C1 is Honored with Procurement Technology Innovation Award by UBS Forum
This event marked yet another milestone in the strong partnership between C1 India and UBS Forum, being our fourth sponsorship of the 4th event...
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Common E-Tendering Mistakes that Procurement Teams Make and How to Avoid Them?
In today's rapidly evolving business environment, procurement is a critical function that directly impacts a company's bottom line. However,...
Challenges of Manually Managing the Vendor Procurement Process
In today's rapidly evolving business environment, procurement is a critical function that directly impacts a company's bottom line. However,...
Mastering Procurement Negotiation: Are You Truly Prepared for the Future?
In an ever-evolving global market, procurement has become more than just purchasing goods and services—it's about strategic partnership, risk...
How Modern Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) Transforms Procurement
In the dynamic landscape of modern business, agility and adaptability are paramount. As companies strive to thrive and remain competitive, ensuring a...
Mr. Sanjay Puri, CEO, C1 has been featured in “Top 10 Indian Business Leaders in Middle East to Watch for 2024”
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Sanjay Puri has been features in one of the "Top 10 Indian Business Leaders in the Middle East to Watch for...
The Kingdom of Bahrain adopted C1 E-tendering system for their county-wide procurement
Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain counts as one of the highly developed economies by UN definition. Considering the purchasing power parity, Bahrain is...
Revolutionizing RFPs: How Gen AI Redefined the Procurement Landscape
In today's fast-paced business landscape, the Request for Proposal (RFP) process stands as a cornerstone for organizations seeking to procure...
Sultanate of Oman adopted the C1 E-tendering System for managing their country-wide procurement
Sultanate of Oman is a Nations Online country profile of the Sultanate in the Middle East. Oman lies at the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula.
Best practices for participating in Bank Auction
Bank auctions have emerged as a lucrative avenue for acquiring properties at competitive prices. Be it a residential space or a commercial venture,...
Unlocking Efficiency of Product Lifecycle Management
According to the market research report by Fortune Business Insights, product life cycle management (PLM) market size stood at USD 16.76 Billion in...
Streamlining Business Operations with Source-to-Pay Solutions
According to McKinsey, most businesses lose up to 4% of their overall external spending due to high transaction costs, inefficiencies, and...
How Machine Learning can help in the Procurement process
According to a survey, businesses lose between 2 and 3% of their external spending on pointless transaction fees, noncompliance with regulations, and...
5th Procurement Excellence Summit & Awards 2022
We at C1 sponsored the 5th Procurement Excellence Summit & Awards, it was the second consecutive event with UBS Forum. An event was held at...
Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management
Machine learning will be used for the supply chain management for procurement solutions to manage the entire business to ensure to supply of a product...
C1 Appraised Again At CMMI Level 5
In today's announcement, C1 announced it had been appraised at CMMI Level 5 for development once again. C1 is one of the top 50 companies...
The Most Innovative Companies to watch in 2022
C1 has been shortlisted as "The Most Innovative Companies to watch in 2022" by Business Connect Magazine. Haryana/June 10th, 2022 – We are...
Customer Satisfaction Survey Results 2021
In our customer satisfaction survey, we reported 94% overall customer satisfaction. 95% of responders were highly likely or likely to recommend our...
Best Practices to Improve Supplier Management
As we are now well-versed with the concept of supplier management and its various aspects. Let's straight away dive into the standard best...
Blueprints for Supplier Risk Management
Large enterprises deal with numerous suppliers in today's business world. A lot of companies engage and depend upon these suppliers for...
6 Simple Steps for Evaluating Supplier Performance
Management of the supplier base is deemed to be tricky especially for businesses with a global presence and it’s a challenging task due to various...
Supplier Management: Why Is It Important – C1 India
All business processes and actions that engage with a supplier's entire lifecycle for an organisation are referred to as supplier management
Mr. Sanjay Puri, shortlisted as “The Most inspiring CEO 2021”
We are exceptionally proud and overwhelmed to announce that Mr. Sanjay Puri, CEO, C1 India has been shortlisted for the “10 most inspiring CEO to...
Potential Obstacles to Effective Cognitive Procurement
The scope for development is massive when it comes to building an effective cognitive procurement system but there are various obstacles which can...
Cognitive Procurement: Impact on Businesses
Every business has different requirements. No two businesses can leverage the potential of cognitive procurement in a similar way. It’s the...
