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Explore the latest industry trends, procurement strategies and expert insights in our blog posts.

Supplier Experience Management: Loyalty or strategy?
As competition intensifies, suppliers are no longer seen only as service providers but as active stakeholders in the value chain. For this reason, the focus is shifting from maintaining supplier loyalty to building strategic supplier relationships. This approach strengthens collaboration with key suppliers and helps improve overall supply chain efficiency.

Procurement with Artificial Intelligence: The Role of AI in Data-Driven Decision Making
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most powerful tools of the new era, fundamentally reshaping decision-making processes by converting the data available to procurement teams into a comprehensible and manageable structure.

Procurement Agenda for 2026: Digitalisation, Crisis Management and New Normals
Procurement and supply chain management have become strategic priorities for companies of all sizes, driven by increasing globalisation, rapid digitalisation, and rising expectations around sustainability.

Post E-Auction Period: Continuous Improvement with Performance Management
The period following an e-auction is a critical stage that directly influences supplier performance, business continuity, and long-term cost structures.

Supply Flexibility During Times of Crisis: Resilience through Digitalisation
The term flexible sourcing, often highlighted during periods of uncertainty, does not simply refer to switching suppliers quickly. It also means building a digital infrastructure that consolidates all relevant data in one place and activates when it matters most.

What Is Ethical Procurement? A Guide to Ethical & Responsible Sourcing
Ethical sourcing ensures that the materials, goods, and services a company procures are obtained responsibly, transparently, and in line with environmental and social standards. As businesses move beyond a single focus on profitability, ethical procurement has become essential for building trust, strengthening governance, and creating long-term value.

A Practical Guide for Companies: Accelerating Procurement Digitalisation with Promena
Digital supply chain management improves efficiency, transparency, and control by reshaping corporate procurement from end to end. Whether for quote collection, e-auction execution, contract preparation and approval, supplier performance evaluation, spend control or payments, Promena gives you integrated management of all your key processes with a single platform.

Managing Unseen Risks in Procurement Through Strategic Sourcing
The procurement and supply function has evolved far beyond simply meeting product and service needs. In today’s business environment, a supplier’s risk profile, performance, environmental impact, and flexibility can directly impact the future of your company.

Carbon-free procurement: The role of the supply chain in achieving Net Zero targets
Net Zero commitments have become a shared priority across almost every sector. Yet reaching these targets requires far more than reducing internal energy consumption.

Frequent Procurement Mistakes: What Companies and Professionals Get Wrong and How to Solve Them
Errors in the procurement process, whether expected or unforeseen, can disrupt a company’s entire operational and production flow



