During the months of May and June 2021, Procurious and Ivalua surveyed over 470 procurement and supply chain professionals in order to assess the maturity levels of sustainability across multiple supply chains, what impact organisations are driving, and how sustainability can be improved by procurement teams.

Tail spend has a specific set of challenges, quite different to those faced with the management of strategic spend. We recently spoke with several procurment leaders about some of these challenges and how they might be addressed.

To be competitive and efficient in today's market it goes without saying that adopting automation in some guise is almost now a prerequisite. 

During the past year, the need for more resilient supplier networks has steadily risen to the top of every CPO's importance list.

In early 2021, IHS Markit conducted a survey with procurement professionals under the title 2021 Supply Chain Insights Global Survey , revealing that "supply chain professionals often lack the tools, data, and platforms needed to diversify their supply chains and optimise their processes."

In April 2021, Forrester Consulting conducted a study commissioned by Ivalua with 454 finance, procurement, and supply chain professionals in which they revealed that 50% of organisations are planning to increase their investments in procurement, and 85% recognise that procurement plays a key role in revenue growth.

Tenders: a lengthy and complex process best used for procuring large contracts? It may be the generally accepted view, but it’s not necessarily the right one. This article will outline why competitive tenders are effective for the procurement of any services - big or small.

When it comes to sustainable procurement, it’s easy to take your suppliers for granted when things are good. And if you do, you’re not the only one. In this blog, I'm going to cover some steps on how you can maintain a sustainable supply chain.

With over 15,000 stores globally spanning 50 countries, Starbucks has massive potential for procurement waste and inefficiency as it builds a sustainable supply chain. But for Starbucks, efficiency and sustainability are the two key chromosomes that form the DNA of the company as we know it today: they sit at the foundation of its modern business model.