Procurement

To drive efficiency, Indiana University Health created its own procurement, logistics and distribution network. The centerpiece is a highly automated 300,000-square-foot distribution center.

Supply chain pressures aren’t going away, and as you consider shifting your sourcing practices to manage the uncertainty, be sure to evaluate the origin of your products, including the inputs.

The economic and strategic benefits of digitizing procurement are real, but the proliferation of competing technologies has made it difficult for companies to figure out where to start, chief procurement officers should focus on solutions rather than products.

11 ways to identify the best supplier verification partner for your organization.

Digital transformation is making it easier for procurement organizations to “do more with less,” according to newly-released Procurement Key Issues research from The Hackett Group, Inc.

“Collaborative contracts start with collaborative behavior in negotiations - and these negotiations start with full disclosure.”

Whatever your role in the supply chain, lasting, symbiotic business relationships among carriers, shippers, and 3PLs will lead to sustained transportation savings that eliminate inefficiencies and saves valuable resource time.

Enabling digital transformation, connecting data and analytics to drive actionable insights and turning data into dollars

Supply chain partners that collaborate drive continuous improvement and innovation. But getting there takes a new approach.

Procurement is getting its digitized act together and while supply chain managers have been slow to integrate digitization in the procurement function, the trend may finally be gaining traction, says a new report.

In this report, Accenture's business experts describe why it’s imperative that organizations start their digital procurement journey now to ensure they’re not left behind in the race for competitive advantage.

In these 2 papers, Elemica provides a quick primer on how to handle complex sourcing events, and how to leverage big data and analytics in your next transportation request-for-quote.

This white paper details how you can improve your procurement data to make a positive impact on your organization by explaining why procurement data is important, getting started with your procurement data, and what the experts are saying about the impact of technology and analytics.

Xeeva, a global provider of intelligent cloud-based AI procurement software and financial solutions, share some insights into Gartner's procurement and sourcing technology predictions for 2018 and details why the market is evolving quickly as technology continues to advance.

Procurement professionals have been upping their game in recent years. Those skills are going to come in handy in the years to come.