Tuesday, September 2, 2025 · Brian Straight
Procurement leaders are rethinking strategy as ESG regulation, AI adoption, and global disruptions converge, demanding stronger supplier engagement, better data, and deeper collaboration to manage rising risks.
Thursday, July 31, 2025 · Brian Straight
Generative AI in procurement has hit the “trough of disillusionment,” according to Gartner, as companies face integration, data, and change-management challenges. However, those who invest now may gain a long-term advantage.
Thursday, July 10, 2025 · University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute
From optimizing structure and spend to enabling ESG and innovation, it’s time to rethink traditional roles and embrace collaborative, capability-driven strategies to unlock future-ready performance.
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.
Friday, June 27, 2025 · Jonathan Hughes, Ashley Hetrick, and Phil Liu
Insights from 600-plus companies across 15 years of research have identified ways procurement and supply chain leaders can drive greater value through strategic sourcing and collaborative negotiations.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 · Aniket Kulkarni
The traditional negotiation playbook in procurement hasn’t aged well. We’ve all seen the script: invite multiple bids, negotiate hard on price, and lock in the lowest cost. In calm markets, that might work. But in recent years many supply chains have found themselves exposed.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · Dan Pellathy and Jadé Johnston
Procurement has a problem. It remains stuck in the past, but leading-edge companies have recognized this and have identified the foundational capabilities to transform their organizations.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · Marisa Brown
The volatile environment for supply chains requires organizations to leverage all the tools at their disposal, including technologies such as AI.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · Marisa Brown
Supply chains operate in an environment where disruptions are almost guaranteed. To address this, procurement organizations must leverage all the tools at their disposal to not only anticipate disruptions but also change how they respond with targeted improvements in processes…
Thursday, January 16, 2025 · SCMR Staff
The 2025 State of Procurement Report by Amazon Business demonstrates how procurement can help innovation, resilience, and sustainability, even as just 46% of leaders believe procurement is included in top-level discussions.
