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Incremental to exponential: 5 overlooked benefits of procurement automation - [Sponsored Article]
March 1, 2021 | Alan Holland, Keelvar
The most obvious benefits of AI-powered procurement automation are speed and efficiency. But a more holistic and compelling business case for investing in automation requires consideration of ancillary benefits. These advantages are often more important than speed and efficiency and they can crystalize the case for senior executives that automation can lead to a step…
Happy digitized, purposeful Christmas to everyone …
December 24, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Organizations that have a strong sense of purpose will do much better than those that don’t during this period. For people working from home, remotely from their teams, their office and their boss, there would inevitably be times when they weren’t sure quite what to do or how to act. And they wouldn’t be able…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Inverto
December 24, 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 vendor market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and…
What exactly is a ‘sustainable turkey’?
December 10, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Thanks to our friend and former colleague Peter Smith for addressing this seasonal burning issue. Knowing my interest in “procurement with purpose” and the sustainability agenda generally, a friend recently asked me the question "What exactly is a sustainable turkey?" with Thanksgiving and Christmas in mind. Their angle was that a turkey can’t be “sustainable”…
Digital Procurement balances business requirements to improve efficiencies - [Sponsored Article]
December 8, 2020 | Dave Brittain, Director of Amazon Business UK & Ireland
Coordinating the various needs of a business is a challenge, for small and large organizations alike. Whether you’re looking to improve your processes or meet projected targets, ensuring everyone in your business has what they need to function optimally can take up precious time and resources that hinder opportunities for more strategic projects and talent…
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe – People are key to transforming digital processes
December 1, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe (DTSE) is known as the innovation-building speedboat of the telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom Group. Like many large organizations in recent years DTSE has turned its attention to technology to help improve effectiveness, efficiency and customer experience, and to boost the firm’s agility and resilience for the future. For DTSE that journey…
Three years down the line: How Amazon Business is revolutionizing procurement - [Sponsored Article]
November 30, 2020 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
In a nutshell, Amazon Business was created to make businesses’ lives easier by saving them time and money. It is essentially the convenience of an e-commerce site optimized for the needs of B2B businesses. It has various clever tools and features to help increase efficiency and improve productivity, and is expanding the use of machine…
ABX – Amazon Business implementation and insight from Oxfordshire County Council
October 15, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Earlier this month Amazon Business held its annual flagship event Amazon Business Exchange online to bring together the procurement, finance and supply chain community to connect, collaborate and share knowledge and best practice. Spend Matters spoke with one of the presenters - Paul Ashby of Oxfordshire County Council - about his experience of the event…
EC Sourcing acquires BidMode, a sourcing optimization specialist
October 13, 2020 | JP Morris
In breaking news, EC Sourcing Group on Tuesday announced it acquired Indiana-based BidMode late in 2019 and over the last year has integrated the sourcing optimization specialist’s solutions, including for rapid bid analysis functionality, award optimization and advanced freight scenario modeling. Read more about the deal and the key players.
‘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 […]
IT Supply Chain: Pandemic continues to impact the technology sector
September 17, 2020 | Guest Contributor
The pandemic continued to have an impact on the technology sector in August, with everything from smartphones to servers affected. Smartphone shipments continued to fall, with analysts saying they don't expect a proper recovery to pre-pandemic levels before 2022. There were a few positives though, with sales increases in the notebook and WLAN markets. But…
Amazon Business Exchange: ‘Digital-First’ – Interact with Amazon Business and its customers in a free-to-attend event
September 9, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Next month, October 6-7, sees the return of Amazon Business Exchange (ABX) — a free-to-attend event for procurement, finance and supply chain leaders. This on-line event will bring together a community of B2B buyers from procurement and the supply chain, and representatives from industry, to connect and collaborate and to share the experiences and learnings…

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Greensill Capital’s troubles, supply chain finance — and where do we go from here? : Markus Hornburg said : Today the German financial regulators effectively closed Greensill Bank in Germany. The fallout will...

E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...