Cognitive Procurement
In today’s world, disruptive technologies are swiftly reshaping businesses to strategize based-on granular level insights, improve growth prospects...
Sanjay Puri, CEO, C1 India – “Business Tycoon of the Year 2020”
We are extremely proud to announce that Mr. Sanjay Puri, CEO, C1 India has been awarded as ‘Business Tycoon of the year 2020’ by Corporate Review...
How to Measure & Report Procurement Savings?
A clear and consistent measurement system that is aligned with the business objectives and measures factors such as effectiveness and efficiency can...
C1 selected as one of the “10 Most Promising Procurement Technology Solution Providers – 2020”
We are pleased to announce that C1 is selected one of the "10 Most Promising Procurement Technology Solution Providers - 2020" by CIO Review...
Complexity Surrounding Procurement Function
Complex procurement function can cover a wide spectrum of requirements, from the simplest purchasing of supplies to the most complex, with varying...
Procurement Savings And Its Types
Regardless of Industry category, enterprise size, or the maturity of procurement practice and discipline, evaluating cost savings remains the top...
Procurement Through Internet of Things(IoT): The Reinvention of Digital Ecosystem
In our last blog, we explored and learned about Robotic process automation and its applicability in the procurement process. Our today’s topic is...
RPA Reshaping Intelligent Procurement
In our previous blog, we explored blockchain and how it can transform the procurement industry. Today, we will explore about one of the most actively...
The Potential of Blockchain to Transform Procurement
In our last blog, we learned about Machine Learning and its integration with the procurement process. To further explore the upcoming advancements in...
AI ML:The New Age Market Intelligence Advisor for Cognitive Procurement
ML and AI’s usage differ from one another when it comes to procurement and both are at different stages of development. Machine learning is a part...
The AI Impact on Procurement
Earlier we learned about Big-Data Analytics and its usage to detect unpredictable patterns, trends, and perform predictive analysis. Data mining...
Big Data Analytics Evolving Procurement Process
Enterprises around the globe generate an umpteen amount of data. The raw data when filtered using advanced computing systems to derive meaningful...
Cloud-based Procurement Platform
Cloud computing is a form of internet-based computing that provides ability and access to store data and programs via device-on-demand with an...
Advanced technologies and their integration with procurement functions
Rapid innovations and technological advancements are reshaping the procurement industry and its functions. These market disruptive developments are...
Crewfield partners with India’s C1 to boost country’s e-procurement space
In a positive development for e-procurement in the country, local company Crewfield Investments recently signed a business partnership agreement with...
Manage all your contracts with C1’s Contract Management System
In the last blog, we discussed the functional overview of e-procurement which includes indent management, inventory management, tender management,...
A Comprehensive Auction Management System to Control Online Bidding of Buyers and Suppliers
Negotiation is an inevitable part of the buying process. C1’s Auction Management & Bidding Software allows procurement professionals to automate...
CCL Leverages C1’s Tender Management Solution to Drive Savings
Explore how C1’s procurement solutions added value to their business, ensuring compliance and transparency across the complete procurement...
OYO Transforms Procurement with C1 India for their Pan India Operations
Know more about how C1’s procurement solution helped OYO in achieving their procurement goals with better transparency across all the departments...
Optimize the process for all tendering requirements through C1’s Tender Management Solution
Managing tenders is a very time-consuming exercise and a lot of paperwork is involved. Many rounds of negotiations and documentation with accurate...
Ensure optimal purchasing through Indent & Inventory Management
In the last blog, we discussed the functional overview of e-procurement which includes indent management, inventory management, tender management,...
e-Procurement – Functional Overview
Electronic procurement is a business to business (B2B) process of purchasing and selling goods or services over the internet. It offers a highly...
A Message from CEO – An Update on COVID-19
In any crisis, leaders have equal important responsibilities: solve the immediate problem and keep it from happening again. The Covid-19 pandemic is a...
Startup India: How entrepreneurs can realize full potential of govt’s scheme, remain competitive
As the world’s economy transitions into one where economic value is created by bringing about disruption, and consequently behavioral change,...
E-procurement and its growing importance in the Indian market!
In simple words, Electronic procurement is a business to business (B2B) process of purchasing and selling goods or services over the internet. It...
How E-procurement is transforming the landscape of Indian businesses?
In recent times cloud has been an integral part of turning big data into meaningful insights. Cloud-based data management has made it easier for...
Digital transformation of procurement is essential
The digitalization of procurement is ripe for growth. Embracing new technologies creates a supplier network, optimizes the framework, helps in...
