Undoubtedly Procurement's role has evolved over the last years due to rapid advancements in emerging technologies. The application of disruptive solutions has fundamentally transformed how the procurement function delivers value. Digital capabilities have streamlined procurement operations by driving more complex analysis and adapting sourcing strategies to build more resilient supply chain and deliver cost reductions; and enabling future success.

For more than 25 years, organizations have been digitalizing and automating their sourcing processes with the use of emerging technologies. Procurement have been constantly evolving to address increasingly demanding requirements from the business that go well beyond cost savings. A key finding of my book is how technology, especially e-purchasing tools, can contribute and deliver a value by driving more efficient supply strategies and enabling future success. Specifically, e-sourcing or autonomous sourcing solutions can increasingly take on situations such as supply monopolies, cartels, where...

Procurement as a function has always stood on the boundary of the firm, looking out-side and scanning the environment for new opportunities and potential threads. Purchasers are often faced with wide and complex requirements to work within, and in some cases, manage that collection of external stakeholders called suppliers that serve their parent company. The aim of this book is to deliver an overview of how procurement activities along with its innovative tools and techniques, contributes to general performance of business organizations.

La fonction d'achat s'est toujours tenue à la frontière de l'entreprise, regardant vers l'extérieur et scrutant l'environnement à la recherche de nouvelles opportunités et de fils conducteurs potentiels. Les acheteurs sont souvent confrontés à des exigences vastes et complexes pour travailler au sein, et dans certains cas, gérer cet ensemble de parties prenantes externes appelées fournisseurs qui sont au service de leur société mère. L'objectif de cet ouvrage est de fournir une vue d'ensemble de la manière dont les activités d'achat, avec leurs outils et techniques innovants,...

Das Beschaffungswesen stand schon immer an der Grenze des Unternehmens und hat die Umgebung nach neuen Möglichkeiten und potenziellen Problemen abgesucht. Einkäufer sehen sich oft mit umfangreichen und komplexen Anforderungen konfrontiert, um innerhalb dieser Ansammlung von externen Interessengruppen, die als Lieferanten bezeichnet werden, zu arbeiten und in einigen Fällen diese zu verwalten, die ihr Mutterunternehmen bedienen. Ziel dieses Buches ist es, einen Überblick darüber zu geben, wie Beschaffungsaktivitäten zusammen mit ihren innovativen Instrumenten und Techniken zur...