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P2Insight Blog
Insights on Maximo procurement, PunchOut, cXML vendor integrations, inventory management, and MRO supply chain optimization. Learn how to reduce downtime and improve purchasing.


Why utilities using Maximo in 2026 need an inventory-first procurement process
Utilities using Maximo in 2026 need a procurement process built around inventory first, cleaner requests, and stronger supplier handoffs.
1 day ago4 min read


The uncomfortable truth about email-based RFQs: Quick Quote for Maximo fixes the handoff most teams still manage outside the system
Quick Quote for Maximo helps buyers keep RFQ detail structured, comparable, and visible instead of losing quote history in email and spreadsheets.
3 days ago3 min read


What Every Supply Chain Professional Whose Organization Uses Maximo Should Know About P2P in 2026
The Maximo procurement process slows down when planners and buyers spend too much time searching, checking, and re-entering data. Here is what leading teams fix first.
Jun 43 min read


What most planners still miss about faster work order planning, and how EzReq helps inside Maximo
EzReq for maintenance planners helps Maximo teams find materials faster, check inventory first, and build cleaner work packages with less search time.
Jun 44 min read


After 10 years of optimizing P2P for IBM Maximo environments, here’s why purchase requisition quality in Maximo still breaks everything downstream.
Purchase requisition quality in Maximo has a direct impact on RFQs, POs, cXML transactions, invoice exceptions, and spend visibility downstream.
Jun 43 min read


PunchOut for Maximo: What Most Procurement Teams Still Miss
PunchOut for Maximo improves buying, but EzReq and Vendor API close the inventory discovery and supplier data gaps teams miss.
Jun 35 min read


Why So Many Leading Maximo Organizations Are Moving to Open & Satellite Storerooms in 2026?
How leading Maximo teams ensure accurate charging in open and satellite storerooms without slowing maintenance down.
May 64 min read
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