1、How trending topics,procurement priorities,technologies and start-ups arereshaping the procurement landscape.Table of ContentsForeword02Introduction03How can carbon footprint be reduced through procurement?Managing the untamable:InflationHow to manage your procurement in the era of global supply cha

2、in decoupling?Why procurement can be a main driver for innovationThe application of generative artificial intelligence in procurement0815222731Section 1-Trending Topics0637445158Optimal procurement risk management to excelUnleashing the power of AI in digital procurement:Opportunities,challenges,and

3、 the path to innovationSustainability as a solution for future generations needsAt your service How to employ technology and data to secure the greatest benefit to the Procurement organizationSection 2 Procurement Priorities36Section 3 Technologies65Section 4 Start-ups74Conclusion/Summary86Authors a

4、nd ContributorsAppendix89Capgemini technology maturity modelBottlenecks and best practices6669Foreword2024 INTELLIGENT PROCUREMENT STUDYThe world is ever-changing,and the past couple of years have brought a series of paradigm-shifting transformations.The COVID-19 global pandemic,Russias attack on Uk

5、raine,and recently,the unstable situation between Israel and Palestine,led to a string of events that undisputedly brought forward multiple additional challenges for all markets and companies across the globe.The disruption of the global supply chains tilted the globalization pendulum to the reverse

6、,with more and more countries turning back to protectionism instead of global trade.On top of this,the scarcity or even non-availability of vital goods such as oil,gas,and certain raw materials also sparked a global economic crisis with declining growth rates and soaring inflation in almost all regi