Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 19, 2025

Subscribe Digital Procurement Improves Supply Chain! And so are your procurement responsibilities. Sometimes, unforeseen disruptions, whether a natural disaster or an internal planning issue, can throw your procurement process off course. Understanding the most common procurement hurdles can help you navigate them effectively.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Top 3 Procurement Technologies to Embrace in 2025 Staying ahead of key procurement technology and advancements is essential for CPOs who want to improve spend cost reduction, drive strategic value, and navigate the increasingly complex procurement landscape.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

ERP systems form the backbone of efficient operations for many organizations. They integrate finance, HR, sales, and supply chain management into one complex platform. Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers.

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Kinaxis

MAY 16, 2025

Shoppers coping with inflation have shifted buying habits , purchasing fewer goods and cutting back on big name brands in favor of cheaper alternatives. Behind the scenes, CPG brands are strategically balancing cost cutting measures with supply chain investments to ensure preparedness for continuing market shifts.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 18, 2025

What Contractors Need to Streamline Procurement in 2025 By Ian Summers (pictured) Content Writer 111 Views You’re on-site before dawn, the framing crew’s ready, but the steel shipment’s stuck in limbo, the invoice isn’t approved, and your project management app just pinged you for the fourth time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2025

Today’s fast-moving supply networks demand more than intuition; they require systems thinking, digital fluency, and strong data skills. A Masters in Management Information Systems, especially earned online, offers a practical edge. That works to a point, but without layered analytics, the models lack precision.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

As a leading vendor of procurement technology and solutions to manufacturing companies around the world, JAGGAER is witness to these changes as they happen, and even before they happen. but also external data such as supplier networks and performance, extended supply chains, and the environmental impact of their operations.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

Rising costs, supply chain chaos, and economic swings put businesses under enormous pressure to protect their margins. According to McKinsey & Company, procurement accounts for 50% to 80% of a company’s cost base. That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction. 

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

Depending on the nature of your business, your trading partners or your location, this could include procurement strategies, demand planning, logistics, and global trade management among others. Mastering Direct Spend Management Procurement teams generally do not report to the chief supply chain officer.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 3, 2025

The procure to pay focus may continue, but other types of COE activities are layered on top, building on progressively more sophisticated activities such as KPI development, category intelligence support, risk management, contract management, and predictive analytics.

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ThroughPut

MAY 15, 2025

Spare Parts Management Software is becoming mission-critical for Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) professionals; especially those overseeing complex fleets, heavy industrial equipment, or distributed facilities. Spare Parts Management Software deliver measurable impact across maintenance, procurement, and operations.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 9, 2025

The report will be available free for paid Substack subscribers but I’ll provide a summary and a link to the report in case you’re interested in either purchasing it separately or paying for an anuual subscribtion to my Substack articles. Reported June 3.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

From accelerated investments in AI and digital technologies that redefine innovation to a strategic move towards insourcing critical functions for greater control and security, businesses are reimagining processes across the board.”[3] Supply Chain Trends Disruption is the norm. More supply chain diversification.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

companies experienced logistics cost increases of 10% to 15% due to tariffs in the past year. These costs cascade through the supply chain, raising consumer prices and squeezing profit margins. According to a National Retail Federation study , a 10% tariff on imported apparel can increase retail prices by 3% to 5%.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Increased tariffs mean higher prices for raw materials and finished goods, but shipping, storage and handling costs often increase too, which threatens small- to midsized business (SMB) profitability — especially when up against larger competitors with more resources. Higher prices can alienate loyal buyers.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 15, 2025

Interact reduced its AMR forecast for 2025 by $800 million, with lower growth predicted in each of the major regions. While these results may seem surprising to those solely focused on barcode scanning, the adoption of multi-modal technologies in the DC makes perfect sense for greater worker efficiency and productivity.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, only 30% of CPOs claim they have achieved their cost-saving targets in 2023. One of the ways that procurement teams improve this figure is by tracking and improving the purchase price variance (PPV) metric. Why Is Purchase Price Variance Important?

