Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2023

Today I’m joined by Nipendo , a forward-thinking software brand that is on a mission to improve how buyers and suppliers work together to combat Source-to-Pay inefficiencies and costs. 12.55] Buyers: their key challenges, how the Nipendo platform works for them, and the benefits it delivers. People stop doing tedious things!…

Buyers 52

Buyers Suppliers supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 52

Procurement Leaders

MARCH 26, 2024

Moreover, Toyota, in particular, had set up ingenious systems for collaborative product development by delegating tasks to its closely connected suppliers – its supplier keiretsu. Meaningful connections with suppliers allow for collaborative product development without the need to share or transfer intellectual property.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Product development Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 130

Una

AUGUST 23, 2022

How to Improve Collaboration Between Procurement and IT. For sourcing professionals, attempting to collaborate with another function can feel a bit like trying to establish contact with an alien species. The consequences of poor collaboration can be very expensive, particularly in the realm of IT. Get new resources weekly!

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Procurement Purchasing Data 98

Empowering CPO

MAY 31, 2023

That’s where collaboration comes into play. Successful collaboration within SRM can elevate a business relationship from mere transactional exchange to a powerful strategic alliance. The main objective of SRM is to streamline and improve processes between a buyer and its suppliers.

Supplier relationship management 52

Supplier relationship management Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency 52

SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

all efforts turn to collaboration to slow the looming threat climate change poses on the future of our planet, among other crucial sustainability goals. So, with that, we look at the impact supplier collaboration could have on sustainability. Monitoring vs. Collaboration. Supplier Collaboration.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Sustainability Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency 52

SupplyShift

MARCH 15, 2022

With governments worldwide coming together to combine forces and keep the rate of global warming below 1.5℃, all efforts turn to collaboration to slow the looming threat climate change poses on the future of our planet, among other crucial sustainability goals. This is why collaboration with suppliers is imperative.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Sustainability Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency 40

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For all the talk of the need for collaboration between manufacturers and their suppliers, there are situations when their best interests come into direct conflict. .

Buyers 59

Buyers Suppliers Collaboration 59

Spend Matters

JANUARY 24, 2024

This collaborative approach streamlines information management for both buyers and suppliers, particularly beneficial in heavily regulated sectors, such as aerospace, defense and financial services.

Suppliers 91

Suppliers Management Buyers Collaboration 91

HICX

AUGUST 9, 2023

By Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX Developing relationships between buyers and suppliers isn’t just good for business, it can bolster ESG efforts. What’s clear from Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey 2023 is that environmental and social governance (ESG) is now firmly on the corporate agenda.

Chief Procurement Officer 52

Chief Procurement Officer Suppliers Data Collaboration 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Many organisations vowed to reach net zero during COP26, but suppliers say there is a lack of collaboration on green initiatives. The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, surveyed suppliers across the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland to examine how collaboration can boost environmental initiatives. Notes to the editor.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Sustainability 130

Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Financial supply chain or supply chain finance describes a set of technology-based solutions that helps lower financing costs and enhance the business experience for sellers and buyers connected in sales transactions. . While suppliers can gain quick access to money the buyer owes them, the latter can get more time to pay their balances.

Supply Chain Efficiency 181

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply chain 181

ivalua

MARCH 29, 2019

That change in the whole working relationship between buyer and suppliers, needed to support Meritor’s goals, has itself been supported by technology (that’s where procurement technology firm Ivalua comes into the picture). Then, having got the foundations in place, technology can support the actual collaborative development work.

Collaboration 100

Collaboration Suppliers Procurement Bill of materials 100

ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Strategic Sourcing modules of Ivalua allow Punch Powertrain buyers to define Purchasing needs collaboratively, consolidate the tendering documents and ease costing by suppliers (cost breakdown files, dialogue with the projects on technical feasibility).

Strategic sourcing 246

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Cost of ownership 246

Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This has brought benefits but not sustainable value , especially when buyers have looked for “best-of-breed” point solutions with limited interoperability. A “wish list” was given in the area of supplier collaboration on the part of “mature procurement leaders”: Supplier enablement: accelerating time to value and driving supplier loyalty.

Collaboration 78

Collaboration Suppliers Data supply chain software solutions 78

Procurement Tactics

MARCH 23, 2023

Digital platforms can help the source-to-contract process to be more manageable as it allows for automated bidding, digital purchase orders, online payments, and supplier collaboration. The supplier completes the purchase order and will send the goods to the buyer.

Contract 156

Contract Sourcing Purchase orders Bidding 156

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Supply chain collaboration is a hot topic today and no wonder: companies that collaborate effectively across the supply chain have enjoyed dramatic reductions in inventories and costs, together with improvements in speed, service levels, and customer satisfaction. Supplier chain collaboration itself isn’t new.

Collaboration 66

Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 66

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2022

The new Ivalua 2021 Supplier Sustainability Report surveys suppliers across the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland, examining how collaboration can boost environmental initiatives. Collaborate for a greener future. Through this collaboration, the entire production process can benefit from improved efficiency and waste reduction. .

Strategy 130

Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Real-time Visibility 130

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Project-based procurement is the norm in many industries, and sourcing activities require specific capabilities to collaborate internally and externally. This is why Requis focuses on capital project procurement digitization with many collaborative and crowdsourced features. Read more. ).

Sourcing 83

Sourcing Buyers Collaboration Procurement solutions 83

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Many organisations vowed to reach net zero during COP26, but suppliers say there is a lack of collaboration on green initiatives. The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, surveyed suppliers across the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland to examine how collaboration can boost environmental initiatives. Notes to the editor.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Sustainability 100

ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The new Ivalua 2021 Supplier Sustainability Report surveys suppliers across the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland, examining how collaboration can boost environmental initiatives. Collaborate for a greener future. Through this collaboration, the entire production process can benefit from improved efficiency and waste reduction. .

