Interesting article but whenever I read an article like yours, I ask myself: “How? And where do I start?” Paragraphs like this leave me wanting more… “Startups and smaller businesses can leverage AI agents to streamline their procurement processes. Automating data collection and spend analytics allows these companies to quickly identify the best suppliers and negotiate favourable terms, minimising the risk of manual errors. Procurement Magazine has showcased several AI tools designed to empower smaller procurement teams and enable them to compete with larger organisations.” Sure, Procurement Magazine showcased tools, but so what?
That being said, in the end, you alluded to the way to integrate ai agents by referencing advanced orchestration as the starting point. Everything else is just a point solution. AI needs to be integrated into the process, which needs to be orchestrated.
Agreed. It’s tricky to address. As a less frequent author of articles on procurement automation and AI, I try to go from a general problem statement and then get specific on how I solved it. My hope is to go beyond sharing the generalities the AI conversations seem to be littered with. I’m likely incorrect in that approach but it’s the one that suits me.
Interesting article but whenever I read an article like yours, I ask myself: “How? And where do I start?” Paragraphs like this leave me wanting more… “Startups and smaller businesses can leverage AI agents to streamline their procurement processes. Automating data collection and spend analytics allows these companies to quickly identify the best suppliers and negotiate favourable terms, minimising the risk of manual errors. Procurement Magazine has showcased several AI tools designed to empower smaller procurement teams and enable them to compete with larger organisations.” Sure, Procurement Magazine showcased tools, but so what?
That being said, in the end, you alluded to the way to integrate ai agents by referencing advanced orchestration as the starting point. Everything else is just a point solution. AI needs to be integrated into the process, which needs to be orchestrated.
My 2 cents.
Great feedback - I’ll be showcasing some of this in the coming months.
It’s hard to know where to get started as there are so many different variables at play here.
Some people have tech in play and they are being brought along that journey with their specific procurement tech vendor.
Others have nothing, which gives them a ridiculous number of possibilities.
Then we have costs, data handling and location concerns, other options in the tech stack that could be used.
Agreed. It’s tricky to address. As a less frequent author of articles on procurement automation and AI, I try to go from a general problem statement and then get specific on how I solved it. My hope is to go beyond sharing the generalities the AI conversations seem to be littered with. I’m likely incorrect in that approach but it’s the one that suits me.
Keep writing, Daniel!
I’d say this is a great way to approach it - so don’t stop.
I’ve got to be somewhat careful of what I share as I’m working on AI solutions for procurement right now.
So the generalisation approach helps me with that.
However, I am currently hands on with deep research and operator and the use cases for procurement using these tools alone are wild.
Lmk if you ever want to collaborate
Thanks for opening my eyes to this and the endless possibilities it offers.