Historically high inflation is creeping into all aspects of business operations—from rising supplier and raw material costs and shipping expenses to higher wages and indirect procurement costs. One ...

Supply chain managers and procurement professionals are watching a new kind of negotiation take shape, one that doesn’t involve people sitting across a table or trading emails. Instead, artificial ...

RALEIGH, NC and BERLIN , March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Beroe Inc., a global leader in procurement decision intelligence, has acquired nnamu GmbH, a pioneering negotiation technology business that has ...

New year, new strategy to combat economic uncertainty? Not so much. Procurement leaders are relying on the same standard playbook as they, along with the rest of the world, continue to anticipate a ...

The use of artificial intelligence by buyers and suppliers to negotiate price and terms is in the early stages of acceptance. Many customers today still aren’t ready to fully finalize deals with AI ...

TOKYO, Dec 2, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) will begin offering its "NEC AI Agent Service for Procurement Negotiations" in Japan starting this December. This service ...

Understanding the anatomy of a threat (50% substantive and 50% emotional) is essential to learning how to navigate the remainder of the conversation effectively. Nobody likes to be threatened.

In today's complex government contracting landscape, the role of a procurement specialist is essential to ensure that agencies acquire the necessary goods and services while adhering to regulations.