ivalua

MARCH 1, 2022

In late 2021, The Hackett Group asked Procurement Leaders about their strategic priorities and initiatives for the coming year. After a rollercoaster 2021, how do we pivot and plan for a successful Procurement strategy in 2022? . We expect procurement organizations will continue to enhance visibility, agility, and capability. .

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Barkers Procurement

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Why A Procurement Managed Service Can Transform Your Business Procurement is about more than just acquiring goods and services at the right time and at the best price for your business. You have to plan your procurement and align it with the overarching goals of the organisaton. Can you get them cheaper?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 14, 2021

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Procurement is fundamentally centered around the act of acquisition and/or buying.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. Job orders also set out clearly the path for procurement professionals to enable them to execute the procurement process efficiently.

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Una

JUNE 22, 2023

Taking an Advisory Approach to Procurement An inside look at how Una, the nation’s fastest growing group purchasing organization, works to take an advisory approach to procurement. Far too often, however, procurement departments are overworked and understaffed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2020

Hey Procurement! ” Procurement organizations can have the power to spend and control as much as 75-80% of a company’s revenue. Less enlightened organizations still think of Procurement as a back office function processing transactional purchase orders and standard contracts. Procurement! Subscribe Here!

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

In its long history , procurement has evolved from self-contained purchasing entities to an essential business partner handling processes involving several departments and many subprocesses. Because of this, carrying out its operations manually is time-consuming and incredibly expensive for businesses.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 22, 2023

Procurement Strategy Take the lead with our proven 5-step procurement strategy 3. Sustainable Procurement Maintain high profitability while moving toward sustainability 4. While these two may seem similar, they serve different purposes and are used at various stages of the procurement process. What is a Sales Order?

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Purchase orders Purchasing supply chain software solutions Buyers 200

Empowering CPO

JUNE 9, 2023

The Importance of Procurement in Business Procurement is the lifeblood of any business. It is the process of sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing the goods and services a business requires to carry out its operations. They are a subset of metrics that are directly tied to business objectives.

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Positive Purchasing

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Annabel Kaur-Barry, who leads digital and production procurement globally for Interpublic Group (IPG) – one of the ‘big four’ global advertising agencies – looks at sustainable procurement in the creative industry. Say, for example, you’re procuring an advert for a product launch. Communication is the simple answer.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Introduction Brief Explanation of the Role of Procurement in Businesses Procurement is the lifeblood of any business, large or small. It’s the complex process through which businesses source and acquire the goods and services they need to operate and grow.

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Claritum

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Address Procurement Strategy. Focus Procurement on supplier optimisation. Don’t lose Procurement’s focus on costs. Keep Procurement up to date. Procurement is a complex multidisciplinary team activity that crosses all areas of the business. Introduction.

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Claritum

AUGUST 4, 2020

Introduction Procurement is a complex. multidisciplinary team activity that crosses all areas of the business. The variables and complexities of purchasing products and services, from basic supplies through to strategic purchases, make Procurement a key. resource within the business. the procurement function.

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Pipefy

MAY 9, 2023

Definition of procurement KPIs Key performance indicators (KPIs) are measurements of the efficacy of a business department, process, or strategy. They are essential to measure the costs and reliability of a business strategy, as well as the performance and results.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Procurement requires precision, predictability, and the ability to problem-solve with agility and confidence. A resilient procurement process can help businesses adapt more quickly to changes in the market and disruptions to the supply chain. With the right tools, teams can achieve this and more. Pipefy, 2023.

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Arkestro

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Resources / Blog / How to Transform Procurement into a Strategic C-Suite Player How to Transform Procurement into a Strategic C-Suite Player Procurement is at a crossroads. However, only 31% say procurement is driving their strategic agendas.

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Una

MAY 2, 2023

When Should My Small Business Create a Procurement Function? Tips for small business owners on how to implement a procurement function as your organization scales – and before it’s too late. Because in our experience, small business owners inevitably reach for the procurement lever waaaaay too late.

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Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

European procurement software startups are growing fast, and we’re constantly seeing new ones landing onto the scene. Lots of European procurement tech startups are still in early or growth phase. Lots of European procurement tech startups are still in early or growth phase. Procuretech in Europe is buzzing right now.

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World of Procurement blog

JANUARY 19, 2022

With solutions such as Tealbook , which creates a supplier data foundation that isn’t dependent on a supplier going into a portal and updating information, we will see a shift in procurement teams opting for options such as this. I’ve personally spent 6 and a half years in Procurement and Supply Chain now.

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Barkers Procurement

JUNE 21, 2023

There are multiple audiences within the business who will all be heavily impacted by the introduction of a new BSM platform; this paper sets out the business case for change for each. A BSM platform removes user error, shining a spotlight on this area of the business. And these approvals can be set based on multiple factors.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Defining the Perfect Procurement World. Achieving the perfect Procurement world. Procurement needs to transform and continue to transform to align to the business. Procurement has to move away from a transaction based function and become an advisory resource.

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HICX

MARCH 10, 2023

Ideally, they wanted a single team that had worked with 100% of suppliers across the business – which didn’t exist. What did exist was Procurement, a function that did worked with all suppliers, albeit in one area: transactions. So, management ended the search and tasked Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) with this added job.

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Pipefy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A company’s procurement department is driven by various processes and teams, including purchasing and accounts payable. Here’s everything you need to know about source-to-pay, from what it looks like in practice to how source-to-pay automation can improve procurement efficiency. When is source-to-pay used?

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Pipefy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Invoices provide procurement teams the ability to leverage information from past purchases to better inform future purchases. By digitizing and automating the accounts payable process (and larger procure-to-pay process), invoice processing becomes faster, more accurate, more efficient, and more secure.

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Pipefy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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. Growing investments in procurement technology.

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The Procuretech Podcast

APRIL 19, 2022

My guest this week on The Procuretech Pub requires no introduction to anyone who is familiar with the digital procurement space. Dr. Elouise Epstein is Partner at Kearney in San Francisco and author of the book Trade Wars, Pandemics and Chaos: How Digital Procurement Enables Business Success in a Disordered World.

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