Microsoft modernized employee device procurement with a centralized platform before adding agentic AI, cutting costs by $20M and simplifying the user experience.
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Cloud-native software introduces a new range of considerations — from licensing to software developer’s financials to data ownership — for procurement chiefs to consider.
For procurement professionals, it’s critical to understand whether “born in the cloud” claims are valid, as well as how being cloud-native impacts data ownership, costs, and more.
As companies evaluate AI products to drive innovation, procurement plays a vital role in protecting against AI washing that overstates functionality.
GenAI can be leveraged in procurement to tackle challenges including cost reduction, spend coverage, and optimizing processes broadly.
Near-term opportunities to deploy GenAI to drive procurement results include identifying suppliers, fine-tuning contracts, and developing talent.
The new year brings new opportunities that chief procurement officers can take advantage of to deliver greater efficiency.
With the right foundation, Chief Procurement Officer can capitalize on generative AI tools to create procurement efficiencies while maintaining prudent practices.
The ability to customize, integrate with other Microsoft apps, and capitalize on industry-specific functionality are key reasons to consider Dynamics 365 for procurement and supply chains.
Generative AI holds the potential to introduce greater efficiency by helping procurement leaders create RFPs. See what our testing of three prominent platforms revealed.
IBM Consulting, Microsoft target a range of generative AI use cases — including procurement and healthcare — with new services running on Azure OpenAI.
Process mapping is a qualitative view of what’s happening in a business, whereas process mining is a quantitative look based on data. Learn how to use each to improve your procurement processes.
The CFO holds the keys to achieving many procurement goals. That means understanding how to interact most effectively with the CFO is critical to a CPO’s success.
By understanding each other’s roles and demands, CFOs and CPOs can become stronger strategic partners.
CFO Manny Korakis shares tips on the best ways for procurement to get their pitches and requests green-lighted.
Procurement and finance departments don’t always speak the same language, but these tips might just get the CFO on board with the chief procurement officer’s team.
By using proven practices, you can set the right foundation for a meaningful sustainable procurement program that helps your organization meet its goals in this area.
Though it makes for complex sourcing, healthcare cloud migration can be successfully approached with some classic procurement techniques, writes Joanna Martinez.
With data being moved to the cloud, Chief Procurement Officers can offer valuable insights into the critical decisions that are being made around that data.
When you can’t pay less for the goods and services you buy, you may find an opportunity to reduce costs in how you are buying them, writes Joanna Martinez.