ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Redwood City, CA – Feb 24, 2021 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced the general availability of its new platform release 168. The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. Sourcing Innovations: .

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Spend Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Nearshoring and ally-shoring arent just buzzwords anymore; theyve shot to the top of the agenda for anyone trying to keep supply chains resilient and businesses competitive. And one way to do that is to rethink where organizations source from.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 18, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of Halo Ai and its solution for third party risk management. Third-party risk management (TPRM) is often an afterthought for organizations or a measure only taken after a risk event occurs. This Vendor Analysis explores Halo Ai’s platform, application and supporting services.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis, we provide an overview of Supply Risk Solutions and its solution for supplier (chain) risk management. Supplier risk management is crucial for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it helps organizations identify and mitigate potential disruptions in their supply chain.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As the procurement industry and supply chains become more tech-driven and complex, one fact is clear: companies that embrace industry trends will be best positioned to thrive in the challenging procurement landscape of 2025 and beyond. Here are five key trends that will shape procurement and supply chain management in the coming year.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

With the ability to facilitate real-time, multilingual voice interaction among teams, suppliers, and stakeholders, audio translator software provides supply chain managers with an invaluable tool to contain crises more effectively. This is where audio translation technology is a game-changer.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Supply chain pundits from industry and academia point out that it is possible for businesses to strike a balance between just in time and just in case. In this blog, let’s explore best practices that drive supply chain resiliency with this definition at the core. Why is supply chain resiliency important?

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 29, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an updated overview of Sphera’s SCRM solution, a solution built to improve supply chain resilience by tackling both predictable and unpredictable risks. The integration of the riskmethods application is a work in progress. GHG, human rights and PFAS). GHG, human rights and PFAS).

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Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Collaborative efforts between buyers and suppliers, along with better tools, education, and incentives, can help overcome these barriers and foster a more sustainable supply chain.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Driving Innovation and Competitive Advantage In today’s hyper-connected global economy, where supply chains span continents, and industries are interlinked globally, supplier collaboration serves as the foundation to drive innovation and create a future-ready organization.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 7, 2023

It is a strategic method of managing suppliers, where the focus is on aligning suppliers and partners with your business strategy. Supplier collaboration goes beyond traditional buyer-supplier relationships by promoting cooperation, transparency, and innovation throughout the supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Focus on large-scale transformations, strategic frameworks, and cutting-edge technologies like AI and supply chain resilience. Kelly Barner (Buyers Meeting Point) Strengths : Accessible and pragmatic advice for procurement professionals. Engages with broader procurement dynamics, including team management and outsourcing.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

“A 2023 survey by KPMG highlights this transition, revealing that procurement leaders are now focusing on supply chain resiliency (68%), introducing new products or expanding into new markets (65%), and improving margins through cost reduction (71%). The focus is on efficiency and control. What is your take?

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The complexity of today’s supply chain makes it more prone to severe impacts from disruptions, just like what happened at the start of the pandemic. . Due to this, many organizations have put supply chain resilience as a top priority. Collaborations can help companies to access top supply chain talent. .

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 18, 2025

Direct materials are usually managed with formal procurement processes and long-term contracts, which dampen price volatility and create predictability. This underscores the need for different procurement strategies, risk management, and technology solutions for indirect MRO spend versus direct materials 3 5.

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Barkers Procurement

MAY 7, 2025

In a world where geopolitical uncertainty is becoming commonplace, and retailers must stay resilient, leaders would be wise to apply a lesson from the past: make visibility an absolute priority. When Covid-19 first hit five years ago, retailers experienced the need for supply chain resilience.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 27, 2025

For supply chain leaders , this isnt theory; its happening across the industry every quarter. Overlooked Ownership Structures That Complicate Deals A tangled web of joint ventures, minority stakes, and layered holding companies can catch buyers off guard. Sometimes these overlap or even contradict each other.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration vs. Supplier Relationship Management What good is having the best suppliers if you can’t communicate well enough to leverage their products and skills? The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain.

