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Podcast | How AI Is Poised to Revolutionize the Procurement Function

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December 6, 2024
Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The future of procurement lies with artificial intelligence — and big changes are coming.

 AI promises to radically reshape the procurement function in the next few years. On this episode, we learn the extent to which it actually be changed. Our guests are Todd Bremer and Wayne Clark, vice presidents of consulting with GEP. They share the strategies that procurement organizations must adopt in order to successfully deploy AI, and achieve the desired objectives of streamlined operations and cost savings — all while complying with strict new regulations affecting environmental, social and governance activities. We also talk about the fate of humans in procurement, including a candid assessment of future staffing requirements, and the range of new skills that people will need, if they’re to keep pace with the current and coming generation of AI agents. Hosted by Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain.

 This episode is sponsored by GEP.

Show notes: 

A white paper from GEP: “Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations. And They’re Already Here!”

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