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How to Build a Successful Procurement Strategy in 2025

ivalua

Fragmented systems, rising cost pressures, and shifting risk profiles are making it harder than ever to manage procurement effectively. Strategies that worked just a few years ago are now too rigid, manual, or disconnected to keep up. How do you begin developing a procurement strategy?

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How to Build a Successful Procurement Strategy in 2025

ivalua

Fragmented systems, rising cost pressures, and shifting risk profiles are making it harder than ever to manage procurement effectively. Strategies that worked just a few years ago are now too rigid, manual, or disconnected to keep up. How do you begin developing a procurement strategy?

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ESG-Driven Supply Chains: Moving Beyond Compliance Toward Proactive Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

A lack of standardized ESG metrics across industries and regions makes it challenging to consistently evaluate and compare supplier performance. Some suppliers, particularly smaller businesses, may lack the resources or willingness to meet new ESG requirements. Regulatory expectations are expanding.

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AI in procurement: Applications, Challenges, and Mitigation Strategies

Precoro

Traditionally, procurement has been a process weighed down by manual tasks, fragmented systems, and endless paperwork. Today, procurement is undergoing a transformation. While procurement teams have long worked to add strategic value, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amplifies their impact.

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The Role of Supply Chain Planning in Today’s Complex Business Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Planners are uniquely positioned with an end-to-end focus, from procurement of materials, through manufacturing and engineering, to the movement, storage, and delivery of finished products or services. Traditional supply chain infrastructures, built to serve brick-and-mortar markets, are being strained by e-commerce.

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Thirteen Years a Blogger

Supply Chain Shaman

That tightly integrated advanced planning (APS) coupled to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) using order data is sufficient. Functional Metrics and the Lack of Alignment to Strategy. Few companies are clear on the number of supply chains they operate, design the rhythms and cycles of each, and align metrics to the strategy.

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Enterprise Spend Analysis: How to Reduce Cost and Risk

ivalua

If you’re evaluating procurement technology or exploring ways to drive more value from existing systems, chances are you’re looking beyond tactical fixes – you want a smarter, scalable strategy. Misaligned priorities across finance, legal, and procurement create friction that delays decision-making and reduces impact.