ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. But a radical rethink is needed to succeed.

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Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Financial Supply Chain — The Ultimate Guide of 2023. Supply chain collaboration is definitely new to many newcomers in the supply chain industry. It may be an overused term in the supply chain but still confuses a lot of people. . Defining Supply Chain Collaboration.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. To potential buyers — Halo Ai’s founder has a background in procurement and has built the tool with procurement in mind and to replace current TPRM and GRC point solutions.

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 7, 2025

Hansen’s early concepts—especially his 1998 frameworks involving agent-based modeling , the Metaprise , time-zone polling , and advanced self-learning algorithms —share fundamental DNA with the adaptive, decentralized, and data-rich supply chain models later refined and scaled by Jeff Bezos at Amazon. DND buyers) and external (e.g.,

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

MODEL #2 An agent-based model within a metaprise framework outperforms traditional equation-based intake and orchestration models in procurement because it better addresses the complexity, unpredictability, and multi-stakeholder nature of modern supply chains. Complex, multi-tiered supply chains Superior (e.g.,

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The last few years have put the word “supply chain” in the headlines as so-called supply chain disruptions and shortages have impacted everybody. Even now, supply chains are far from being “back to normal.” Read more. )

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Supply Chain Opz

MARCH 6, 2015

As pressure to improve supply chain cost performance increases for many companies, the evaluation and selection of competent suppliers becomes a key concern. In this article, Professor Burcu Keskin from University of Alabama will share 7 trends that procurement and supply chain management professionals should watch.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Manufacturing and industrials: Strengthening the supply chain backbone In the manufacturing world, procurement is about much more than just tracking spend its the heartbeat of supply chain management. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

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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. What is supplier collaboration?

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

An advanced source-to-pay platform is crucial for unleashing procurement’s potential and optimizing supply chain performance. Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) has been shown to shorten development cycles and lead times while reducing development costs and risks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Maintaining quality and brand image in a supply chain can pose a business risk if you’re a manufacturer. Therefore a supply chain contract or sponsorship agreement would be best in such instances. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Duration Of The Contract.

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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

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

In my last blog post, “ Will your supply chain lead in the next decade? ,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 18, 2023

The following is a business case highlighting the background, context and value proposition of SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace, a platform designed to connect businesses with specialized Supply Chain Expert Services. It is within this context that SCMDOJO’s Expert Marketplace was conceived.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Historical data and AI-driven insights help optimize decision-making, allowing procurement teams to focus their expertise on more nuanced evaluations like supplier alignment with business strategy and customer service approach. Buyers can standardize their systems and require suppliers to use compatible technologies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply chain breakdown is a serious problem that can lead to significant losses for any business. To reduce supply chain breakdown, you have to use preventative information technology (IT) that will enable you to identify risks that might disrupt your operations.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.

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Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Supply chain risk management is proactive and data-driven. To do this effectively, the buyer must simultaneously engage critical stakeholders such as suppliers, courier companies and customs brokers, e.g., the Metaprise. Procurement workflows are automated using AI & smart contracts.

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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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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

Smart Supplier Recommendations & Risk Analysis AI models track historical supplier interactions, contract performance, and risk factors to provide real-time recommendations. Improved Outcome: Procurement teams get context-aware supplier suggestions , reducing risk and improving supplier relationships.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Customers can now ensure greater supply chain resilience through improved supplier discovery and collaboration, increase efficiency across each step of the source-to-pay process and better understand and optimize cost drivers for goods and services purchased. About Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. Media Contact.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

In this article, our analyst Bertrand Maltaverne looks at SxM with Enhanced Risk. What does an SxM with Enhanced Risk solution do? SxM with Enhanced Risk solutions further develop their risk capabilities and requirements, as supplier-related risk is a key component in suppliers management and needs to be embedded in all decisions.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain. Supplier Collaboration for Agility Your world is characterized by dynamic market conditions, shifting customer demands, new technologies, rapidly changing regulations, and frequent supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 23, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why is Supply Chain Management Important? A company’s supply chain usually comprises all the operations between sourcing raw materials and delivering the product to customers. We will now look more into the benefits of KM in supply chain management.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 15, 2025

supplier vetting patterns) to ensure cleaned data to optimize desired outcomes. Key Features: Practitioner-Led: Agents (DND buyers) own workflows to teach self-learning algorithms. Goal: Drive adoption and growth, though fragile against dirty data, risking churn and capping CAGR.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

Agent-Based Solution : Agents represent suppliers, buyers, and logistics providers, sharing data and negotiating terms autonomously. Predictive Risk Mitigation Challenge : Reactive risk management leads to costly supply chain failures. Predict and mitigate risks proactively. Learn and optimize continuously.

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Procurement Insights

MAY 1, 2025

Spend Matters Tech vendor evaluations, SolutionMap Deepens the story with buyer perspective, implementation lessons , and historical insight into vendor shifts. The Hackett Group Benchmarking, KPI-driven transformation Adds qualitative why and what happened context to support Hacketts quantitative what to measure.

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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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Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

The modern procurement leader must manage risk, drive ESG, deliver cost savings and enable innovation often without additional headcount or budget. In a landscape shaped by inflation, supply chain fragility, regulatory pressure and digital transformation, orchestration is more than a buzzword.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 12, 2024

enables procurement, finance and supply chain to collectively boost cost savings, make better decisions, and accelerate digital innovation RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC – JAGGAER , a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announces the 24.3 JAGGAER One 24.3 version of its JAGGAER One platform.

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 7, 2025

What does he have to do with anything related to procurement and supply chain? supply chain delays, demand spikes). Reactive Risk Management : Traditional models lack predictive analytics or autonomous risk mitigation, leading to delayed responses to supplier failures or compliance issues. Jeff Bezos?

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Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 14, 2025

A typical procurement competency framework covers several key areas, including but not limited to strategic sourcing, supplier management, risk management, and contract negotiation. Strong negotiation can lead to cost savings, more advantageous counteract terms, and overall a much more optimized procurement chain.

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The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

In a recent Industrial Buyer's Search Habits Survey , one purchasing supervisor that "having more online information like specifications, pricing, lead time, and stock levels online are important when I'm vetting new suppliers and will make my job easier.". Make Buyers Contact You. appropriate certification.

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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.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Categories: Procurement Systems & Architecture , Risk Performance and Compliance , Supply Risk Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis provides an overview of CreditRiskMonitor and its AI-powered financial risk analytics solution, SupplyChainMonitor.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, we are seeing significant digital disruption in the business of trade and supply chain financing that is largely influenced by global events and geopolitics, changing regulations, compliance and control requirements, advancements in technology and innovation, and access to capital.

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