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Precoro

OCTOBER 6, 2022

With the global market expansion and deepening supply chain complexity, the roles of procurement leaders have evolved from tactical to strategic. Nowadays, procurement departments not only focus on the day-to-day buying operations but also search for the most efficient ways to go about them. How often do purchases happen?

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Precoro

AUGUST 14, 2023

More and more companies are acknowledging the importance of centralizing and optimizing their procurement operations. One of the ways to accomplish this is to establish a procurement team to streamline ordering by centralizing purchases and improving supplier relations. What are the duties of a procurement manager?

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Precoro

APRIL 6, 2022

If you're reading this now, then you’ve probably noticed how outdated traditional procurement systems recede into the past and are replaced by new modern solutions. What is Cloud Procurement? These services include: Software; Analytics; Networking; Data storage; Servers and more.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

On this position, you’d be managing all activities for purchasing raw materials, delivering them to the right point across the organization, making sure the organization is producing enough supply to meet the demand of the audience, and deliver the product to the right place at the right time. Download white paper. Flexibility.

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Precoro

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

For some businesses – usually smaller or with a single-source purchasing flow – it may be sustainable to react to the immediate needs. However, growing organizations that face increasing complexity recognize the value of thoughtfully-planned and managed procurement. Office supplies would be an example of indirect procurement.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

To coordinate, contracts can be made with direct links in the supply chain, but how can organizations coordinate with the suppliers’ suppliers or the customers’ customers? Requiring suppliers to contract only sub-suppliers who follow certain standards could be a good start. But, it can be overdone.

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Precoro

JULY 15, 2024

The chief procurement officer (CPO) is a senior executive responsible for developing and implementing their organization’s procurement policies, procedures, and strategies. Making sure these purchases are of high quality and compliant with relevant laws and regulations also falls under the CPO’s responsibilities.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The dynamic landscape of modern business comes with increasing product variety and volatile prices, making it more important than ever to stay competitive on the market. As part of the larger procurement process, sourcing involves finding and evaluating suppliers for goods or services that need to be purchased.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

As part of the conference, I’m delivering a talk on five predictions that every procurement professional should consider. These aren’t so much “predictions”, as opportunities that procurement professionals should become aware of, and educate themselves on.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

ERP software for the food industry comes in a range of shapes and sizes, but what should you look for when you’re thinking about using it for your business? Here we cover the 10 most important features to look for in your food manufacturing software so you can achieve product consistency, production efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

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Precoro

JANUARY 29, 2024

Escalating expenses associated with rising prices of raw materials, finished goods, third-party services, and labor along the entire supply chain expose businesses to a heightened threat of margin reduction. In this article, we will discuss how a robust procurement management plan can help address and mitigate the effects of inflation.

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Resilinc

MARCH 26, 2024

In this blog, we explore the different types of predictive AI models for supply chain risk management. In our second AI blog of the series, Predictive AI vs. Generative Supply Chain AI , we looked at the difference between predictive AI and generative AI. Instead, the company should be predictive rather than reactive.

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Precoro

JANUARY 16, 2023

Types of expenditures to consider Difference between spend management and expense management Steps to build a spend management system Importance of spend management Challenges of spend management Risks of poor spend management What is Spend Management? Companies typically select supplementary software to help support this process.

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

According to McKinsey survey of global supply chain leaders , only 53% of respondents describe the quality of data in their supply chain planning systems as “sufficient” or “high.” By setting benchmarks for metrics, analysts can recognize unsettling trends and take preventive measures on time.

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Unleashed

JUNE 8, 2023

Behind every successful product business is a thoughtful procurement strategy designed to optimise the supplier management and purchasing process. This guide answers exactly what is procurement, how procurement works in a business , and which tools and strategies lead to supply chain success.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

Necessity of Supply Chain Planning Software in Vertical Integration. At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. Or let’s say Scoops decides to acquire its dairy supplier. So Scoops acquires its supplier or its retailer but not another manufacturer. Vertical Integration in Retail.

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