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability Supply chain Real-time Visibility 130

ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

Buyers are expected to scrutinize every aspect of the purchasing process to identify ways to reduce their carbon footprint, source sustainable materials, and promote diversity. As the sourcing function evolves, digital procurement technologies have become crucial tools for buyers to capture and report their sustainability achievements.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Buyers Suppliers Procurement 130

Spend Matters

MAY 8, 2023

The most significant enhancement is the new ‘Coupa supply chain collaboration’ solution. The intention is that by creating a user-centric collaboration layer between buyers and suppliers on top of the Coupa platform and infrastructure, the solution will streamline and enhance collaboration while decreasing operational business risks.

Spend management 75

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Collaboration 75

Spend Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

Software procurement is complex, and buyers are often ill informed about considerations specific to buying SaaS, such as contract terms, licenses, pricing and technical expertise. SaaS management and buying tools such, as Spendflo, address the lack of buyer visibility.

e2e 78

e2e Management Buyers Contract 78

The Procuretech Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2020

So, it's all the more relevant to talk to someone with her experience about how sourcing smart and collaborating with innovative startups can move the needle. 24:47 I ask Gisela for a tip for buyers who are struggling to get their stakeholders to agree to working with smaller startups to drive innovation.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategy Innovation supply chain software solutions 40

ivalua

JUNE 27, 2022

Read our FAQ to get acquainted with our newest C2FO Partner collaboration! Ivalua’s global reach of buyers and their suppliers helps us deliver on our mission-providing access to working capital to businesses so they can grow and thrive. The joint-effort benefits both large enterprise buyers and their suppliers of all sizes.

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e2e Buyers Suppliers Supply chain 130

ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2021

Redwood City, CA – 26th August 2021 – Research from Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, has revealed more than half (58%) of European suppliers said buyers rarely or never include responsible labour practices in contracts or agreements. The report also identified a lack of consistent monitoring of labour standards.

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Procurement team Suppliers Buyers Procurement 100

Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 24, 2022

It is a virtual platform where suppliers and buyers located anywhere in the world can collaborate together. Benefits of Supplier Network for Suppliers and Buyers. The supplier network gives the organization and the suppliers a clear view of order, invoice, and payment status since both parties need to work in collaboration.

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Networking Suppliers Buyers supply chain budgeting 130

ProcurePort

OCTOBER 10, 2019

P2P services enhance collaboration between buyers and suppliers and generate an increased value to the supply chain. Going digital with the P2P process allows buyers and suppliers to develop a relationship that benefits both parties. A new digital era is emerging, with procure-to-pay (P2P) now developed as a digital process.

Procurement 100

Procurement supply chain software solutions Buyers Collaboration 100

Procurement Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This hard data is further testimony to the effectiveness of Virginia’s methodology, in which true collaboration was a key element of the initiative. In other words, as important as it is, easy onboarding is not the only critical or final step in the process because suppliers are measuring “buyer performance.”

Suppliers 52

Suppliers Buyers Procurement strategies Import 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today Gary Nowacki, Founder and CEO at TraceGains, joins me to chat all about the company: what they do; achieving visibility and productivity through collaboration; overcoming today’s supply chain challenges; and bringing people and ingredient data together in new ways to achieve business agility. . 34.06] The ideal client for TraceGains.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Food and Beverage Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Spend Matters

JANUARY 22, 2024

Supplier collaboration becomes the cornerstone of corporate sustainability strategies In 2024, the landscape of corporate responsibility is undergoing a seismic shift, pivoting towards a holistic approach that places immense emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

Procurement solutions 66

Procurement solutions Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 66

ivalua

AUGUST 5, 2020

The AP journey starts even before the Supplier Invoice is received, and before the Supplier’s billing team generates the invoice, it begins with the Buyer’s Order. This could be a delivery note, time sheet, receipt or an acknowledgement from the Buyer. Improves efficiency by allowing the Supplier to flag the buyer.

Budget 130

Budget Buyers Collaboration Purchase orders 130

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our flagship product, Onventis Buyer cloud software, stands as a comprehensive procurement system designed to empower organizations across all aspects of procurement. Onventis Buyer represents a powerful solution that streamlines and automates the entire procurement journey, from the initial sourcing to the final payment to spend analysis.

Procurement solutions 89

Procurement solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement supply chain software solutions 89

Spend Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By 2018, Tradeshift had evolved into a global business network that connected buyers and suppliers across diverse industries and regions. These acquisitions bolstered the capabilities of its platform, turning it into a comprehensive solution for supply chain management and procurement.

Market analysis 80

Market analysis Buyers Networking Suppliers 80

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Laying out the relevant details such as the quality standards, quantities, and specifications of the subject goods or services as well as the other dependencies will allow for an effective collaboration and avoid misinterpretation. Effective Planning Effective planning is where everything starts.

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supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

Una

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This includes performance monitoring, regular communication and collaboration, and timely contract reviews. To drive more SUM within your organization, you’ll also have to focus on encouraging buyers to choose the right vendors. Buyers are often authorized to make certain low-value purchases or claim expenses (e.g. Efficiency.

Management 98

Management Buyers Procurement team Contract 98

Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2023

With its solution and supplier network, Jiga focuses on addressing the above for project-based sourcing/procurement, prototypes and/or small series with dedicated collaboration features that are seldom seen in sourcing solutions by creating a B2B marketplace for manufacturing custom parts.

Sourcing 71

Sourcing Collaboration Buyers Suppliers 71