Jim Kilpatrick
DIGITAL PROCUREMENT those paper invoices . It can identify problems and automatically resolve them with no humans involved .”
Kilpatrick was speaking to Harvard Business Review , as part of its paper called Digital Optimization Paves the Way to Strategic Supplier Management , which explores the supplier management challenges facing organisations , and the benefits of adopting the right technologies . It was sponsored by Amazon Business , which offers solutions that not only manage bulk purchasing and approval workflows , but also generate data that provides actionable insights .
The rise of Amazon Business in this area is a sure marker that procurement is becoming more heavily invested than ever in digital processes .
The need for procurement to be more strategic has forced the hand of many organisations on digital transformation .
Jim Kilpatrick
TITLE : GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN & NETWORK OPERATIONS LEADER
COMPANY : DELOITTE INDUSTRY : PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Kilpatrick is a Partner with Deloitte , and based in Toronto , Canada . In his 30-plus year consulting career with Deloitte , he has worked with many leading Canadian and Global organisations , significantly improving their business performance and competitiveness . procurementmag . com 73