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The latest news on people and tech in the digital procurement space, as well as thought leadership pieces on all things procurement software.

Cost Avoidance in Procurement: The Invisible KPI

Cost avoidance in procurement rarely gets the recognition it deserves from CFOs. Despite the industry’s shift toward a broader value-driven view of procurement excellence, most teams are...

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How Procuretech Prevents AP and Invoice Problems

Invoice problems are the bane of procurement teams.Picture this: You’re deep in a value-added task when your phone rings. It’s that vendor again. The one...

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7 Ways That Poor Procurement Data Costs You Money

Your poor procurement data probably means you’re losing money without even knowing it.How?Messy procurement data is the invisible fiend lurking in your business operations, silently...

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3 Key Steps to Drive Procurement Efficiency

Procurement efficiency (or lack of it) is the elephant in the room. Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues.And...

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Build vs Buy: Which is the Best Procuretech Strategy?

You’d think the age-old “build vs buy” debate would have been settled by now.The procurement technology landscape is incredibly crowded, with over 450 software solutions competing for...

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Procurement Talent: Upskilling for the AI Era

The market for procurement talent harbours a dangerous disconnect. Procurement Directors post openings demanding Excel wizardry and SAP expertise. Meanwhile, AI quietly renders these skills...

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No Code Procurement: Build your own Procurement Apps

No Code Procurement is a phrase I came up with to highlight the many opportunities that are out there to build procurement apps using existing...

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Procurement Conferences: Are they worth it?

Hot on the back of me going to a couple of conferences, I thought it’s worth asking the controversial question: Are they worth it?We’ve certainly...

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Will Intake and Process Orchestration eat Source-to-Pay?

As procurement software evolves, intake and process orchestration solutions are one of the most interesting arrivals on the scene.These newer tools aim to offer a more flexible and...

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Is Procurement a back office function in 2024?

1999. The year I first tasted procurement.I was doing a summer job as a Buying Assistant in an automotive gearbox manufacturing company in my hometown.Procurement,...

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How much procurement automation is really likely?

As procurement automation and the increased hype around artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues to evolve, the big question for procurement professionals is: how much of our processes...

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Our Procurement Tech Maps: SME, Mid-Market, Enterprise

Navigating the vast world of procurement technology can be overwhelming. Especially when you’re trying to identify the right tools for your specific needs. At EntProc, we’ve...

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How to get procurement software ROI: Start small!

Proving that there is an ROI on procurement software is often tough. Our colleagues in Sales tend to get given whatever they want to facilitate...

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Source-to-Pay suites: Why big consultancies love them

Legacy Source-to-Pay suites and big consultancies seem to stick together like birds of a feather.Have you ever taken a critical look at why this might be?If...

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Is the role of Procurement Category Manager dead?

The Procurement Category Manager role has been the backbone of the procurement profession over the past 20 years. In larger organisations especially, it’s has been...

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