Friday, May 15, 2026 · Vijay Kasi, Alexander Wirtz, Remco Kroes and Sandra Pierrard
Artificial intelligence is turning tail spend from a neglected cost center into a scalable source of value through automated supplier engagement.
Saturday, May 2, 2026 · Marisa Brown
Differences in how procurement processes are designed and executed can create more than a $4 million cost gap at scale.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · Anshul Bansal
Airline source-to-pay (S2P) transformation shifts procurement from fragmented cost control to integrated value realization by connecting contracts, systems, and operational spend across the enterprise.
Thursday, April 2, 2026 · Gordon Donovan, Vice President of Research for Procurement and External Workforce, SAP
AI in procurement is shifting value from simple process automation to strategic decision-making, forcing leaders to redesign operating models, balance cost and resilience, and close the gap between AI ambition and real-world execution.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 · Pierfrancesco Manenti, VP Analyst, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
AI is enabling CSCOs to shift from reactive cost cutting to proactive, data-driven cost management by uncovering hidden cost drivers, optimizing decisions in real time, and modeling financial trade-offs across the supply chain.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · Brian Straight
Procurement is shifting from cost-driven spend aggregation to risk-adjusted sourcing strategies as tariffs, geopolitical volatility, and supply chain disruptions force companies to prioritize resilience over pure savings.
Monday, December 29, 2025 · Brian Straight
As AI-driven electricity demand outpaces aging grid infrastructure, energy availability and cost are emerging as critical, and largely underappreciated, risks to supply chain resilience.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 · Kseniia Litovskaia
Procurement teams can streamline manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows using affordable tools like Google Sheets, Airtable, n8n, and ChatGPT to gain automation, transparency, and control without the cost or complexity of a full ERP system.
Monday, November 3, 2025 · Bridget McCrea
Supply chain managers and procurement professionals are watching a new kind of negotiation take shape, one that doesn’t involve people sitting across a table or trading emails. Instead, artificial intelligence (AI) systems are quietly working out the details of low-level…
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 · Brian Straight
Procurement’s next evolution is shifting from cost control to value creation as AI, early engagement, and cross-functional collaboration redefine how organizations align sourcing with customer impact.
Friday, September 26, 2025 · Om Prakash
Tariff volatility is reshaping global supply chains. A four-lever framework—spanning engineering, compliance, sourcing, and commercial strategy—can reduce tariff impacts by up to 80% while strengthening resilience.
Monday, July 28, 2025 · Aniket Kulkarni
Dynamic pricing is more than a tactical tool, it is a strategic enabler of resilience, agility, and competitive advantage. By segmenting suppliers, aligning internal functions, investing in data infrastructure, and rethinking contracts, sourcing leaders can unlock the true…
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research has identified the key behaviors and metrics that separate state-of-the-practice from state-of-the-art shippers in full truckload procurement.
Friday, April 4, 2025 · Brian Straight
Strong relationships can have many beneficial outcomes for procurement organizations, but many still cling to a transactional relationship measured at the bottom line.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 · Craig Moss
Supply chain procurement functions are particularly negotiation-intensive, often at the center of critical discussions and strategy. Building a framework to guide this process ensures consistency in negotiations.
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