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Product, procurement orchestration, Agentic AI, modern procurement

Touchless, Transparent, Trusted: The New Mandate for Agentic Procurement

Kate Jeter

Why the winning strategy isn’t “more agents,” but better orchestration, clearer metrics, and a peopl...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI, modern procurement

From Group Stage to Golden Trophy: What the World Cup Final Can Teach Us About Agentic Procurement Orchestration

Greg Bouchard

On July 19, the world's attention turns to MetLife Stadium, where Spain and Argentina meet in the 20...

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Escaping S2P Inertia Trap: Orchestration Architecture to De-risk your Agentic Future

David McClintock

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procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI, modern procurement, procurement operating model

Inside the Implementation: 10 Truths Every Procurement Leader Should Know

Kate Jeter

Most procurement transformations don’t fail because of technology. They fail because leaders misdiag...

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From Black Box to Business Driver: Orchestrating a New Procurement Reality

Kate Jeter

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement, Intake Management, Agentic AI, modern procurement, Idea-to-Pay

Idea to Pay is Here: It’s Time to Reimagine  Procurement

ORO Labs

The procurement industry has spent the last several decades building toward Source-to-Pay. And we do...

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Product, Webinar, procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI, modern procurement

From Gatekeeper to Growth Partner: Inside BAT’s Procurement Transformation

Kate Jeter

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Inside the Implementation: Codifying Procurement’s Central Nervous System with Shashi Kamath

Kate Jeter

When you speak with Shashi Kamath about procurement, he doesn’t start with forms, fields, or approva...

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procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI, modern procurement

"Find Fraud”: The Orchestrated Data Model that Unleashes AI Innovation

Chris Vessey

Two words. No rules. What happened next changed how I think about AI. We gave an AI agent two words ...

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Beyond the Intake Ceiling: Procurement Innovators Bring "Idea to Pay" to Life at DPW New York 2026

David McClintock

DPW New York 2026 arrived with the grand theme of "Recode." The centerstage presentations offered a ...

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI, modern procurement

Total Procurement Reinvention: Accenture and ORO partner with Global Financial Services Group to Scale Agentic Orchestration

James Tickle

Transformation of an enterprise function like procurement starts with vision, not technology. This w...

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement, modern procurement, procurement operating model

Inside the Implementation: Designing Better Procurement, Not Just Digitizing It

Kate Jeter

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From Hype to Vision: ORO’s Back-to-Back WPA Win Reveals Accelerating Momentum In Agentic Co-Innovation

ORO Labs

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From Agents to Agentic Orchestration: Closing the AI Readiness Gap in Procurement

Kate Jeter

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From Cost Control to Value Creation: The New Agenda for Procurement Leadership

Kate Jeter

Modern procurement is being rewritten in real time: cost savings still matter, but they are no longe...

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Partnering in the Age of Consulting Revolution: What It Means for Enterprise Procurement

James Tickle

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The AI Platform Decision Nobody Is Talking About Clearly

Chris Vessey

It's not Build vs. Buy anymore. It's Purpose-Built vs. General Purpose, and the stakes are higher th...

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Product, procurement orchestration, modern procurement

ORO Exceeds Leader Benchmarks in Key Intake & Orchestration Criteria in 2026 Hackett SolutionMap

David McClintock

The only provider to earn both Top Tech and Customer Value Leader category badges, it highlights ORO...

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Inside the Implementation: Designing Human-Centric Orchestration at Scale

Kate Jeter

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Your Agent Army Has No General: Why the “Agent For Everything” Mindset is a Quick-Fix Trap

Chris Vessey

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement

Inside the Implementation: Starting with a Blank Canvas

Kate Jeter

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement, Intake Management, Agentic AI

Inside the Implementation: Unlocking Enterprise Value with Orchestration

Kate Jeter

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Product, procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI

Inside the Implementation: Orchestrating Global Transformation Ambitions

Kate Jeter

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Inside the Implementation: Connecting the Dots in Complex Procurement

Kate Jeter

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A Guide to Turning Speed into Procurement’s Next Cost Advantage

