Carrier procurement, the process of selecting, managing, and building relationships with freight carriers, has become increasingly complex amid shifting markets, capacity constraints, fuel volatility, and rising service expectations. Consequently, transportation...
AI agents are driving a new version of the build-versus-buy debate in procurement. Why buy a platform now if a tech vendor or internal team may be able to build it later? It’s a fair question, but it misses the hard part. Procurement isn’t just a workflow problem....
Manufacturers are in a tough sourcing position in 2026. Material prices are predicted to increase by 4.4%, supplier capacity is unpredictable, and quality expectations are on the rise. At the same time, demand keeps shifting, making direct materials sourcing...
Tariffs continue to be a factor, and for automotive procurement teams, they’re only part of a more complex sourcing equation that is forcing them to rethink their sourcing strategies. Trade policy shifts, regional content requirements, and increasing supplier...
Oil and gas operators are under a lot of pressure to rein in maintenance spend without jeopardizing uptime. Yet MRO environments are often riddled with costly inefficiencies like emergency purchases, too many suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and poorly managed spare...
Procurement teams in pharma and medical device companies are in a constant balancing act. You need to move fast, but FDA and quality requirements don’t leave much room for speed. Every sourcing decision has to be precisely documented and audit-ready, which often turns...
Our Take on What the Gartner® Report Signals for Procurement Teams Procurement teams are operating in a faster and more volatile environment, but most sourcing tools are still built around managing events rather than influencing how those events play out. These...
Procurement teams understand the appeal of consolidation: fewer suppliers can mean lower costs, stronger negotiating leverage, and more efficient operations. But there’s a catch: streamlining your supplier base can also introduce risk, including reduced redundancy,...
Measuring procurement value usually seems straightforward enough. McKinsey named procurement efficiency one of the most powerful tools for significant savings, with a rising role in organizational resilience, sustainability, and long-term growth. So if you negotiated...
Carrier procurement, the process of selecting, managing, and building relationships with freight carriers, has become increasingly complex amid shifting markets, capacity constraints, fuel volatility, and rising service expectations. Consequently, transportation...
AI agents are driving a new version of the build-versus-buy debate in procurement. Why buy a platform now if a tech vendor or internal team may be able to build it later? It’s a fair question, but it misses the hard part. Procurement isn’t just a workflow problem....
Manufacturers are in a tough sourcing position in 2026. Material prices are predicted to increase by 4.4%, supplier capacity is unpredictable, and quality expectations are on the rise. At the same time, demand keeps shifting, making direct materials sourcing...
Tariffs continue to be a factor, and for automotive procurement teams, they’re only part of a more complex sourcing equation that is forcing them to rethink their sourcing strategies. Trade policy shifts, regional content requirements, and increasing supplier...
Oil and gas operators are under a lot of pressure to rein in maintenance spend without jeopardizing uptime. Yet MRO environments are often riddled with costly inefficiencies like emergency purchases, too many suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and poorly managed spare...
Procurement teams in pharma and medical device companies are in a constant balancing act. You need to move fast, but FDA and quality requirements don’t leave much room for speed. Every sourcing decision has to be precisely documented and audit-ready, which often turns...
Our Take on What the Gartner® Report Signals for Procurement Teams Procurement teams are operating in a faster and more volatile environment, but most sourcing tools are still built around managing events rather than influencing how those events play out. These...
Procurement teams understand the appeal of consolidation: fewer suppliers can mean lower costs, stronger negotiating leverage, and more efficient operations. But there’s a catch: streamlining your supplier base can also introduce risk, including reduced redundancy,...
Measuring procurement value usually seems straightforward enough. McKinsey named procurement efficiency one of the most powerful tools for significant savings, with a rising role in organizational resilience, sustainability, and long-term growth. So if you negotiated...