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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

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But change management is significantly more difficult when the technology deployed is used not just internally, but also by key trading partners. With PO collaboration, buyers send digital purchase orders over the network to suppliers or other trading partners. There were 65 material managers included in the initial rollout.

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Developing Agile Procurement Strategies: Thriving Amid Global Trade Disruptions

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Theyre feeling the heat most, as sudden trade policy curveballs throw procurement plans into chaos. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore.

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Direct Spend Management: A Checklist for Enabling Shared Value with Direct Suppliers

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Treating suppliers as essential partners in the field of direct spend management—almost like customers—can be a key component of a successful company strategy. For instance, suppliers may have strong Vendor Management process expertise that will help reduce working capital.

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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

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5000 developers are working on product enhancements and extensions to the SAP spend management suite. Spend Management Takeaways SAP continues to invest in using generative AI to improve the user experience. While SAP has had procurement analytics solutions, last year at Spend Connect Live, SAP announced the Spend Control Tower.

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The Current and Future Use of Gen-AI in Supply Chains

From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. It’s a must-read for forward-thinking procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of AI to achieve transformative results. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now.

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Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Differences, Challenges & Solutions

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Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

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How to Build a Successful Procurement Strategy in 2025

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Fragmented systems, rising cost pressures, and shifting risk profiles are making it harder than ever to manage procurement effectively. But what does it actually take to regain control and build a procurement strategy that’s both resilient and scalable? How do you begin developing a procurement strategy?

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Learn How to Transform Procurement with Team Procure Cloud

Learn how Team Procure is helping companies streamline their procurement by implementing a cloud-based procurement platform across their organization. One of the key features of the platform is the custom approval workflows, which are tailored to each department within an organization.

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The 2023 Supply Chain Crystal Ball: Challenges and Solutions

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. Forecasting techniques to manage inventory. Procurement strategies in response to network delays and bottlenecks. So what’s working now?