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Future Purchasing

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Public procurement departments are navigating a complex landscape of challenges, including regulatory shifts, inefficiencies, difficulty building resilient supply chains, and an increasing demand for sustainability and transparency. Limited tech adoption Procurement technology adoption in the public sector is slow.

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Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. Common disruptions such as economic instability, vendor delays, natural disasters, and supply shortages uniquely challenge schools due to tight budgets and rigid schedules.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Here are the 7 supply chain management trends for 2023 – Building agile supply chain ecosystems. Managing supply chain risk. Improving supply chain analytics. Enhancing supply chain resilience. Improving supply chain sustainability.

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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.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The appetite for third-party risk management (TPRM) within procurement and the supply chain is keener than ever before — risks are more numerous and complex in what is an increasingly fast-paced and global business environment. Read our analysis: Risk is complex — The different types and sources of risk.)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Defining the New Normal in Supply Chain! Resilience article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. As everyone in Supply Chain Management knows today, the field has come a long way. What’s Normal Anyways? Get Our EBOOK HERE. They must always result from a strategic decision.

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Arkestro

APRIL 2, 2024

Resources / Analyst Reports / Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions Download Now Let's Talk By the end of 2024, new AI innovations will begin to significantly change all facets of supply management technology. But in 2024, the role has never been more important.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From a buyer’s perspective, it can drive significant improvement in working capital, superior supplier performance and accelerated ESG initiatives. Additionally, artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2020

Sometimes, digitalization requires change management, process shifts, and organizational restructuring. The inner ring & central focus areas being: Strategic Sourcing Contract Management Requisitioning Purchasing/Spot Buys Payment Spend Analysis. And you can’t brave this new world without solutions to manage your suppliers.

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HICX

MAY 12, 2023

For example, the master data is now in place and they have managed to eliminate over 1,000 spreadsheets and reports over the past three years.  He gives an example in the area of supply chain resilience. Buyers, he says, are spending a lot of time trying to get materials to their factories.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Such programs add more reporting requirements, costs on imported parts, and other considerations to an already complex supply chain. It’s anything but easy to manage. They include safety equipment, office supplies, cleaning, IT, rental cars, and others.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 28, 2024

The reason being quite simply that there is so much else going on in our organizations and in the world at large that’s grabbing our attention: supply chain disruptions, supplier value management, risk factors, finding the right balance between savings and lead times and, last but not least, sustainability, in particular reducing carbon footprint.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Four AI in commerce use cases are already transforming the customer journey: modernization and business model expansion; dynamic product experience management (PXM); order intelligence; and payments and security. Over 90% of business buyers say a company’s customer experience is as important as what it sells.

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World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations. Mitigates risk by selecting reliable suppliers, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring continuity of supply.

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain managers and inventory management professionals face a constant barrage of supply chain crises, with one always waiting around the corner. With every crisis comes the potential for supply chain disruption that can cause chaos for stock-holding businesses.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a strategic function that involves understanding market trends, analyzing suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships, among other tasks. Procurement is central to a business’s operations, with a purpose that encompasses cost-efficiency, quality control, risk management, and strategic sourcing.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to McKinsey , companies can minimize supply chain disruption through “greater visibility, rigorous risk management, and newer technologies that help companies better anticipate and respond to shocks.”. Managing Supplier Relationships. Managing risk. Managing costs. Meeting compliance requirements.

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Arkestro

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In this evolving climate, procurement and finance are coming together to re-think the procurement function as a strategic player driving value, especially when it comes to supplier relationship management. Let’s explore two examples at Johnson & Johnson to illustrate how this can work in a real-world setting.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2025

Scoutbee is an AI-powered procurement network that connects buyers with potential suppliers. Agentic AI takes this a step further by enabling autonomous supply chain systems. If youre looking to supercharge your logistics career and embark on a path of success, then enroll in the SCMDOJO Logistics Management Track now!

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