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AI Procurement’s Pricing Problem: Why “Market Rate” Means Nothing Anymore
When AI runs the sourcing event, supplier onboarding, and tail spend autonomously, paying per seat for an army of analysts who no longer exist is the…
17 hrs ago
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Brittney Jones
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AI Won’t Replace Procurement. It Will Expose Who Was Hiding Behind Process
The tool is only as sharp as the person holding it. Most procurement teams haven’t sharpened either.
Jun 12
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Casey Tremblay
11
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Why Marketing Procurement Keeps Failing
The scorecard, not the stakeholder, is where the problem starts.
Jun 6
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Brittney Jones
15
May 2026
The TCO Trap: Why the Cheapest Supplier Becomes the Most Expensive Decision
Why defect rates and switching costs turn the lowest unit price into the highest operational cost.
May 30
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Brittney Jones
15
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AI Procurement’s Pricing Problem: Why “Market Rate” Means Nothing When the Market Is Inventing Itself
Procurement leaders argue AI vendors are pricing on confidence, not value. Ten companies, ten quotes for the same product, and no benchmark anyone…
May 25
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Casey Tremblay
12
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Procurement’s Five Layers: Why Most Teams Stop at Reporting and Lose the Real Value
Procurement leaders argue the function is overbuilt for control and underbuilt for influence. Process, compliance, and dashboards are getting automated…
May 20
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Therese Hanawan
17
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The Four Spend Categories: Why Visibility Without Authority Leaves Procurement Powerless
Procurement leaders argue spend taxonomy is only half the answer. Without category-specific governance, decision rights, and clean data, the four-bucket…
May 15
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Brittney Jones
14
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The Hidden Cost of the Cheapest Supplier: Why Procurement Keeps Buying Fragility and Calling It Savings
Procurement leaders argue the lowest-price decision is rarely the lowest-cost one. The real expense sits in fragments across operations, finance, and…
May 9
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Casey Tremblay
22
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Direct vs Indirect Procurement: Why the Skills Gap Is Real and Where the Hardest Wins Sit
Procurement leaders push back on the idea that direct and indirect demand the same playbook. Stakeholder politics, demand management, and budget mandate…
May 4
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Max Henry
15
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April 2026
The Procurement Paradox Continues: Why Mixing Direct, Indirect, Services, and CapEx Spend Quietly Kills Margin
Procurement leaders argue that the biggest value leaks are not negotiation failures. They are structural. Here is how the market is separating the four…
Apr 28
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Brittney Jones
15
The Procurement Paradox: Why Mastering the Middle Is the New Competitive Edge
Over-control breeds shadow procurement. Rubber-stamping breeds maverick spend. Procurement leaders explain how clear thresholds, predictable engagement…
Apr 20
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Therese Hanawan
11
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China Sourcing in 2026: From Risk Management to Crisis Management
Five structural forces have converged to reshape the global procurement equation. The question is no longer whether to source from China, but which…
Apr 14
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Global Supply Chain Council
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Max Henry
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