ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. Also, an eprocurement solution provides you with clean spend data, which is the basis for a sound spend analysis and eventually relevant category management.

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Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Purchase orders Budget 235

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

For example, a single-stack approach can lead to low user adoption, because the incumbent sourcing solution, for example, fails to meet the needs of various business units. . Best-in-class solutions do a better job of capturing usage data for healthcare products at the time of patient use. Demand planning capabilities.

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supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 221

Una

JULY 25, 2023

The first three KPIs we suggest every procurement team should monitor are: Defect rates Lead time Contract compliance Can you guess what the other four KPIs will be? Every free resource is dedicated to empowering procurement to save more money, time, and effort. The role of sourcing is the same, no matter who your CPO’s boss is, right?

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Procurement Category management 52

Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. What sets Mithra-AI apart is its real-time, continuous visibility of spend data, coupled with proactive alerts for opportunities and risks.

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

Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 6, 2022

What is Spend Management? In the past, many businesses relied on tools like spreadsheets to manage their spending. However, these manual processes are ineffective and cost a lot of effort, time, and money. Spend management refers to the management and the continuous improvement of the company’s spending.

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Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Budget 172

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

But, as stakeholders in the future of tomorrow, we also have to be conscious about the necessary steps to realize sustainable impact, for real. So, what are the steps that need to be taken in businesses globally to make real sustainable impact? Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption.

Sustainability 58

Sustainability Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 58

Procurement Leaders

JUNE 1, 2022

Excluded from planning meetings and strategic decisions, and with a team lacking the knowledge and relationships to drive real change, procurement was extremely decentralised, in control of just 30% of global spending and focused mostly on tactical, transactional activities. Creating a procurement centre of excellence.

Procurement 130

Procurement Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Leadership 130

Procurement Heads

JULY 19, 2023

Our organisation is up and running, we have Category Managers, and we have regional teams. Our Coupa Supplier Portal is now running 55% of our group spend and by the summer it will be up to 75%, that is three part – source to contract, information model and the procure to pay. It is not for the faint-hearted!

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement Sustainability Import 130

Una

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Our team is dedicated to empowering procurement and technology professionals to make the best sourcing decisions for their organizations while saving money, time, and effort. As a horizontal GPO , Una leverages our buying power in categories that are commonly purchased by nearly every business. Technology. The benefits?

Spend management 97

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Purchasing 97

Una

APRIL 9, 2024

It might not seem like much but at the time, that meant more wiggle room in our household budget as a young family. Group purchasing works best when optimizing indirect procurement categories as these are often left unmanaged and not part of a company’s more strategic, direct spend amounts.

Purchasing 52

Purchasing supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices. MOQ, Safety Stock) Performance (quality, delivery, responsiveness) Inventory positioning (eg.

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Cost of ownership Supply Chain Optimization Procurement Price 103

Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

E-procurement IT solutions improve process automation, increase spending under management, reduce maverick spend, improve cross-functional process/data integration (e.g., budget compliance and inventory availability), enable effective spend, preferred supplier and category management.

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Procurement solutions Procurement supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility 86

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Additionally, saving objectives need to be carefully set after analyzing past spend across categories, baseline, profit, and revenue targets, and other external factors. Savings Targets- Embarking the Sourcing Journey. Some examples are – Category. Category manager. Category Managers.

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Management Procurement Category management 40

ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

The huge growth in the use of technology has been the most visible part of that developing picture. Outside the technology field, we have also seen “science” come to the fore in terms of codifying processes such as Category Management.

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Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Innovation 167

Planergy

JANUARY 18, 2024

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Catalog management in procurement is the strategic process of managing and maintaining a product catalog within an organization.

Management 52

Management Procurement Supplier relationship management Real-time Visibility 52

Una

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A guide to IT procurement for navigating the complex IT sourcing process in a way that drives organizational efficiencies and improves your bottom line. Procurement embodies purchasing across a wide range of categories. It’s impossible to have the most current or newest application implemented at all times.

