ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

When done right, spend analysis enables cost savings, supplier optimization, risk reduction, and more strategic sourcing decisions. Schedule a demo of Ivalua’s Spend Analysis solution today! Schedule a demo of Ivalua’s Spend Analysis solution today! Discover hidden savings and take control of your spend.

supply chain budgeting 130

supply chain budgeting Risk Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 130

ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

We’ve seen AI take over everyday tools and search engines; AI in Sourcing and Procurement is becoming a strategic tool in our kit, At Ivalua, we are helping global procurement teams integrate AI across the Source-to-Pay process, bringing automation, insight, and agility to every step.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Procurement Real-time Visibility Procurement team 130

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have demoed, analyzed and benchmarked, they arrive at a list of five young providers that they believe are innovative and exciting, have a rapidly rising presence in the market, can grow sustainably and which every CPO should have on their radar.

Supply Chain Efficiency 113

Supply Chain Efficiency Risk management Real-time Visibility Ethics 113

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Organizations are leaning into automation, analytics, and collaborative supplier technologies to drive performance across the entire procurement lifecycle.

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

8 Keelvar 2012 Founded in 2012, a decade of experience in sourcing optimization. 9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. 10 Archlet ~3050 employees Startup with a lean team, ProcureTech 100 honoree, but minimal scale. Company Size This ranks providers by estimated scale (e.g.,

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Negotiation Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 2025 – Liquid networksdynamic, decentralized, and highly adaptable systemsare reshaping procurement and ProcureTech by enhancing supplier collaboration, innovation, and agility. Supply chain risk management is proactive and data-driven. Procurement workflows are automated using AI & smart contracts.

Networking 59

Networking Import Procurement Buyers 59

Planergy

MARCH 12, 2025

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing. Simpler Logistics and Supply Chain Management With operations overseas, you run the risk of becoming too reliant on global supply chains.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions 52

Finale Inventory

JUNE 27, 2025

Inventory planning software provides a comprehensive solution that forecasts demand, optimizes stock levels, and synchronizes your supply chain. For multichannel brands, demand and inventory planning software has become essential for maintaining optimal stock levels across multiple sales channels while minimizing costs.

Inventory planning 40

Inventory planning supply chain software solutions Inventory Real-time Visibility 40

Shapiro Negotiations Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

A pitch that makes a technical team lean forward in their chairs might make a marketing team check their phones. Suddenly, “we help teams work better” becomes “leveraging cross-functional synergies to optimize collaborative paradigms. Your audience doesn’t need a dictionary they need clarity.

Strategy 40

Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Negotiation supply chain budgeting 40

EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

EazyStock

APRIL 28, 2022

What does supply chain optimization mean? Put simply, supply chain optimization means using technology to get inventory to the right place at the right time – at the lowest cost and highest profit for your business. Supply chain optimization best practice.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One of the early objectives of Procurement was to optimize tail supplier management. As with any industry, the most innovative companies are those who break new ground — and one way they do that is to define new ways of managing procurement that enable efficiencies, optimize spend, and reduce risk. “In

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

EazyStock

APRIL 13, 2022

What is a supply chain strategy? A supply chain strategy explains how a company will bring goods into the business and get them out to customers as effectively as possible. Supply chain strategies have come into the spotlight as volatile demand and complicated global markets have made supply chains more complex.

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EazyStock

JUNE 21, 2022

Many more traditional supply chain strategies originated in a steadier business environment. Predictable business cycles and stable demand allowed supply chain professionals to focus less on solving challenges and more on cost reductions. The transition to cloud solutions in supply chain management.

Supply chain management 52

Supply chain management Supply chain management Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 52

ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

This year, our discussions covered Invoice Automation, Scope 3 Emissions, Contract Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Indirect/Services Procurement, and Supplier Management–Customer of Choice. After catching up with colleagues and acquainting ourselves with some new faces, we dove into solution breakout sessions.

Supply chain resilience 130

Supply chain resilience Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 130

Solvoyo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In order to turn those insights into actions, delight the customers and ultimately make an impact on the bottom line, companies need smarter and more agile supply chain capabilities. . To do that, they need smarter and more agile forecasting and replenishment systems. . Request a Demo.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 52

Solvoyo

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In order to turn those insights into actions, delight the customers and ultimately make an impact on the bottom line, companies need smarter and more agile supply chain capabilities. To do that, they need smarter and more agile forecasting and replenishment systems. Request a Demo.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IBM and AWS partnership focuses on delivering solutions in areas like: Supply chain optimization with AI-infused Planning Analytics IBM Planning Analytics on AWS offers a powerful platform for supply chain optimization, blending IBM’s analytics expertise with AWS’s cloud capabilities.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 77

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 77

Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These disruptions have exposed the fragility of global supply chains. A shift toward regionalized supply chains and diverse suppliers may be the key to resilience. Shortages will continue to be a central theme in 2023 and could come from anywhere in the supply chain. harvested wheat is the lowest since 1888.

