Procurement folks -- do you expect to spend more or less on your tech stack in 2024? Share in the comments if this is due to pricing changes or vendor changes.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Adviser in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

Those I work with plan on spending the same and getting much more out of what they have, as they still have a long way to go. Even with changes in the overall SC and Ops tech stack, the total spend won't increase.

Sr. Director of P2P in Software9 months ago

I may reduce the complexity of our systems landscape to keep the cost the same for our growing organization.

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