Gloria Lee

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From a Black Box to Trusted Toolkit: The AI-Enabled Procurement Function of the Future where Agents Execute, Orchestration Governs, People Lead

David McClintock

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Inside the Implementation: Designing the Building Blocks of Change

Kate Jeter

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From Speed to Foresight: Why Procurement Orchestration Needs Intelligence to Scale

Kate Jeter

By Kate Jeter, Head of Global Field Marketing

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Inside the Implementation: Turning Procurement Vision into Reality

Kate Jeter

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procurement orchestration, procurement, Agentic AI

Inside Procurement Leaders’ European Forum 2026: The Shift from Reporting Metrics to Driving Outcomes

Kate Jeter

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AI Agents at Scale: Why Intent and Governance Matter More Than Hype

Chris Vessey

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Webinar, procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

Procurement Orchestration: Moving from Hype to Hard Results

Kate Jeter

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From Quad Axels to Snowboard Acrobatics: What the Winter Olympics can Teach us About Procurement Orchestration

Kate Jeter

By Kate Jeter, Head of Global Field Marketing

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Webinar, Agentic AI

Beyond Integration: How AI-Powered Orchestration Is Redefining Modern Procurement

Kate Jeter

By Kate Jeter, Head of Global Field Marketing

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How Bristol Myers Squibb Transformed Procurement into a Strategic Advantage

Kate Jeter

By Kate Jeter, Head of Global Field Marketing

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The Changing of the Guard: How the CPO Role is Changing

Chris Vessey

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10 Procurement Resolutions for 2026: From Intake to Enterprise Value

Greg Bouchard

As we step into 2026, procurement stands at a clear inflection point.

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Announcement, Product Update, procurement orchestration

ORO Labs in 2025: The Year of Agentic AI and Orchestration

ORO Labs

By Sudhir Bhojwan, Yuan Tung, Lalitha Rajagopalan

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intake to procure, procurement orchestration, procurement, procurement operating model, intake-to-pay

Rethinking Procurement Operating Models: Why Orchestration Is the Missing Link

Timothy Harfield

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Orchestration in Pharma R&D: A Unified Platform for Spend Management

Kate Jeter

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D organizations are navigating unprecedented complexity, with tea...

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intake to procure, procurement orchestration, Agentic AI, no code, agilty

Why Enterprise Procurement Still Struggles with Agility ... and How to Fix It

Timothy Harfield

Procurement teams today operate in a landscape that’s anything but stable. Shifting global regulatio...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

The First 90 Days: A Roadmap for CPOs to Accelerate Digital Procurement with Agentic AI and Orchestration

James Tickle

Starting a new role as a Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), or any senior procurement leader, is one o...

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procurement orchestration, procurement, Intake Management, Agentic AI, Supplier Onboarding and Maintenance

What is Agentic Procurement Orchestration? A Key to Unlocking the Procurement Imagination.

Timothy Harfield

Procurement stands at an inflection point. Across large enterprises, the function is under more pres...

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ORO Imagine 2025: The next chapter in procurement orchestration

Emily Rakowski

On October 7, 2025 ORO Imagine brought together procurement leaders, practitioners, and innovators t...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

Why AI Agents Alone Aren’t Enough: The Critical Role of Orchestration in Procurement’s Next Chapter

Timothy Harfield

The hype around AI agents in procurement is justified. They’re fast, efficient, and increasingly cap...

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Navigating Procurement Agility in a Time of Constant Change

Timothy Harfield

As procurement leaders face unrelenting macroeconomic pressures, technology disruption, and organiza...

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procurement orchestration, Intake Management, Agentic AI

ORO’s Leadership in the Fall 2025 Solution Map for Intake and Orchestration

Timothy Harfield

Spend Matters has once again recognized ORO Labs as a Value Leader in the Fall 2025 Solution Map for...

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Accelerating Procurement with ORO's Partner Network (OPEN): The Intake-to-Source Journey

Lance Younger

In today’s fast-paced enterprise environment, procurement agility is directly tied to business succe...

