Procurement and Supply Chain Insights

Thought leadership, trending reports, news, and conversation about the things that matter to procurement and supply chain professionals.

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Latest News

January 08

SAP : How Technology Can Enable a Resurgence of the Roaring Twenties

December 22

Siam City Cement Company Continues Procurement Transformation with SAP® Ariba® Solutions

December 15

NTT DATA Saved $125 Million With A Digital Transformation Of Procurement

December 10

NTT DATA Services Digitally Transforms Procurement, Drives US$125M in Value with Procurement Solutions from SAP

December 10

NTT DATA Services Taps SAP to Digitally Transform Procurement

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Agile Procurement Insights

We asked 1,000 execs how they’re coping with the pandemic. Download our infographic now for an early look at what we found out.

Procurement Reimagined Insights

Review six key insights into how organizations can address the challenges of today’s evolving procurement landscape.

Procurement Transformation

Listen in to this series of podcasts about digital transformation in procurement, with insights from leading industry thinkers.

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One Network, All Suppliers

What would happen if you could manage all your suppliers on a single network? Six things. Read this info brief to learn what they are.

Procurement solutions from SAP

Watch this video for a quick look at each of the four distinct ways we're helping organizations respond, recover, and reimagine how procurement makes it possible.

For a Stronger Supply Chain

Resources

Digitize and optimize supplier collaboration

Listen to this webinar replay to hear how Danish manufacturer VELUX digitized, integrated, and optimized supplier collaboration to achieve measurable process improvements, reliable delivery dates, and significant time savings.

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Resources

Achieve 360-degree supplier visibility

Review this webinar to learn how you can assess the financial health of suppliers to manage risks, improve operating efficiency, and build supply chain resilience.

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Ariba Network

Monitor risk, proactively

See how SAP Ariba Supplier Risk can help you perform due diligence about targeted suppliers in your supply base and proactively monitor risk to mitigate supply chain disruption.

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Blogs, Articles, and More

North Star Illuminates Path to Procurement Innovation

How often do we hear that a new product or service will answer all our needs? That it will help us to make better decisions, procure smarter, deliver products faster, live healthier and safer, run more efficient workplaces, and even adapt to change better – but only if we use that particular offering? All too often, the hype eventually fades as soon as a newer, better, more affordable alternative emerges.

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Leading with Confidence During Disruption: Supply Chain Strategies

SAP and Deloitte share insights that supply chain and procurement decision-makers can use to navigate current events and prepare for what comes next.

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On the Court Of Business, Intelligent Spend Management Determines Champions

Salvatore Lombardo, chief product officer for SAP Procurement, shares his flash of insight on how success in the procurement business, particularly during a pandemic, can draw valuable lessons from basketball.

What Can Neuroscience Teach Us about Repairing Fractured Supply Chains?

As businesses confront the complexities of repairing fractured supply chains in a post-COVID environment, a helpful analogy may be neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity to rewire itself in response to injury or accident.

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Women Leaders Exemplify Innovation During COVID-19 Crisis

Out of the depths of adversity can arise exceptional demonstrations of leadership. Many female world leaders have exhibited decisiveness, empathy and innovation – setting precisely the example needed in these troubled times.

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Solution Demos and Resources

Demos

Check out our set of 30-minute solutions demos, starring our market-leading solutions and capabilities: Supplier risk, guided buying,, guide sourcing, supply chain collaboration, and more.

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Library

To better understand the impact of SAP Ariba solutions, explore the insights and success stories presented in our extensive collection of white papers, analyst reports, webinar replays, and case studies.

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