Technology Magazine June 2019 | Page 128

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“ARIBA GIVES US ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES WITH REGARDS TO OUR PROCURE-TO-PAY PROCESS ”

— Montse Empez , CPO , Applus + while the majority of companies are , in some way , adopting artificial intelligence ( AI ) and predictive analytics , this investment is not being seen enough in the supply chain and procurement departments . “ These technologies will play a significant role in procurement . My question is ‘ when ?’ I don ’ t think the market is ready yet . Applus + has implemented AI tools in its systems for checking things like the procure-to-pay process . But the reality is that only maybe 1 % of our suppliers are ready for
JUNE 2019