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.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · Meghan O’Doherty, Senior Director Procurement Advisory, Gartner Supply Chain Practice
AI is transforming procurement by automating transactional sourcing work while creating entirely new AI-driven roles that require CPOs to rethink talent strategy, upskill teams, and redesign how procurement creates value.
Friday, February 6, 2026 · Corrine Chen
Procurement teams facing tighter budgets and higher expectations in 2026 can unlock real value from AI by focusing on practical, modular use cases—GenAI drafting, spend analytics, and supplier risk monitoring—that deliver measurable results without replacing core systems.
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, December 1, 2025 · Global Links
Agentic AI systems embed intelligence at every node of the supply “NETWORK,” thereby driving actions, decision-making, and self-learning.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 · Kseniia Litovskaia
AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming procurement by automating the routine work that once consumed entire weeks, freeing teams to focus on strategy, relationships, and results.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 · Gregg Schneider and Amber Roth
Accenture’s procurement team successfully transformed its operations through three key strategies—comprehensive buy-in, user experience upgrades, and enhanced data visibility—demonstrating how digital tools can deliver strategic business value.
Thursday, July 3, 2025 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
Despite a rapidly changing business environment, many procurement teams are locked in organizational silos that were established a generation ago.
Monday, May 19, 2025 · Norman Katz
With more companies using artificial intelligence to scan resumes, the process of finding procurement professionals with required interpersonal skills requires more due diligence.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · Global Links
Agentic AI systems embed intelligence at every node of the supply “NETWORK,” thereby driving actions, decision-making, and self-learning.
Friday, December 27, 2024 · Brian Straight
Gartner has identified Agentic reasoning, multimodality and AI agents as three AI advancements that will shape the future procurement, and the steps organizations should take to benefit from these advancements.
Thursday, December 19, 2024 · Peter Anderson and Gaurav Goel
In the last couple of years, Gen AI has emerged as one of the most revolutionary business technologies in history, offering companies the opportunity to unlock supply chain operations that can learn, adapt, and make autonomous decisions.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 · Brian Straight
With SAP discontinuing support for some legacy products in 2027, the rush is on for companies to transform their digital processes for new technologies.
Friday, August 30, 2024 · Brian Straight
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference is offering an early bird pricing discount for the Oct. 21-23 conference, but the opportunity to attend the conference at the lower price expires Sept. 6.
Thursday, August 22, 2024 · Brian Straight
A recent survey from JAGGAER found that 53% of procurement and supply chain professionals said that workload issues and inefficiencies are the top risks facing their organizations, and if they had the right technology and more time, they could grow the business and drive…
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