We don’t need to go into the myriad challenges that have disrupted procurement and sourcing over the past two years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, the supply chain has been upended—although the ultimate cause of the disruption might not be what you think....
Harvard Business Review has several articles that provide an excellent primer on the background of procurement in the health and pharma industries and the challenges they‘ve faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors point to the need for procurement to play a...
As 2019 wound down, who would have predicted that how to solve supply chain disruptions would become one of the top headlines? Especially throughout the next three years? Not just in trade publications, either. Supply chain disruption has become something that all of...
Predictive procurement is a must-have in chemical manufacturing. Why? Few industries are as massive and complex as the $5 trillion chemical manufacturing industry. Using a huge range of raw materials for production, companies in this industry supply chemicals to...
The Manufacturing PMI report is a monthly report of benchmarks that measure the manufacturing sector’s performance. Data is collected via surveys of supply executives from a wide range of industries. A series of indices take readings in specific areas, including new...
CFOs are increasingly hands-on when it comes to the strategic vision of their companies. Procurement and finance are teaming up more often to align on future goals and the threats that impact long-term profitability. Tail spend, a longtime procurement focal point, has...
One of the under-appreciated challenges facing procurement today is low-intent purchasing. It’s not something that immediately sets off alarms because it’s not necessarily obvious. It’s something that tends to build up over time. Low-intent purchasing is a factor that...
If you’re involved in procurement and procurement strategy, you know Arkestro as the AI-powered, predictive procurement orchestration platform. Arkestro has earned a reputation as a leading solution that will keep its customers ahead of the market in the most...
Many procurement organizations are undertaking projects to modernize their operations. That’s understandable. Several things have proven to be a potent combination: The never-ending mandate to cut costs with a fast time-to-value A pandemic that saw procurement thrust...
We don’t need to go into the myriad challenges that have disrupted procurement and sourcing over the past two years. Since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, the supply chain has been upended—although the ultimate cause of the disruption might not be what you think....
Harvard Business Review has several articles that provide an excellent primer on the background of procurement in the health and pharma industries and the challenges they‘ve faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors point to the need for procurement to play a...
As 2019 wound down, who would have predicted that how to solve supply chain disruptions would become one of the top headlines? Especially throughout the next three years? Not just in trade publications, either. Supply chain disruption has become something that all of...
Predictive procurement is a must-have in chemical manufacturing. Why? Few industries are as massive and complex as the $5 trillion chemical manufacturing industry. Using a huge range of raw materials for production, companies in this industry supply chemicals to...
The Manufacturing PMI report is a monthly report of benchmarks that measure the manufacturing sector’s performance. Data is collected via surveys of supply executives from a wide range of industries. A series of indices take readings in specific areas, including new...
CFOs are increasingly hands-on when it comes to the strategic vision of their companies. Procurement and finance are teaming up more often to align on future goals and the threats that impact long-term profitability. Tail spend, a longtime procurement focal point, has...
One of the under-appreciated challenges facing procurement today is low-intent purchasing. It’s not something that immediately sets off alarms because it’s not necessarily obvious. It’s something that tends to build up over time. Low-intent purchasing is a factor that...
If you’re involved in procurement and procurement strategy, you know Arkestro as the AI-powered, predictive procurement orchestration platform. Arkestro has earned a reputation as a leading solution that will keep its customers ahead of the market in the most...
Many procurement organizations are undertaking projects to modernize their operations. That’s understandable. Several things have proven to be a potent combination: The never-ending mandate to cut costs with a fast time-to-value A pandemic that saw procurement thrust...