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Whitepapers, videos, podcasts and articles on procurement, AI and digital transformation — practical insights, industry perspectives and conversations with experts.
Podcast · Sep 3, 2026
Language: German
In episode #132 of Business unplugged, Prof. Dr. Johannes Pohl talks with Markus Sinz, co-founder of apadua, about how AI is changing the procurement of professional services.
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Article · Jul 21, 2026
Language: German
When it comes to digitalization and automation, services procurement often still lags behind. This article in Beschaffung aktuell shows how apadua rebuilt its platform together with customers – with AI built in from the start, not added on.
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Blog post · Jul 6, 2026
Language: English
Procurement metrics can reward the wrong behaviour. On Medium, Gregory N. Vider shows how spend coverage, supplier counts and purchase-order rules miss the moment that matters: capturing demand before a provider is chosen.
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Whitepaper · Chemicals & Industry · Jul 5, 2026
Language: English
A sector-focused whitepaper on Europe's chemical downturn, the services-spend blind spot and how automation changes procurement's role.
Read moreBlog post · Jun 22, 2026
Language: English
AI reduces the time needed to deliver professional services, but who keeps the productivity gain? On Medium, Gregory N. Vider shows how pricing models and contract clauses determine whether providers, clients or both benefit.
ReadBlog post · Jun 15, 2026
Language: English
A convincing demo cannot reveal how software will work with your data, processes and organisational habits. On Medium, Gregory N. Vider shows how operational due diligence makes sourcing-suite promises testable before the contract is signed.
ReadBlog post · Jun 8, 2026
Language: English
Similar feature lists do not make procurement tools interchangeable. On Medium, Gregory N. Vider shows why specialised workflows, supplier networks and category knowledge can make the decisive difference in energy, logistics, chemicals and professional services.
ReadWhitepaper · Banking & Finance · Jun 3, 2026
Language: English
Why many banks’ procurement models are reaching their limits and what matters now.
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Podcast · Dec 19, 2025
Language: English
In this episode of The Procurement Software Podcast, James Meads is joined by Gregory Vider and Markus Sinz, co-founders of apadua. Drawing on their backgrounds as procurement practitioners, Gregory and Markus share a grounded, thoughtful perspective on what AI really means for procurement.
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Article · Sep 2025
Language: German
How do you get procurement and IT on the same page for complex projects? This article in Technik + Einkauf (04/2025) shows how KWS uses shared requirements and comparable proposals to make better sourcing decisions.
ReadArticle · Oct 2024
Language: German
Yannick Harksen explains how procurement teams can select useful AI projects and prepare the data they need, with professional services spend as a practical example.
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Podcast · Sep 25, 2024
Language: German
In episode 7 of Einkaufssache, Alexander Gölz and Yannick Schwab talk to Gregory N. Vider, founder and managing director of apadua, and Daniel Stumm (Chain IQ) about buying professional services, outsourcing, maverick buying and the use of AI.
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