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Supplier Onboarding and Maintenance

Introducing ORO’s Supplier Front Door: A Smarter Supplier Engagement Experience

Kelli Stanley

According to Hackett, it can take as many as 50 days to onboard a new supplier. At a time when, acco...

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Change Management Isn’t About Scale. It’s About Orchestration-Based Stewardship.

Palak Singhal

Think small changes are simple? Ask the twenty people suddenly wondering where the “submit” button w...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

Procurement Under Pressure: 5 Key Takeaways from ORO’s 2025 Enterprise Procurement Agility Report

Timothy Harfield

In 2025, procurement leaders are navigating accelerating process complexity at the same time as they...

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What to Look for in a Procurement Orchestration Platform

Timothy Harfield

Procurement is undergoing a transformation. It’s evolving from a cost control function into a strate...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

From planning to deployment: navigating the AI agent journey in procurement

Timothy Harfield

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Agentic AI

Sliced Bread, AI Agents, and the Procurement Revolution

Timothy Harfield

If AI is the greatest invention since sliced bread, then it’s time we ask: what kind of sandwich are...

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Agentic AI

Procurement's Real AI Problem Isn't Intelligence — It's Orchestration

Kelli Stanley

AI is on every enterprise's roadmap right now. And although it should be, if not done correctly, add...

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procurement orchestration

From chaos to clarity: Tackling the challenge of data silos in procurement

Timothy Harfield

Procurement has come a long way from the days of filing cabinets and fax machines. Yet for all our p...

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Agentic AI

Why Agentic AI Is the Next Frontier in Procurement Transformation

ORO Labs

In recent years, procurement has undergone dramatic change, shifting from reactive back-office opera...

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procurement orchestration, Agentic AI

Procurement leaders must embrace agentic AI now. Is a lack of orchestration holding them back?

Kate Jeter

Procurement remains one of the most complex functions in any organization. Siloed systems, disconnec...

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procurement orchestration

Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing: Rethinking Procurement in the Age of AI and  Orchestration

Timothy Harfield

Each year, Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions offers a pulse check on the t...

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Overcoming User Adoption Barriers in Procurement: Why ORO Succeeds Where Others Fail

Kate Jeter

User adoption remains the critical success factor for any enterprise SaaS platform, but nowhere is t...

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procurement orchestration

Seeing the Invisible: Data Blindness and the Procurement Challenge

David Inbar

In today’s data-driven business landscape, organizations are awash in information, with dashboards, ...

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procurement orchestration, procurement, Intake Management

The Hidden Tariff: Why AI-Powered Procurement Orchestration Matters in a World of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity

Timothy Harfield

Procurement today faces a rising but often overlooked cost. It isn’t measured in duties or taxes. In...

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Putting AI to Work: ORO Labs at DPW New York 2025

Kate Jeter

At this year’s DPW New York conference, the prevailing theme was clear: it’s time to move beyond AI ...

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Why Agentic AI Is the Future of Procurement Orchestration— And What We're Launching to Help

Kelli Stanley

There's a growing buzz around AI agents — but at ORO, we believe this shift isn't just an AI challen...

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procurement orchestration

Procurement Orchestration: Cutting Through Complexity to Unlock Impact

ORO Labs

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Elevating procurement through orchestration: ORO’s standout performance in Everest Group’s 2025 market report

Timothy Harfield

In its February 2025 Procurement Orchestration – Market Overview and Provider Landscape, Everest Gro...

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Driving AI Innovation & Earning Top Honors at the World Procurement Congress 2025

Kate Jeter

The World Procurement Congress 2025, held at London’s InterContinental O2 from May 13-15, brought to...

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Announcement

ORO Labs Named Top Procurement Technology Provider at 2025 World Procurement Awards

ORO Labs

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Chutes, Ladders, and the Procurement Trap: Why Intake and Orchestration are Essential for Digital Transformation

Greg Goelkel

When I was a kid—long before iPads, smartphones, or even Mario Kart—Chutes and Ladders was a househo...

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AI-Driven Procurement Orchestration: How Grünenthal Achieved 70% Efficiency Gains

Kate Jeter

In today’s complex enterprise environment, procurement professionals often find themselves navigatin...

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