A competitive analysis on Xeeva is difficult because the source-to-pay provider doesn’t just compete against the handful of players trying to bring machine learning and AI to the S2P space. It also takes on all of the traditional source-to-pay vendors who offer modern sourcing experiences, especially if they are augmented with market intelligence, best practices, community intelligence or other modern “guided” capabilities that can help a buyer make a better decision. That’s basically what buyers...

Artificial intelligence’s penetration into the enterprise back office can be seen in nearly all areas of operation, but the procure-to-pay process is among the most popular targets for AI disruption.

Last month, we examined the current constraints on procurement today and discovered that data spend quality is an issue that’s holding organizations back. Digging in further, we found that spend classification is a big factor affecting organizations’ abilities to get high-quality data. The reality is you don’t know what you’re actually spending in each category.