The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022

The Nine Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

In our 31-criterion evaluation of supplier value management (SVM) platforms, we identified the nine most significant ones - Coupa, GEP, Ivalua, JAGGAER, Oracle, SAP Ariba, Workday, Xeeva, and Zycus - and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps technology architecture and delivery (TAD) professionals select the right one for their firm’s and their chief procurement officer’s (CPO’s) needs.

GEP Named a Leader in Supplier Value Management Software

GEP has earned a Leader ranking for its AI-powered procurement and supply chain software in The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Value Management Platforms report for Q1 2022.

The report evaluates procurement and supply chain solutions that are used to manage interactions and collaborations with suppliers.

Independent research firm Forrester gave GEP SOFTWARE™ the highest possible scores in 11 criteria:

• Supplier performance monitoring
• Category management
• Category-specific sourcing – direct and indirect
• Digitalization of interactions with suppliers
• Ease of configuration
• Coherence of unified platform
• Spend optimization
• Globalization of product
• Product vision
• Performance
• Commercial model maximizing ROI

“GEP has an excellent vision for SVM that addresses CPOs’ ESG and resilience priorities by combining GEP SMART with its GEP NEXXE SCM suite” - The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q1 2022