Raw materials 98

Raw materials Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 98

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

Procurement 113

Procurement e2e Contract Sourcing 113

Arkestro

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Resources / Blog / AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success AI Revolution in Oil and Gas Procurement: Streamlining Operations for Success The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless industries to become more lean, agile, and innovative, and the oil and gas industry was no exception to the trend.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 28, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Next Generation Supply Chain is Cloud Computing! Create one overall solution by integrating other software with your cloud-based POS system for optimal efficiency and a streamlined business. Stay agile. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 80

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This included centralized invoice receipt, digitization of all transactions, and the optimization of a single Invoice to Pay journey across the whole organization. The solution is to follow the top performers and focus on supplier enablement, smart matching and introduce the agile methodology of continuous improvement.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity. Agility and responsiveness In the rapidly changing business landscape, agility is crucial.

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supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 76

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 19, 2023

With another busy year of procurement and supply chain events tidily packed away behind us, Spend Matters is pleased to provide a round-up of the main events we attended in 2023, with a short recap of each and key takeaways. He then went on to discuss the huge impact of tech on the supply chain industry.

Procurement 104

Procurement Supply Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 104

EazyStock

JANUARY 4, 2021

Inventory management is crucial to ensuring businesses have agile and efficient supply chain operations. This is where an inventory optimization tool comes into play. Inventory optimization is the next level up from basic inventory management processes. Optimized Inventory Replenishment.

Inventory 52

Inventory Supply Chain Optimization Management Quantity 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

In our experience, what differentiates advanced working capital and early payment vendors is the ability to provide a cash planner tool to improve cash and capital planning for buyers and suppliers, a partner ecosystem to support supply chain financing and AI capabilities to improve supplier adoption of the programs.

Buyers 97

Buyers Agile and Lean Supply Chain Collaboration Suppliers 97

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

To maintain their competitiveness and overcome today’s challenges, manufacturers have had to make agility and adaptability top priorities. Digitalization has had a profound impact on the manufacturing sector, enabling businesses to optimize processes, improve quality and reduce costs. Digitalization and Industry 4.0

Supply Chain Optimization 54

Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Sustainability Supply Chain Efficiency 54

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Digital twin technology, an advancement stemming from the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), is reshaping the oil and gas landscape by helping providers streamline asset management, optimize performance and reduce operating costs and unplanned downtime. Drilling operations optimization : Drilling operations are complex and costly.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JULY 25, 2022

Over the past two years, we’ve seen how supply chains are constantly changing and facing uncertainties. CPOs and procurement leaders everywhere are trying to identify ways to be agile to handle future uncertainties. . A significant amount of change has taken place in the procurement function over the past few years.

supply chain budgeting 52

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This is where helping organizations innovate, ensuring business agility and even growing revenue comes into play. That means not just the workflow (which demos nicely in sales meetings to mask deficiencies created by acquisitions), but also at the data level and UI. Global automotive component supplier Meritor is a great example.

Procurement 100

Procurement Sourcing Spend management Innovation 100

Arkestro

JUNE 20, 2023

Research-backed procurement strategies can help CFOs achieve their goals while minimizing risk exposure across global supply chains. Challenge 2: Supply Chain Disruptions The procurement and supply chain industries are currently like the wild west.

Procurement strategies 52

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Value-add : Procurement aims to add value by optimizing processes, consolidating spend, and building supplier relationships. How can procurement help achieve those aims through better supplier relationships and spending optimization? Conduct supply chain audits and due diligence on high-risk categories.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

By using fit-for-purpose databases, customers can efficiently run workloads, using the appropriate engine at the optimal cost to optimize analytics for the best price-performance. With watsonx.data, customers can optimize price performance by selecting the most suitable open query engine for their specific workload needs.

Data 75

Data Innovation Cost of ownership Management 75

Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Indirect Spend Guide", to learn: Where the best opportunities for savings are in indirect spend. Horizontal integration refers to a company expanding its operations by acquiring or merging with other companies operating at the same supply chain level.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization supply chain budgeting 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Luke Elliott discussed the dramatic shift in Procurement landscape and how Digital Procurement can help leaders stay resilient in the face of current challenges with respect to price inflation being at a 40-year high and disruptive supply chains leading to stock issues. 96% of the leaders believe that this a long-term trend.

Procurement 40

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 40

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 5, 2024

Software as a service (SaaS) applications have become a boon for enterprises looking to maximize network agility while minimizing costs. Personalization and user experience optimization. Conversion rate optimization and marketing. Pricing optimization.

Real-time Visibility 79

Real-time Visibility Networking Data Quantity 79