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2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Efficio and Transfermate
December 29, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — GEP
December 28, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
Public Spend Forum: 7 market intelligence essentials for public buyers, GovShop x Mass Challenge
November 13, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use […]
Public Spend Forum: taking back control of the supply chain, tech focus and winning contracts
October 30, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF: Digital transformation of the public sector starts with controlling the supply chain 4 must-do’s…
Public Spend Forum: GovShop in response to Covid-19; Engaging with Government from a distance
October 23, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use global government market research tool for finding and connecting with suppliers. Here's the latest from PSF: GovShop in response to Covid-19 and Engaging with Government from a distance, plus public…
Public Spend Forum – Public Procurement news from this week
October 9, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum talked to Kraus Hamdani Aerospace CEO & Co-founder Fatema Hamdani about the company, the problems it is solving, and how it is doing that. Under her leadership, the firm is reinventing Smart-Persistent, ultra-long-endurance drones using artificial intelligence, machine learning technology, and biomimicry. The firm develops autonomous persistent fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Systems and…
‘Bad Buying’ hits the bookshelves for procurement leaders looking to avoid deals deemed failures, frauds — and worse
October 8, 2020 | Guest Contributor
We are delighted to welcome this post from our friend and former colleague Peter Smith on the launch day of his new book. When I […]
ISS makes Spend Flexibility synonymous with Business Agility using Amazon Business
October 1, 2020 | Brand Studio
ISS, a leading global workplace experience and facility management company, provides organizations with every facility solution they might require to support their own core activities. The key to being able to give its customers this total facilities management (TFM) service is ‘agility.’ The ability to respond quickly to customer demand, no matter how small, is…
Direct Spend to See an Increase in Outsourcing: Report
April 2, 2019 | Kyra Senese
A new report from Texas-based research firm Everest Group analyzes the factors contributing to suboptimal direct spend management. The report — “Is It Time to Outsource Direct Spend Categories?” — aims to provide a process for enterprises to begin changing their approach to direct spend management.
3 Areas Where CSR Risks Hide in Your Indirect Spend (Part 2)
February 18, 2019 | Nick Heinzmann
Because procurement is so often measured on cost savings as its primary KPI, another essential factor can be left by the wayside: risk. Especially when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, risk remains hidden within indirect spend. To see how these dangers go unaddressed, here are three areas with examples of where…
The Contingent Workforce and Services (CW/S) Insider’s Hot List: January 2019 (Special Focus Edition on Services) - [Plus + Content]
January 2, 2019 | Andrew Karpie
Welcome to the January 2019 edition of Spend Matters’ monthly feature “The Contingent Workforce and Services (CW/S) Insider’s Hot List,” available to PLUS and PRO subscribers. For those new to the Hot List, each edition covers the prior month’s important or interesting technology and innovation developments within the CW/S space, where change may be accelerating…
Trade Wars, China Hack and Fast Fashion Put Reshoring of Jobs in Spotlight
October 29, 2018 | JP Morris
The likelihood of reshoring jobs to the U.S. or Europe from places like Asia seems to be gaining momentum in light of ongoing trade wars, fears over the possible China microchip hack that attacked the U.S. supply chain, and the reality of market forces like “fast fashion” and customer demand that typically drive business decisions.…

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Supplier collaboration: Turning the dial on the innovation and sustainability agenda : Tindo James said : Supplier partnerships sounds like a great concept. Moet established players in the chemical supply c...

Delivering Value Beyond Savings — Procurement’s Role in Times of Disruption : Kapil Paliwal said : While Buyers will try to optimize the cost, Suppliers would also equally or even more keen to look f...

Delivering Value Beyond Savings — Procurement’s Role in Times of Disruption : Bhagyashree Indane said : Brilliant Article! Discovering innovative strategies in the procurement processes can help industrie...

Delivering Value Beyond Savings — Procurement’s Role in Times of Disruption : Punam Nevatia said : Very well put together. Kudos!...

Clarifying Robotic Process Automation: What It Is (and Isn’t) for Procurement : David Harris said : Companies tend to assign procurement as an expanded and more important role of a strategic partner. ...