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The Top 7 Procurement Tools for 2022

By Sean Heck on 05/23/22

6 min read

As 2022 nears its midway point, 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 an eProcurement platform that also contains contract management software tools for procurement process-flow success in 2022 and beyond.

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CobbleStone Software Blog Recap for February 2022

By Sean Heck on 03/3/22

3 min read

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.

Topics: Ad-Hoc Reports Advance Reporting automated workflow contract administration system Contract Analytics Contract Lifecycle Management Contract Management Blog Recap contract workflow Custom Reports e-procurement e-sign E-signatures eProcurement eProcurement Planning eSignature Contract Management Software procurement procurement contracts procurement management procurement process Procurement Software Report Designer reports signatures workflow workflows Electronic Signature electronic signatures eSignatures Contract Reports & Analytics VISDOM AI Contract Artificial Intelligence contract management training contract management software training eProcurement Software Contract Management AI AI-Powered Contract Management Software AI-Based Contract Management Legal Workflow legal workflow automation Contract Management Workflow electronic signature software IntelliSign Contract Intelligence CobbleStone Contract Insight® contract creation management

What Is Contract Management in Procurement?

By Joshua Hansen on 08/19/21

5 min read

Procurement departments can encounter procurement workflow inefficiencies without the proper procure-to-pay tools – especially when implementing inefficient and disjointed contract management processes. 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 software in procurement.

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How To Overcome Procurement Challenges With eProcurement Software

By Sean Heck on 07/8/21

5 min read

Procurement departments can encounter detrimental issues without the proper procure to pay software solutions. Improper procurement planning can bring about unnecessary risk, dark purchasing, deleterious data inaccuracies, harmful supplier issues, and a procurement cycle that is rife with bottlenecks. Procurement teams should not have to be bogged down by wasted time, missed opportunities, and misallocated procurement resources due to disorganized and lackluster procurement planning and execution. They can instead streamline and simplify the procurement process with procurement software as a service integrated with contract management software. Here's how to overcome procurement challenges by reaping the benefits of leading procurement software.

Topics: e-procurement eProcurement eProcurement Planning procurement procurement and acquisition procurement contracts procurement management procurement process Procurement Software eSourcing software Source-to-settle software eProcurement Software source-to-contract software