CPO Rising’s ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that procurement and supply chain leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you. Please drop us a note at info at cporising dot com. Thanks, and enjoy!
SCIP Expands Platform to Help Enterprises Improve Decision Quality Across Volatile Supply Chains
LAS VEGAS — The Supply Chain Intelligence Platform (SCIP) announced the launch of Optimize and Assure, two new decision intelligence capabilities designed to improve decision quality by helping organizations clarify priorities, validate choices, and build confidence in how decisions are made and defended.
The firm stated that enterprises have invested heavily in supply chain visibility, yet decision risk continues to rise. As data volumes grow and conditions shift faster, supply chain leaders are increasingly judged not just on responsiveness, but on whether their decisions hold up under pressure. As volatility becomes a constant, organizations are being forced to make high-stakes tradeoffs with less margin for error and far more scrutiny.
According to Andy Kohm, co-founder and CEO of SCIP, “Trusted data is the starting point, not the finish line,” he said.
“Optimize and Assure turn that foundation into decision intelligence, surfacing risks before they materialize and recommending actions that balance margin, risk, and speed, so leaders can move with confidence and defend their choices as the environment shifts.”
Read the full announcement here.
Celonis and LeafLabs Launch Robotic Systems Intelligence Solution to Power AI-Driven Supply Chain Operations
MUNICH and NEW YORK — Celonis, a global leader in process intelligence, a key enabler of enterprise AI, announced the launch of the Celonis Robotic Systems Intelligence Manager by LeafLabs. Using the new app, Pickle Robot Company, a pioneer in physical AI for supply chain applications, achieved a 50% acceleration in core processing development for advanced capabilities that dramatically improve performance for customers using Pickle’s intelligent robotic solutions.
Celonis stated that robots are a key component of modern supply chains, used in manufacturing, warehouse automation, and logistic operations. Yet as robotic fleets grow, they generate massive amounts of data — up to 100 GB per robot per day — that often remains unstructured and underutilized. When organizations can’t connect machine-level data to broader business KPIs, this gap leads to wasted resources, unmitigated risks, and stalled innovation.
According to Manik Sharma, head of supply chain GTM AI at Celonis, “From the factory floor and fulfillment center to the front porch, robots are crucial to delivering the products customers want,” he said.
“By combining Celonis’ platform with LeafLabs’ deep domain experience, we provide AI-driven robotics the intelligence needed to execute successfully, connecting robot data with operational context, rules, and models to deliver reliable outcomes at scale.”
Read the full announcement here.
Procurement Sciences Acquires Rogue AI to Accelerate End-to-End AI Growth Platform for Government Contracting
RICHMOND, Va. — Procurement Sciences, an end-to-end AI growth platform for government contractors, announced the acquisition of Rogue AI, an AI-native innovator in proposal and workflow automation for the government contracting industry. This strategic acquisition accelerates Procurement Sciences’ mission to transform how government contractors find, win, and deliver work using AI.
The organization stated that the acquisition brings Rogue AI’s advanced proposal drafting and workflow capabilities and Procurement Sciences’ comprehensive platform and world-class customer service, creating a platform that can support government contractors throughout the entire government contracting lifecycle.
According to Christian Ferreira, CEO of Procurement Sciences, “The government contracting industry is evolving rapidly, and AI is no longer optional. It’s a must-have competitive advantage,” he said.
“By bringing Rogue AI into our platform, we’re accelerating our ability to deliver practical, purpose-built AI solutions across the entire procurement lifecycle, from opportunity discovery through proposal development to delivery.”
Read the full announcement here.
BirchStreet Unveils AI-Powered Smart AP Solution to Optimize P2P and Accounting Efficiencies for Hospitality
LAS VEGAS — BirchStreet Systems, a global provider of the complete hospitality operations platform, announced the launch of BirchStreet Smart AP™, a next-generation solution that automates the entire accounts payable process, from invoice capture to payment execution.
Powered by advanced AI that manages both header and line‑level exceptions, the company stated that Smart AP allows for faster, more accurate invoice processing with stronger control, higher efficiency, and real-time visibility. As a result, customers will incur significantly reduced manual workloads, faster payment cycles, virtually eliminated processing errors, and robust fraud prevention.
According to Valerie Layman, chief product officer at BirchStreet, “The hospitality industry has long struggled with the inefficiencies of manual accounts payable processes, which drain valuable time and resources from operations teams,” she said. “Our BirchStreet Smart AP™ solution transforms this entirely by automating invoice processing with touchless ingestion and line-level three-way matching — the only technology in hospitality that delivers this capability.”
“This allows operational and finance teams to shift from transactional work to strategic value creation, while ensuring vendor relationships remain strong through timely, accurate payments,” Layman added.
Read the full announcement here.
