ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Peter Smith, Managing Director at Procurement Excellence Ltd. If Procurement people, functions and organisations are going to be successful, it is obvious that we have to adapt to the changing wider business and social environments. And it seems that increasingly three topics come to the fore – effectiveness, creativity and agility.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover Ways to Boost Supply Chain Visibility through Digital Marketing Supply chain visibility is essential for providing a superior customer experience and sustaining customer loyalty over time. Customers face significant frustrations that erode brand trust and sales without supply chain visibility.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improvements to existing procurement processes, procedures, and operations are as time-sensitive as ever. In the 2024 State of Procurement Data Report by Amazon Business, 95% of decision-makers surveyed acknowledge that there’s room for procurement optimization.

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ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

Last week, round 40 Procurement leaders got together in the very pleasant surroundings of the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to talk about collaboration, and to celebrate Ivalua’s increased presence in the UK. And increasingly, that means collaborative working with key suppliers who can support that need to be innovative, flexible and agile.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

How to Improve Procurement Efficiency. Procurement was once known for imposing clunky purchasing processes. Procurement professionals are now celebrated for their innovation, creativity, agility, and cost-saving initiatives. 8 Steps to Improve Procurement Efficiency. By Hugo Britt | October 26, 2022.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. And the limitations in supply chain visibility seem to start right here. would demand its implementation.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For several years now, Spend Matters has been collecting and publishing a series of articles about procurement, supply and services trends for the year ahead from expert tech and service providers in the market. For granular analysis and comparisons of procurement technology solutions, subscribe to Spend Matters Insider.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Parallel Supply Chain … A Twilight Zone Strategy? Death of Global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. Is COVID19 the death of Global Supply Chains? Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As we are coming to the end of the year, procurement and supply chain leaders across industries initiate their annual strategic planning process for the next year. We have shortlisted 7 C ritical T rends that will help supply chain leaders and practitioners to build a strategic blueprint for 2023 and beyond.

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Una

MARCH 6, 2023

9 Innovative Purchasing Concepts for Procurement Implement various innovative purchasing concepts to ditch the old-school way of doing things and bring your procurement function up to speed. The "old-school" way of structuring a procurement function has stood the test of time.

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HICX

JUNE 28, 2022

In the session, we were joined by Andrea Sordi , Academic Director, Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee ; and Sammy Rashed , founder of the Think Tank ‘Beyond Group’ and subsequently SRCD where he provides consultancy and executive coaching services. Data visibility leads to agility.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada.

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ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

As we move towards a new decade is the emphasis in the procurement world changing – are we going to see a new age, where the Art of Procurement comes to the fore? Technology has radically changed procurement activities and procurement roles across virtually all our spheres of activity.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 9, 2023

Supply chain risks heightened by geopolitical conflict. These are just some of the many challenges procurement teams have had to face since the pandemic and throughout 2022. What all of these obstacles have made clear is that process resilience and long-term procurement strategies are essential for mitigating future risks.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

US procurement startups are killing it. It’s no surprise that in the home of big tech, Silicon Valley and seemingly endless VC investors, there’s a thriving and diverse procurement tech ecosystem. Let’s have a look at the who’s who in the American procurement startup space. Hot diggity dawg!

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In supply chain management, total lead time is a crucial metric encompassing the period from customer order to delivery, be it in B2B or B2C scenarios. As a critical supply parameter, managing lead time is essential for mitigating uncertainties in the supply chain.

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Una

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Redefining the Value Proposition of Procurement. The people that I think are heroes are able to put aside what they think and truly listen to buyers, purchasing managers , and senior managers, and really learn from those individuals. The value proposition of procurement. Why is listening so important in procurement?

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A successful procurement transformation involves a strategic overhaul of processes, technologies, and approaches to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, risk management, and value creation. Automation increases efficiency and reduces errors, leading to faster and more accurate procurement cycles.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Lorna spoke with Gemma Burman about her procurement career. How did you get into procurement? Well, like a lot of people, I fell into procurement really. What are the roles and responsibilities the procurement function holds within Futures Housing Group?

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Procurement Heads

JANUARY 4, 2023

For Procurement Heads ‘ latest Big Interview, Rebecca spoke to Will Cooke about her career, SRM and sustainable procurement. How did you get into procurement? I got into procurement through a graduate procurement programme at British Airways in 1997. Our organisation has adopted agile ways of working.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategic procurement, or procurement strategic planning, is a data-driven process that helps businesses align procurement and business goals. The result is greater supply chain predictability, more accurate decision-making, and better business agility. What is strategic procurement?

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Are you looking to create greater value from your procurement-supplier synergies but strict sustainability & regulatory compliances, risk vulnerabilities along with political instability are bringing in new challenges for you? Changing Roles of Buyers. This was the first significant change in the buyers’ role.

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Procurement Software

JANUARY 9, 2024

British procurement startups are also well-represented within this startup ecosystem. The 10 Hottest UK-based Procurement Tech Startups Before we give you the list, we should briefly touch on what we’ve defined as a “Startup” Less than 50 employees, according to data on LinkedIn.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2023

Today I’m joined by Logward , an exciting tech brand with a vision of a future where supply chain departments lead the transformation of their industries, instead of simply transporting it. 25.17] From capacity to forecasting, how Logward’s Procurement Solutions are addressing some of the industry’s trending concerns.

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ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 March 27, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Steve Carter The biggest change to Accounts Payables since the introduction of double entry journals is about to hit finance departments–but are they prepared? Read More : Under Pressure, Will Procurement Take Performance Higher in 2023?

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Arkestro

MARCH 8, 2024

These awards recognize outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. These awards recognize outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. These challenges in the direct material supply chain pose a real threat, especially in a time of crisis.

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Procurement Heads

AUGUST 7, 2022

Why did you get into procurement? I’ve been in procurement for nearly 28 years, seven years at Marks & Spencer after studying business studies and supply chain management at university. I was a Buyer at M&S, so it was direct procurement. That’s why I created Marr Procurement in 2015.

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PASA (Procurement and Supply Australasia)

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The PASA CEO, Jonathan Dutton, is game to try and has compiled a shortlist of ten loose predictions and challenges for the procurement year ahead in 2023. Yet in supply side terms, the cause of supply chain interruption is not quite as important as the possibility that supply can be interrupted for a wide range of reasons.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 11, 2023

The need for efficient and error-proof procurement processes has never been greater. Following recent unprecedented events and disruptions, one thing has become clear: procurement optimization is no longer just about cost-effectiveness or efficiency. . What is procurement transformation?

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

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The Good Spending

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Kraljic matrix is still an excellent procurement tool, yet somewhat simplistic. Buyers of direct materials will empathize with the availability and quality of an item rather than the price itself. Category strategy will elaborate on logistical and supply management aspects, i.e., inventory planning and supply chain configuration.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 7, 2023

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. This reflects the increasing digitisation trend in procurement to manage both operational and strategic processes more effectively. Table of Contents What is P2P in Procurement?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Most experienced Procurement Managers don’t enjoy performing administrative tasks and firefighting operational issues. And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time.

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Strategic Sourceror

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

From rising inflation to depleted consumer sentiment to the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on the supply chain and the broader economy, a combination of factors has led to retailers' inventory predicaments. Throughout the lockdown, demand far outpaced supply. "A spree ends, this is not something that continues forever."

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