Supply chain management and cost control: The power of data and analysis

June 12th, 2025

In the face of economic turbulence, hospitality-driven businesses are struggling.

From hotels and restaurants to senior centers, golf resorts, schools and more – providing new and regular customers with a high-quality experience is more expensive than ever.

That’s why more and more operators are turning to a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) for support and partnering with them on:

Maintaining high-quality operational standards
Managing supply chain risks and dynamics
Monitoring what is costing more and pivoting quickly
Tracking changing tariffs and supply chain impacts

If you can relate to these challenges, check out the Summer/Fall Cost Outlook, which gives you access to market data analysis across key commodities, a macroeconomic viewpoint, and other critical procurement-critical analysis.

GPO data and analysis drives cost reduction

A GPO’s Digital and data analysis should support every stage of your purchasing process. From discovering additional savings opportunities to standardizing purchasing across locations, robust data is critical to success.

Entegra Shopping Assistant (ESA), for example, makes finding additional savings opportunities easy: An AI-driven browser extension “layers” over a distributor’s e-store, helping Entegra clients find the best prices (whether they are Entegra-contracted or not) while they shop in real time.

For managing rising food and FF&E prices, supply chain issues and other market fluctuations, you need digital tools and analysis that provide:

Swift, quality-based purchasing to identify cost surges and react quickly to lower cost substitutions, while maintaining high quality standards
Spending control: Ensure best pricing and consistency with locked order guides
Automated alerts and tracking: Act quickly to react to money-saving, GPO-contracted price changes
Near real-time data: Access tools that reflect cost and stocking implications to drive informed decisions
Secure, accurate data: Tap into critical purchasing data from disparate sources displayed in visual dashboards.

A one-stop GPO client platform that elevates procurement automation

Check out these robust features you can tap into from our client platform, Entegra PurchasingIQ:

Overview Dashboard: Get at-a-glance insight into Entegra-contracted vs. non-Entegra- contracted spend
Savings Optimizer: Identify cost-saving opportunities with product alternatives based on your purchase history. Filter by category, manufacturer or location, and view estimated savings opportunities
Purchase History: Track spend trends over time
Estimated Savings: See how much you could save with recommended product changes
Trends and insights: Monthly reports to help navigate inflation, commodity pricing and more

A beacon for procurement in the face of information overload

Partner with a GPO like Entegra for ongoing monitoring of tariffs and federal policies that impact your procurement – and your business as a whole.

Start with your free copy of Summer/Fall Cost Outlook, then reach out to us today.

Download the Summer/Fall Cost Outlook.

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