Successful Forward Auction of Scrap Assets and Reverse Auction of Industrial Material for Hero Motors
Explore how C1’s procurement solution helped Hero motors in the entire sale and purchase process with significant cost advantages.
The Claridges Elevates Procurement with C1 Solution
Explore how C1’s procurement solution helped The Claridges in streamlining and automating their procurement process for grocery items and...
Successful Reverse Auction of Laptops for The British School
Learn more about how C1’s procurement solution helped The British School in achieving their procurement goals with better transparency and...
State Bank of India Mega E-auction offers listed properties at affordable price
SBI is releasing its Mega e-Auction of residential and commercial properties on C1 India’s e-Auction portal (www.bankeauctions.com/Sbi). The...
Why E-Procurement Is Now Being Integrated By Various Sectors To Simplify Their Procurement Process?
Ubiquitous, mobile supercomputing, self-driving car, genetic mutation, intelligent robots, and whatnot. The evidence of the evolution of automation...
E-procurement: A boon for the manufacturing sector
The manufacturing sector is among the largest and most crucial, complex, and competitive industries in the world. In India, the industry is expected...
Is e-procurement a Necessity for these New Age Banking Systems?
It is common practice for small, mid-sized, and large organisations to purchase goods, materials, and services from vendors through e-procurement...
E-procurement: The X factor for small businesses to cut cost, improve processes, and expand
Technology for MSMEs: For a business of any kind, if it wants to survive and stay competitive in the market, it is vital to reduce the costs of its...
How E-procurement is making business easier
By bringing vendors online and automating processes, e-procurement is making business easier than ever. For businesses using e-procurement, erstwhile...
C1 India to support government of Goa to automate the entire procurement process
C1 India, a leading e-Procurement company, today announced that Government of Goa, via Info Tech Corporation of Goa Limited (ITG) has selected C1 to...
40% Demand of e-Procurement comes from Government Organizations: C1 India Survey
Private and government organizations have always procured goods, materials, and labour from vendors. Before e-procurement, organizations procured...
How e-Procurement is making businesses easier, explains Sanjay Puri of C1 India
e-Procurement is an automation software for the procurement process which empowers users to easily make purchases. In simpler terms, e-Procurement is...
How Technology Has Empowered The E-procurement Solutions For Businesses
Companies have been transformed by e-procurement. E-procurement has made it much easier for them to procure products from vendors. Before...
C1 India in e-procurement solutions for businesses and govt portals
C1 India is the market leader in e-Procurement solutions and services. It empowers clients across industries to automate the procurement process...
P2P Suite’s Capabilities
P2P suites are sets of integrated solutions with processes that may be called “transactional” or “operational” procurement. They have...
P2P technology can help procurement leaders achieve business objectives
The procure-to-pay suite market is growing rapidly as organizations seek automation and innovation to control spend and improve supplier...
Procurement Analytics – Fuels the organizations to move towards business excellence
In procurement, technologies’ true purpose is to augment human capabilities by driving workforce capable and enable to interact and work with...
AI adoption unveils hidden value in procurement
New technologies in procurement are changing the equation by offering innovative prospects for businesses to forecast and respond more efficiently to...
B2B Marketplace – A direct impact on ROI
Many decision-makers regard ROI as the only most important factor in an e-Commerce platform purchasing decision. It’s important to understand that...
Comprehensive solution for sellers and professional buyers to connect and grow their business globally
An online B2B marketplace is where both buyers and sellers can engage in digital commerce. Like popular B2C marketplaces – Amazon, eBay, and Etsy, a...
Supplier Relationship Management: A key part of procurement cycle
Supplier Relationship Management forms a key part of the procurement cycle. It is an integrated approach, addressing both the buyer and seller sides,...
Bank Auctions Made Easy & Convenient
Taking note of the fact that we are in the age of Facebook, You Tube and Twitter, digital technology should be adopted by various authorities and...
Direct vs. Indirect Spend – Next Level Purchasing
Imagine you are throwing a party and negotiate a 20 percent discount on the food, but spend the money saved on extra four crates of beer. You can...
Six necessary steps to conduct a proper Spend Analysis
Business managers are under constant pressure to reduce costs and increase productivity. If the idea of a budget report fills your department heads...
Gain better visibility for more procurement savings with Spend Analysis
Over the year procurement has transferred from a calculated purchasing function to a high significant strategic partners to its organizations and this...