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What’s Still Holding Back Digital Procurement — and How to Fix It Despite its promises, digital procurement struggles with legacy systems, resistance to change, fragmented data, and skill gaps. Modernize systems, engage stakeholders, integrate data, upskill teams, and form strategic partnerships to overcome these hurdles and unlock greater efficiency and value.

Drura Parrish

When to Outsource Procurement — and When to Keep It In-House Deciding whether to outsource procurement or keep it in-house? Weigh factors like specialized expertise, scalability, cost, and confidentiality. Discover when external partners make sense, when internal teams shine, or how a hybrid approach can boost efficiency and align with your business goals.

Drura Parrish

Moving Beyond Experiments to Enterprise-Wide AI Adoption Unlock AI's full potential by moving beyond small experiments to enterprise-wide adoption. This requires a comprehensive strategy, investment in talent and infrastructure, clear measurement of impact, and fostering a culture of innovation to truly integrate AI across operations, procurement, and supply chains.

Drura Parrish

Understanding Where Automation Ends and Human Judgment Begins Automation drives efficiency in procurement, but human judgment is essential for nuanced decisions, risk, and ethical considerations. This post explores where machines excel and where human insight takes over, highlighting the need for a balanced approach to optimize operations and resilience.

Drura Parrish

Laying the Foundation for Smarter, More Agile Sourcing Build a foundation for smarter, agile sourcing by leveraging technology, fostering supplier collaboration, embracing scenario planning, making data-driven decisions, and prioritizing sustainability. These strategies help procurement leaders navigate complex markets, drive efficiencies, and enhance resilience.

Drura Parrish

Earning Influence: How Procurement Gains a Strategic Voice Procurement can evolve from a cost center to a strategic asset. By leveraging data, building cross-functional relationships, championing sustainability, and fostering supplier innovation, procurement gains influence, drives measurable business outcomes, and secures its rightful place at the strategic table.

Drura Parrish

How Technology and Procurement Leaders Drive Joint Transformation Procurement and technology leaders can drive significant transformation by collaborating on integrated solutions, data-driven decisions, sustainability, and agile processes. This partnership enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and builds resilient organizations.

Drura Parrish

Using Predictive Intelligence to Source Smarter and Faster Harnessing predictive intelligence transforms procurement by enabling smarter, faster sourcing. By leveraging data, organizations can make proactive decisions, optimize supplier relationships, automate processes, and foster continuous learning to gain a competitive advantage in today's dynamic business landscape.

Drura Parrish

How Procurement Can Tell a More Strategic Story Shift procurement's narrative from cost-cutting to strategic value creation. Learn how to tell your story by engaging stakeholders, leveraging data, embracing sustainability, and fostering collaboration to highlight your impact on innovation, revenue, and overall business success.

Drura Parrish

How Smart Planning Protects Against Market Volatility Uncertain markets are a reality. This guide explores how smart planning—using scenario development, data analytics, supply chain diversification, flexible operations, and cross-functional teams—builds resilient business strategies, turning volatility into a competitive advantage.

Drura Parrish

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