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Procurement Real-time Visibility Contract Purchasing 98

Empowering CPO

JULY 2, 2023

This involves everything from identifying requirements and sourcing suppliers to negotiating contracts, placing orders, and managing supplier relationships. In essence, it’s a critical business function that ensures the right goods and services are available at the right time, in the right quantities, at the right price.

Management 40

Management Supplier relationship management Procurement Strategic sourcing 40

Procurement Software

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Remote work Younger people especially want more location and time freedom. However, most roles, at least anecdotally from the job boards I occasionally look at, are at best hybrid or at worst full-time office based. People are leaving the profession Burnout is real. Yes, in-person time is vital. It’s a big step up.

Procurement 59

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Category management 59

Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

It also provides real-time data and analytics that can be used to improve purchasing decisions. It can also provide real-time data and analytics. OCR also enhances customer experience by simplifying access to data, improving response times, and streamlining workflow.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

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

Empowering CPO

JUNE 30, 2023

Our offerings range from spend analysis and supplier management to strategic sourcing and contract lifecycle management, each tailored to the unique needs and objectives of our clients. It involves everything from sourcing and procurement to production, distribution, and logistics. Let’s break it down.

Supply Chain Optimization 52

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

The Procuretech Podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Lars begins by explaining how he came to set up LeanLinking following a successful career in procurement as a Regional Category Manager for a pan-European hardware retailer. Most large companies don't have good supplier performance data outside of the standard on-time-in-full (OTIF) measurements. Does the category approach fit?

Raw materials 52

Raw materials Import Supplier relationship management Real-time Visibility 52

Claritum

JULY 11, 2018

To make effective decisions about indirect spend, it is important to understand the scope and breadth of the category – visibility. This requires a deep dive into the data relating to the category in order to be able to fully understand the category and make effective decisions relating to the category.

Real-time Visibility 36

Real-time Visibility Category management Purchasing Contract 36

Claritum

JULY 11, 2018

To make effective decisions, It is important within any spend category to understand the scope and breadth of the category – visibility. This requires a deep dive into the data relating to the category in order to be able to fully understand the category and make effective decisions relating to the Category.

Real-time Visibility 32

Real-time Visibility Category management Purchasing Contract 32

Empowering CPO

JUNE 14, 2023

At its core, procurement is the process of finding, agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing.

Innovation 52

Innovation Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Sustainability 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Or it could be an SME that has never really given much thought to how vendors are managed and purchases are controlled. 3) Vendors not actively managed. The biggest vendors are usually managed well. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. Eliminate maverick spend.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Or it could be an SME that has never really given much thought to how vendors are managed and purchases are controlled. 3) Vendors not actively managed. The biggest vendors are usually managed well. Direct materials that go into the production process are strategically sourced. Eliminate maverick spend.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If we had this level of synchronization we would be aligned when it came time to develop our attack plan. Organizationally I learned that while there was one person responsible for Inventory performance tracking this person was not given a lot of time by the Executive team. After all we were in this together.

Inventory 56

Inventory Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Supply 56

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are many reasons why Procurement Transformations fail, however, the below 3 keep coming up time and time again. Too often companies will underestimate the leadership and experience needed to lead and manage a successful Procurement Transformation. Failure To Hire the Right Leader For the Job.

Procurement 70

Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Negotiation 70

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

Instead of waiting for others to realize that now is the time for Procurement professionals to make their value and contribution known. Now is the time for Procurement to SELL! Now I would never advocate selling something that isn’t real. Procurement People It’s Time to Sell Yourselves!

Procurement 71

Procurement Chief Procurement Officer Supply Chain Efficiency Purchase orders 71

IBM Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Procurement departments tend to be less visible to many stakeholders than sales, operations or even finance departments, but the impact they have on everything from the bottom line to product quality and service delivery shouldn’t be overlooked, which is why “procurement excellence” is a worthy pursuit.

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