of those supply chains remain in rough shape in a variety of respects, from raw materials being hard to come by to staffing shortages.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Procurement Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Here are 10 of the top procurement blogs in the industry, known for providing valuable insights, trends, and best practices: Spend Matters One of the most influential blogs in procurement, Spend Matters covers a wide range of procurement topics, including technology, supplier management, and sourcing trends.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 23, 2022

The contract management process does not get enough attention as much as supply chain management and process automation. Additionally, it plays a huge role in the relationship of the organization with everyone in its supply chain and market. . Enhancing strategic sourcing through data analysis. ENROLL NOW.

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Skill Dynamics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This leads to professional growth and supply chain efficiency – just two benefits of role-based training , of which there are many more. Elevating Procurement Excellence Through Targeted Training Role-based procurement training is ideal because procurement and supply chain roles often come with role-specific challenges.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

Strategic Sourcing Strategic sourcing assesses the patterns of business spending in order to find and choose the best suppliers that align with your business goals and objectives. Thus, integrating procurement software eliminates errors and improves productivity within procurement. Why is it important?

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Spend Matters

MAY 29, 2024

Next, Clinton Hazziez, System VP, Supply Chain Operations and Strategic Sourcing of Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest non-profit healthcare organization in Texas, spoke about his organization’s digital transformation journey. Hazziez illuminated how the healthcare industry optimizes its supply chain.

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Strategic Sourceror

MAY 12, 2022

With manufacturers responsible for approximately 11% of the United States' gross domestic product and employing nearly 8% of the nation's workforce, many of the supply chain problems the country is encountering have fallen squarely on the industry's broad shoulders. Expansive though they may be, manufacturers are feeling the pressure.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Why is spend analytics software so important? through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. Some of the advantages that procurement analytics software can provide. Who will be the main users of the software? Saving just 2.5%

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Why is spend analytics software so important? through strategic sourcing and targeted cost savings is a lot easier to accomplish than a sales force increasing their revenue by 10%. Some of the advantages that procurement analytics software can provide. Who will be the main users of the software? Saving just 2.5%

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Unlike many ProcureTech companies, True ValueHub was founded and is run by procurement and supply chain industry practitioners. The solution is self-learning and calibrates to the customer’s supply chain needs.” Doing this manually takes a significant amount of effort and time, but still yields inadequate results.

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Procurement Software

JULY 9, 2024

Standardised procurement software suites often cater to source-to-pay (S2P) and source-to-contract (S2C) functions with a strong bias towards use cases in indirect procurement. Procurement tools for direct spend need to be tailored to work with your supply chain, quality and production teams.

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Procurement Software

JUNE 4, 2024

As supply chain technology improves for transportation, inventory management and warehousing, the procurement tools for manufacturing businesses now need to step up. For this list, we looked at procurement software that focuses on either direct materials or purchased parts. And stepping up, they indeed are.

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The Procuretech Podcast

JULY 31, 2024

This week on The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads delves into some unique technology needs that direct procurement teams are often facing. Risk Management: We look at how predictive analytics and robust risk mitigation tools are essential for identifying and addressing potential supply chain disruptions.

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Strategic Sourceror

JANUARY 20, 2023

Popular smart warehouse technology in use today There is an extensive range of smart warehouse solutions currently used by some of the largest (and highest-performing) companies. Warehouse management software could help companies transform their central tasks and processes. Brought to you by the StrategicSourceror.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11 June, 2024: JAGGAER, the global leader in strategic sourcing and procurement, has held a series of roundtables in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to address the top priorities for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs).

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Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

Strategic sourcing: Adopting strategic sourcing practices enables procurement to analyze the entire supply chain and identify cost drivers. Procurement software solutions can streamline processes, improve efficiency, and provide real-time data for decision-making.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

If you want to search the whole range of procurement tech companies out there beyond just startups, then check our our free software directory. Focal Point Focal Point is a growing Atlanta-based procurement startup offering a unique solution tacking three different challenges within procurement.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

The company provides packaging solutions to some of the world’s leading global food and beverage manufacturers including Coca-Cola, Heineken, Molson Coors, Nestle, and PepsiCo. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software. About Ivalua.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 23, 2023

With a decade hallmarked by disruption, consumers are more aware of supply chain and how industry shortages, talent gaps, and climate events impact their daily lives and local communities. One dialogue that is still catching fire is how closing the gender gap in supply chain can help the industry build its ranks and agility.

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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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Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

Key advantages of using Procure-to-Pay and Source-to-Pay technology Hard Cost Savings Value Drivers Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? What is P2P in procurement?

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Leverage Technology and Automation Adopting procurement software and technologies can significantly streamline processes, from e-sourcing to electronic payment systems. Implement Strategic Sourcing Strategic sourcing involves a methodical approach to finding, selecting, and managing suppliers.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Leverage Technology and Automation Adopting procurement software and technologies can significantly streamline processes, from e-sourcing to electronic payment systems. Implement Strategic Sourcing Strategic sourcing involves a methodical approach to finding, selecting, and managing suppliers.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

By the end of this article, you will have an idea of the importance of procurement tracking in your business and which procurement tracking software you would want to utilize. This allows for the identification and implementation of measures to mitigate any delays or obstacles in the supply chain by organizations.

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Strategic Sourceror

JULY 22, 2022

You'd be hard-pressed to find an industry where a well-oiled supply chain is more central to success than in warehousing. But with an increasing number of warehouses missing some of these critical pieces, warehouses are struggling to put the supply chain puzzle — broken by the pandemic — back together.

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ivalua

JULY 7, 2020

Who better to bring balance, build resilience and solidify competitive advantages than Procurement and Supply Chain. For Procurement and Supply Chain leaders, while this is very likely not a foreign concept, it is likely that they have not had the opportunity to fully execute on a strategy to be more resilient to external events.

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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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ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

Recently I attended a conference for Strategic Sourcing in the medical device manufacturing sector. The latter is of particular importance since second sourcing can often be very expensive in this sector. If they do have a solution, they are using systems built for indirect spend. Time is Money. Settle no more!

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software SCM software offers a comprehensive view of the supply chain, enabling companies to manage logistics, production, and distribution more effectively. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software SCM software offers a comprehensive view of the supply chain, enabling companies to manage logistics, production, and distribution more effectively. Spend analysis enables informed decision-making and strategic sourcing.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

In a year full of recognition from industry analysts, JAGGAER was named by customers as a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites. In order to be named a Customers’ Choice, a vendor must have a minimum of 50 published reviews with an average overall rating of 4.2 stars or higher.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 26, 2023

Category Management as a Strategic Procurement Function Relationship Between Category Management and Strategic Supplier Relationship Management Importance and Benefits of Category Management Best Practices What are the Challenges of Category Management implementation? Use appropriate technology to manage the categories.

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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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Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Possible Disadvantages of using P2P and S2P software. Can you combine P2P and S2P in procurement software? What’s the best S2P or P2P software for mid-market and SMEs? We’ll cover the plethora of software solutions available to handle the entire P2P process or its specific steps later.

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2022

Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . Disruptions in global supply chains, labor market shortages, strong consumer demand. The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers). What can we expect in 2022?

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