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What Is Contract Management in Procurement?

5 min read

CobbleStone Software explains contract management in procurement.

Procurement departments can encounter procurement workflow inefficiencies without the proper procure-to-pay tools – especially when implementing inefficient and disjointed contract management processes throughout parts of the procurement process. You can avoid risk, unreasonable vendor pricing, and vendor non-compliance by leveraging contract management processes in procurement that centralize processes, technology, and people. Read on to discover how you can implement effective contract management in procurement that results in maximized collaboration of various roles and responsibilities, managing cost effectively, and more fruitful business relationships.

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March Into Procurement Month: Find the Best Procurement Software

By Sean Heck on 02/21/24

5 min read

CobbleStone Software explains how to have a happy procurement month.

Ineffectual procurement strategy can lead to elevated risk, dark purchasing, supplier issues, data inaccuracies, and a drawn out purchasing cycle or procurement cycle. March is procurement month, so organizations should seek new ways to innovate the fulfillment of purchasing goals. So stop wasting time, squandering opportunities, and mismanaging resources with a disjointed and inefficient procurement process. March into national procurement month with your eyes open for these, the best procurement software features for your processes.

Topics: e-procurement eProcurement eProcurement Planning procurement procurement and acquisition procurement contracts procurement management procurement process Procurement Software eProcurement Software

The Top 7 Procurement Tools for 2023

By Sean Heck on 03/1/23

6 min read

CobbleStone Software explains the top 7 procurement tools for 2023.

As we begin procurement month in 2023, procurement teams should maximize their goals. An ineffective procurement strategy can lead to increased risk, dark purchasing, data inaccuracies, supplier issues, and a longer purchasing cycle.

So stop wasting time, opportunities, and resources with an inefficient and ununified procurement process.

Discover how you can leverage 7 procurement tools within procurement software. Enable procurement teams to attain cost savings and eliminate time-consuming bottlenecks in 2023 and beyond for procurement process-flow success in 2023 and beyond.

Topics: eProcurement eProcurement Planning procurement procurement and acquisition procurement management procurement process Procurement Software eProcurement Software bid management

CobbleStone Software Blog Recap for February 2022

By Sean Heck on 03/3/22

3 min read

CobbleStone Software offers its blog recap for February 2022.

Did you miss any of our blog posts from February? Don't worry; we have outlined each of them for you. Stay up-to-date with industry topics, real-world case studies, and contract management software and procurement best practices in February by reading the latest CobbleStone® content.

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