Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Sourcing on November 8, 2018
You already know that accurate data is vitally important to your procurement team. Without it, finding savings in both cost and time would be far more difficult. According to JAGGAER’s 2018 Digital Procurement Report, technologies related to data analysis are the most valued and desired pieces of technology among respondents. More and more businesses are […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Procurement Resources on October 31, 2018
“Alexa… find information about Conversational Platforms in Procurement…” Business technologies using Natural Language Generation (like Alexa and Siri) are transforming the way business professionals and consumers interact with technology. Voice-enabled platforms are still in their infancy, but the technology continues to rapidly advance to include more complex interactions. It will only be a matter of […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in JAGGAER News / Procurement Resources on October 25, 2018
2018 has been quite the year for JAGGAER. In May, JAGGAER was named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites. August saw the company recognized again, this time as JAGGAER* was recognized as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites. With recognition in both reports, we are confident JAGGAER […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Procurement Resources on October 17, 2018
There has been a lot of buzz about disruptive technologies in procurement circles, one being cognitive procurement. But what is it and how can it be leveraged to create efficiencies and economies of scale in the procurement department? This blog will explore these questions, as well as the implications of AI for the future. Artificial […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Supply Chain on October 5, 2018
Defining Category Management Category management has a decades-long history that has lead us to our modern understanding of procurement categories. Created in the 1980s, category management was originally the process of grouping products into categories based on how consumers used them. Originally created by marketing teams, category management helped retailers increase sales by minimizing unproductive […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Procurement Resources / Supply Chain on September 24, 2018
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that represents tremendous value for procurement. But what is it and how does it apply to the world of procurement? First, let’s start with a definition. According to Don & Alex Tascott, authors of Blockchain Revolution: “Blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Sourcing / Supplier Management on September 12, 2018
Online chat has become ubiquitous among all types of businesses and industries looking to drive sales and improve customer relationships. In the same vein, instant communications can become a key tool in the procurement arsenal to improve supply chain relationship management. A perpetual mission among procurement leaders is finding better ways to improve quality and […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Uncategorized on September 3, 2018
It’s Labor Day here in the US… time to take off your corporate “purchaser” hat and play “consumer”. So let’s have some fun with this quick retail buying guide to the best deals found over the weekend as we close the book on the summer of 2018. The last hallmark “three-day weekend” of 2018 is […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in JAGGAER News / Procurement Resources on August 29, 2018
It’s been an exciting year so far for JAGGAER— we continue to see growing adoption and successful deployment of our procurement applications including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), sourcing and supplier management; earlier this year we were industry-recognized as a leader in the P2P space; and most recently, IDC has recognized JAGGAER as a Leader in four of […]
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Posted by JAGGAER Staff in Procurement Resources / Source-to-Pay / Sourcing on August 15, 2018
JAGGAER is honored to announce it has been named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant Report for Strategic Sourcing Application Suites. JAGGAER (Advantage) was placed highest in the Leader’s quadrant for ability to execute. The report evaluated several Strategic Sourcing suites for capabilities including e-sourcing, spend analysis, contract management, and supply base management (SBM). […]
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