New U.S. tariffs are disrupting Mexican exports across key sectors, including automotive, agri-food and electronics. Nearly half of Mexico’s exports to the U.S. — over $233 billion — are now exposed to tariff impact due to non-compliance with USMCA rules of origin.
This timely bulletin outlines tailored actions to mitigate risk, stabilize operations and capture new growth.
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June 25, 2025 | Procurement Software read
Most procurement teams believe they have spend visibility because their dashboard lights up with colorful charts and supplier stats.
However, many dashboards tell only part of the story — a backward-looking, fragmented view of spend that doesn’t support strategic decision-making.
In today’s uncertain business environment, where agility and accountability are non-negotiable, that’s a risky place to be. It’s time for procurement to consider what a spend analysis dashboard should do — and why many tools still fall short.
The analytics on a spend analysis dashboard can highlight patterns in spending, flag maverick purchases and reveal opportunities to consolidate suppliers or negotiate better contracts.
AI improves data classification, detects anomalies and uncovers trends that might be missed manually, giving procurement teams a smarter, faster way to manage spend.
Modern dashboards offer real-time insights, better data accuracy and interactive visuals — helping procurement teams act faster and make more informed decisions.
June 25, 2025 | Procurement Strategy read
Procurement teams invest a lot of time in choosing the right supplier – one that has a good track record and aligns with their business goals.
They also make a lot of effort while negotiating contract pricing and payment terms. When awarding a contract to a vendor, they often have specific objectives to achieve. How do they plan to measure the vendor’s performance against these objectives?
June 20, 2025 | Packaging read
Procurement teams are increasingly turning to reverse auctions to secure better deals on packaging materials. This type of auction lets procurement simplify purchasing and increase transparency through supplier competition. Reverse auctions work well for standardized and high-volume packaging items such as corrugated boxes, stretch films, and tapes.
Procurement can achieve significant cost savings and speed up the buying process through real-time bidding.
June 20, 2025 | Procurement Strategy read
The real estate industry faces growing pressure to cut emissions and meet global climate targets. Sustainability has thus become a strategic priority, not just an optional goal.
Central to this shift is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED, a globally recognized certification developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, now in its 25th year.
As of 2024, more than 197,000 projects in 186 countries were LEED certified, covering roughly 29 billion square feet worldwide.
June 19, 2025 | Procurement Strategy read
Your team just closed a major deal after months of talks. The contract is signed and filed away as everyone moves to the next project.
Six months later, your CFO asks about the promised savings. But you can't quickly check if the supplier is following the terms you negotiated.
Meanwhile, three contracts renew automatically without notice, and an outdated clause creates an unexpected legal problem.
Sound familiar?
Contract visibility means having easy access to key contract details—such as terms, obligations, and milestones—across your organization in one centralized location.
Some best practices for optimizing contract visibility include centralizing all contracts in a searchable repository, setting automated alerts for key dates, and ensuring teams across legal, procurement and finance have the right level of access.
Some best practices for optimizing contract visibility include centralizing all contracts in a searchable repository, setting automated alerts for key dates, and ensuring teams across legal, procurement and finance have the right level of access.
In an era of global disruption, procurement and supply professionals are facing complex challenges, from tariffs and trade restrictions to supply chain uncertainty and sustainability pressures.
This exclusive webcast unpacked the findings from the 2025 CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply report, supported by GEP.
GEP’s Darren Lynch joined the conversation about trends, the sector’s most urgent challenges and how high-performing teams are leveraging AI and other tools.
Key discussion topics:
June 17, 2025 | Procurement Strategy read
We have all heard industry and business experts say these are uncertain times. But what’s really adding to the uncertainty are unforeseen natural disasters, the recent one being the earthquake in Myanmar that has killed more than a thousand people.
The extent of damage caused by this 7.7 magnitude earthquake has once again highlighted the lack of preparedness for natural disasters.
June 12, 2025 | Procurement Software read
Procurement is going through massive changes, necessitating AI-driven solutions to synchronize operations for heightened user experience and smarter decisions.
But most companies still operate with fragmented systems, leaving procurement teams to put up with disconnected tools and poor spend visibility. The ensuing chaos means millions of dollars lost through missed opportunities and operational inefficiencies.
Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotic process automation (RPA) can enable procurement agents to perform at their maximum efficiency. Enterprises leverage cloud-based, AI-powered platforms and blockchain for transparency, while IoT gets leveraged for efficient real-time data coordination. Further, APIs and middleware make sure that the integration is seamless, while advanced analytics that the platform offers helps with optimizing decision-making, enabling scalable procurement workflows across multi-agent systems.
Repetitive tasks getting automated are often the immediate effect that gains visibility. Intelligent agents enhance decision-making with predictive analytics and enable better supplier negotiations. They also enable real-time market analysis, optimize inventory, and ensure compliance. These intelligent agents turn procurement into a valuable strategic asset by delivering insightful data analysis, making workflows more efficient, and reducing mistakes.
Poor orchestration leads to miscommunication, duplicated efforts, and inefficiencies. Data inconsistencies, delayed decision-making, and increased costs arise from uncoordinated agents. Compliance risks, supplier mismanagement, and disrupted workflows can damage relationships and profitability. Lack of synchronization may also cause missed opportunities, reduced scalability, and compromised strategic alignment in procurement processes.
Orchestration and automation have different use cases. Procurement agent orchestration ensures strategic alignment, adaptability, and real-time data sharing across agents. Automation, on the other hand, prioritizes efficiency in isolated processes, lacking holistic coordination.
Procurement agent orchestration enables smooth coordination of multiple agents to handle complex processes and make better decisions. Automation deals with simple, repetitive tasks based on set rules, without involving any interaction between agents.
June 11, 2025 | Procurement Software read
Agentic AI is finally here. And it is set to make a huge impact on business operations. By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, enabling 15% of day-to-day work decisions to be made autonomously, according to a Gartner projection. But unlike any other technology implementation, it is not merely a system upgrade, modular add-on, or a new interface layer. It transforms workflows and changes how teams interact with data or make decisions.
