20 days faster sourceto-contract cycle times
Without orchestration: 40 days
With orchestration: 20 days
Top quartile: 15 days
50 % reduction in cycle time
Best performers achieving a 62.5 % reduction( 40-15 days)
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The 2026 Procurement Orchestration Study by The Hackett Group found that organisations with formal orchestration strategies experience materially faster source-to-contract cycle times and measurable improvements in automation efficiency. These gains are not simply the result of better user interfaces. They stem from structural integration across systems and decision logic.
The shift from automation to orchestration marks the point where procurement stops reacting to transactions and begins governing them in real time.
Organisations with a formal orchestration solution and strategy report:
20 days faster sourceto-contract cycle times
Without orchestration: 40 days
With orchestration: 20 days
Top quartile: 15 days
50 % reduction in cycle time
Best performers achieving a 62.5 % reduction( 40-15 days)
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