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From Risk to Readiness: The Executive Playbook for Scaling AI in Procurement
Only a small share of procurement teams are realizing the promise of AI, yet leaders like Micron and McCormick are…
2026 Procurement Key Issues
Procurement leaders are turning AI into a measurable impact in 2026. Discover how leading organizations are improving performance as AI…
Procurement Skill Set for the Next Transformation
Two global trends – artificial intelligence (AI) and the rewiring of global supply chains – are transforming the procurement and…
Beyond Savings: Can Your Organization Prove Procurement’s Full Business Value?
Traditional savings opportunities are becoming harder to find, yet procurement continues to create value across working capital, supply continuity, risk…
Payment Execution and Cash Discipline – From Paying Correctly to Paying
Payment execution is often treated as the mechanical conclusion of procure-to-pay (P2P). Once an invoice is approved and posted, payment…
Invoice Processing Maturity – From Automation Rates to Exception Economics
Organizations track touchless processing rates, straight-through processing percentages, cycle times and cost per invoice to gauge progress. These metrics are…
AI Agents and a Real-Life Business Use Case
Procurement has often been considered ahead of the curve in testing and implementing digital solutions to streamline operations, enforce compliance…
Intake and Guided Buying – From Structured Entry to Intent Capture
Well-executed intake converts intent into the correct execution path with minimal user effort. Poor intake forces users to understand and…
Catalogs as an Execution Layer – From Static Content to Operational Leverage
Catalogs are often treated as a front-end convenience feature in procure-to-pay (P2P), discussed primarily in terms of user experience, item…
What ‘Good’ Looks Like in Modern Procure-to-Pay Execution – New Series
Future-state visions, such as AI-native platforms, autonomous processes and intelligent agents, often dominate procure-to-pay (P2P) discussions. While those conversations have…
The Future 5 Procurement Provider Start-Ups for 2025–2026
Alongside the annual release of the 50 to Know, 50 to Watch and Hall of Fame procurement provider lists, our…
From Watch to Know 2025-2026 – How Graphite Connect Made the Transition
Each year, some of the solution providers named on the 50 To Watch list (i.e., relatively new providers to the…
Revealing the ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ Start-Ups and ‘Hall of Fame’ Procurement Provider Lists for 2025-2026
Each year, our analysts, rigorously assess the capabilities of procurement technology solutions across market sectors to arrive at a list…
How to Measure Whether AP Automation Is Really Working at Scale
Most AP teams know how to measure efficiency. They track invoices per FTE, cost per invoice, cycle time, straight-through processing…
Why AP Automation Has Early Wins but Falters at Scale – New Series
Accounts payable (AP) automation has a familiar trajectory. In its first phase, it delivers fast, visible wins. Invoice capture improves.…
Why AP Automation Stops Creating Value at Scale
As part of our investigation into why early accounts payable (AP) automation wins do not translate into gains at scale,…