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Procurement

Tech-Clarity Expands Coverage to Supply Chain with Veteran Analyst Amber Salley

Tech-Clarity is pleased to announce that we are expanding our research team and coverage to include the full range of supply chain functions that sit under the Chief Supply Chain Officer including advanced planning and scheduling, visibility, risk, procurement, and order management. With an extensive background as a Gartner analyst, supply chain vendor executive, and…

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  • In the News

Jim Brown - September 9, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights & Activity, In the News - Tagged With: Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Risk, materials management, Supply Strategy, Order Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Risk, Team, Amber Salley, Procurement, Announcement, APS, Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Lytica Turns Electronic Component Market Intelligence into an Agentic Sourcing System

We recently had a briefing with Lytica, which has long brought unprecedented visibility to electronic component sourcing for its customers. The big news is that they have developed AI agents to leverage the data about purchase prices and transactions from their growing customer base. Sourcing is challenging, but having actual data from across the industry…

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  • Insights

Julie Fraser - June 4, 2026 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Machine Learning, Procurement, Agentic AI, Intelligence, Network Effect, Collaboration, Design, Electronic Components, Platform, Sourcing

Sourcing risk and cost

Strategic Sourcing: Leverage AI to Mitigate Risk and Cut Costs (quote spotlight)

How can strategic sourcing professionals lower risk and cost in these uncertain times? This new paper by Procurement Leaders points to the potential of AI in a marketplace, and quotes Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser. Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit Procurement Leaders (registration required). Materials price increases and supplier risk have…

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  • In the News

Julie Fraser - July 19, 2022 - Filed Under: Insights & Activity, In the News - Tagged With: Supply Chain, Electronics, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Risk

COVID-19 and Digital Transformation

Roadmap: COVID-19 and Digital Transformation in Procurement Leaders (article)

Have procurement organizations re-focused digital transformation investments due to COVID-19? Yes. Priorities are radically different, as the research shows behind Roadmap – COVID-19 and Digital Transformation: Unique Research Into Investment Priorities. What has changed is that companies are more focused on creating abilities to work remotely, connect, see, and analyze what’s going on in supply….

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  • In the News

Julie Fraser - November 27, 2020 - Filed Under: In the News, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: Procurement, Digital Transformation, COVID-19, Supply Chain Risk Management, Project Acceleration, Supply Chain Projects, Supply Chain Investments, Amazon Business

Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and Purchasing

How can manufacturers bridge the knowledge gap between design and procurement? The Manufacturer’s Guide to Bridging the Engineering-Purchasing Gap shares our perspective on how manufacturers can take a digital approach to sharing critical BOM data from Engineering with Purchasing so they can reduce cost, improve efficiency, and prevent late shipments due to part shortages. Please…

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    Jim Brown - June 11, 2018 - Filed Under: Published Research - Tagged With: BOM, Bill of Material, Procurement, Digital, Digital Transformation, Purchasing, Gap, Parts List, Design, Part Shortages, Manufacturing, Cost

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