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Review the latest research

Understand the priorities and challenges facing procurement today and explore the latest trends around sustainability and risk management, supplier collaboration, and more.

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The resilient edge: procurement in an era of polycrisis

Procurement’s mandate is expanding across such themes as risk management, supplier collaboration, and sustainability. Read this paper to learn how leaders position procurement to drive resilience, deliver strategic value, and meet rising expectations.

The Hackett Group’s 2025 Procurement Agenda and Key Issues Study Results

This research reveals how procurement success can be achieved through advanced analytics and real-time data visibility; AI technology; and the right balance of integration by ERP and suite solutions.

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Revolutionise workforce management with SAP Fieldglass

SAP Fieldglass is at the forefront of VMS innovation, integrating SOW service contracts and direct sourcing programmes to streamline and enhance your contingent workforce management.

Taking procurement and your business to the next level with SAP

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Three areas for direct materials sourcing success

Discover why product awareness, supply awareness, and convergence are critical capability areas for an effective source-to-contract solution.

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A real-world discussion on how much procurement can do

Let’s be honest. Procurement isn’t easy, especially when you’re doing more with less. But here are five ways you can fix that and conquer its complexities.

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Source-to-pay transformation with built-in AI from SAP

From simplified sourcing to better buying experiences, realise significant process efficiencies and savings using AI capabilities embedded in SAP solutions.

Insights for midsize and growing companies

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Managing digital transformation: Procurement's growing centricity within midsize organisations

Find out which tactics are driving value, which processes are most in need of new digital solutions, and how to address the skills gap.

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3 Insights: How finance is scaling in growth-focused organisations

See highlights from an Oxford Economics research study showing how 600 finance leaders are supporting their midsize organisations’ growth.

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CFO Insights: Adapting the Role of Finance to Unlock Business Value

See research insights from Oxford Economics to learn why midsize organisations are counting on finance to drive digital transformation and growth.

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3 ways procurement is steering midsize organisations to growth

See highlights from Oxford Economics research on how procurement leaders are using technology to support their organisations’ growth and innovation goals.

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