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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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Procurement Technology: Enterprise Solutions Driving Efficiency and ROI

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Enterprise procurement leaders are under more pressure than ever—juggling cost control, compliance, supplier risk, and internal complexity, all while trying to modernize outdated systems. AI, automation, and generative tools are redefining efficiency, allowing procurement teams to move from reactive to proactive decision-making.

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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. The rebirth of marketplace offerings is not on the back of e-procurement or ERP. The debates were heated.

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E2open Acquires icon-scm: Five Reasons Why You Should Care

Supply Chain Shaman

The blogs, social media networks, and pundits are whirring with predictions and accolades. She cannot count the number of SCM software acquisition announcements that promised 1+1=10. icon-scm was founded in 1992. The company partnered with SAP to launch a product offering, SAP Supply Chain Response by icon-scm, in 2010.

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

One of my favorite supply chain leaders has a stack of Palantir reports in black binders on his desk. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The Rubikloud acquisition was a $60M cash purchase.

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Supply Chain IT Systems Explained

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If you were tasked with procuring the best supply chain IT system, what would you look for? ERP, APS, SCM Systems Explained Organisations often use these systems together because each serves a distinct but complementary purpose. Think of it managing things like purchase orders, invoices, and inventory records.

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What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing?

Supply Chain Game Changer

For his entire career my Father worked in the field of Procurement. But the job titles that he had during his career alternatively included either the word Procurement or the word Purchasing. When I was young I thought I had a somewhat clearer understanding of what my Dad’s Purchasing job was. Procurement.