Self-Serve Procurement: Why It Goes Wrong! Self-serve procurement is designed to let employees buy quickly within approved rules, using catalogues, automated approvals and integrated finance controls. In large organisations it can work brilliantly, but when governance slips it drives maverick spend, invoice backlog, and real compliance risk in both public and private sector. Done badly, […]
Design to Cost (DTC): How Procurement and Engineering Cut Cost Without Cutting Corners Design to Cost procurement helps manufacturing businesses reduce the cost to buy by removing unnecessary cost from design. By reviewing drawing packs, materials, tolerances and manufacturing routes with engineers, you can lower the cost to manufacture, and secure better, more sustainable pricing […]
Based on the GEP 2025 Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report Procurement is no longer simply evolving — it is undergoing a structural reset. The latest GEP 2025 Tech Trends Report paints a clear picture: traditional tools and legacy systems are being replaced by a new ecosystem of intelligent automation, AI-driven platforms and connected […]