Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

We believe these companies deserve greater visibility, especially in a market which is increasingly consolidating and diluting buyer choices. To potential buyers — True ValueHub can save category managers and buyers significant time and money by identifying new opportunities based on a deep analysis of costs and drivers.

Real-time Visibility 121

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Supply Chain Optimization 121

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? Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Real-time Visibility 52

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?

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Innovation Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. What is Source-to-Pay? A well-executed S2P strategy reduces costs, increases visibility, and ensures compliance.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Real-time Visibility 52

Spend Matters

MAY 1, 2025

Yet, many organizations struggle to modernize procurement processes, not due to a lack of technology, but because they fail to align workflows, stakeholder collaboration and automation effectively. Approval workflow bottlenecks: Manual approvals cause delays, increasing cycle times and reducing procurement efficiency.

Real-time Visibility 75

Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 75

Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Using technology to bridge the Finance-Procurement gap Once a well-defined technology adoption strategy is established in the collaboration phase, organizations can move to the next step: leveraging technology to bridge the finance-procurement gap. To resolve this, companies need to do the following: 1.

Real-time Visibility 81

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 81

Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

Without an integrated process, organizations experience: Long invoice processing times, leading to unpredictable cash outflows. Inadequate cash flow visibility Finance teams often lack real-time insight into procurement expenditures, supplier contracts and upcoming financial obligations, making it difficult to forecast cash flow accurately.

Real-time Visibility 84

Real-time Visibility e2e Procurement Suppliers 84

TYA Suite

MAY 23, 2025

Managing a successful supply chain requires more than just ensuring products are delivered on time its about building strong, effective partnerships with your suppliers. Supplier collaboration refers to the strategic process of working closely with suppliers to improve the efficiency, quality, and overall performance of the supply chain.

supply chain software solutions 40

supply chain software solutions Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 40

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Businesses must find effective ways to strengthen their networks and improve flexibility to maintain stability during uncertain times. In supply chain operations, it plays a crucial role in mitigating risks, improving response times, and optimizing workflows. Enhance visibility across the supply chain through structured reports.

Project management 87

Project management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 87

Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

AI is the game-changer that allows procurement professionals to escape the cycle of transactional work and focus on what really moves the needle: strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and advanced analytics. big data) in real time, spotting correlations and trends that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Procurement Procurement team 105

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Primarily, our customers are prioritising supply chain visibility, adopting proactive risk management strategies and staying compliant with evolving regulations. A unified platform providing a single source of truth enables better collaboration, regular oversight and audit readiness.

Risk management 115

Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 115

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. These begin with enhanced visibility.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We’re seeing larger RFPs over time asking for greater complexity. Overall, customers want tech that integrates diverse data sources, speeds up risk analysis and offers clear guidance on potential mitigation steps. Our customers’ top concerns include expanding risk types, gaps in technology and a lack of full supply chain visibility.

Risk management 112

Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 112

Procurement Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

EDITOR’S NOTE: I have recently completed a preliminary analysis of Packaging & Container Companies’ challenges to enable greater supplier collaboration and automation around the purchase order process, including PO confirmations, shipment notices, and price/quantity changes.

Purchase orders 52

Purchase orders Collaboration Purchasing Suppliers 52

Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

Achieving true alignment between finance and procurement goes beyond initial collaboration it requires ongoing monitoring and measurement of shared objectives. Tracking performance over time is key to measuring the business value the collaboration is delivers.

Sustainability 68

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 68

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.” It’s often felt that it just adds more time to the procurement process. That statement couldn’t be less true today.

Risk management 115

Risk management Risk Import Real-time Visibility 115

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2021

After a close collaboration with Amazon Business over the last year, it is exciting to officially announce the next phase of our collaboration, truly integrated search between Ivalua and the Amazon Business marketplace. With real-time pricing and inventory information to ensure that the items selected are available.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Real-time Visibility Eprocurement Spend management 130

Spend Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

For many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), the real message was clear: Volatility is back, and this time, it demands faster, more coordinated and more data-driven responses. Supplier diversification across geographies to reduce dependency on high-risk sources. Contract rebalancing to shift tariff liability.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 68

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 68

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2021

After a close collaboration with Amazon Business over the last year, it is exciting to officially announce the next phase of our collaboration, truly integrated search between Ivalua and the Amazon Business marketplace. With real-time pricing and inventory information to ensure that the items selected are available.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Real-time Visibility Eprocurement Spend management 130

Spend Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

Procurement 101

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 101

Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

Its increasingly evident: GenAI is no longer a future concept; its already reshaping operations in real time. Traditional procurement teams continue to grapple with familiar, persistent challenges, such as manual data entry, siloed systems, outdated tools and limited visibility into spend categories or supplier performance.

Real-time Visibility 68

Real-time Visibility Procurement Procurement team Strategic sourcing 68

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Redwood City, CA, June 30, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its source-to-pay platform with a new payments solution to digitize and streamline global supplier payments. Enabling the complete source-to-pay process within the Ivalua Platform has always been a strategic objective.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Sourcing Real-time Visibility 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Spend Matters

MAY 6, 2025

For phase 1, establishing a shared understanding of cash flow priorities is essential before meaningful collaboration can occur. Reducing the total cost of procurement through supplier negotiations and sourcing strategies. Streamlining purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative delays.

Supply Chain Optimization 82

Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 82

Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

Procurement teams are spread thin and have to manage everything from basic sourcing to board-level ESG compliance. Procurement must evolve into an Orchestrator of Value by building capabilities that support cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement and integrated value delivery. From there, workflows adapt in real time.

Suppliers 82

Suppliers Management Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain 82

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

I have some real context of this, living in NYC and having a family member that works at a hospital. While it is a difficult time, you have to also applaud the heroic efforts of this industry as a whole. Across this supply chain there is typically a lack of visibility due to siloed information and data.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 219

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 219

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. Step 1: Use eProcurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. 11 state central procurement offices have other sources of funding.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Contract 130

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. What is Source-to-Pay? The Source-to-Pay process itself is quite broad but it covers most if not all the aspects of a procurement organization, at least from a process and technology perspective.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

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. 4][5] Supplier Portals Enhance Collaboration: Digital supplier portals are now in use across 35% of procurement platforms.

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. Some of these challenges include limited: Ability to collaborate, identify opportunities or issues and act.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 173

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply chain resilience Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 173

SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. The powerful concept of Supply Chain Visibility lies at the core of resilience. Supply Chain Visibility refers to tracking and monitoring the movement of goods, services, and information throughout the supply chain.

Supply Chain Visibility 98

Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility e2e Supply Chain Optimization 98

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge! A recent Deloitte survey estimated only 15% of CPO’s have visibility beyond their tier one suppliers. I found this striking that there is so little multi-tier Supply Chain visibility. Visibility comes at a cost – one we’ve spoken about before: trust.

Supply Chain Visibility 98

Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting 98

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. – Process efficiency with reduced cycle times and considerably decreased errors or fraud opportunities. – Results : 30% decrease of process time.

Eprocurement 235

Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Purchase orders Budget 235

Jaggaer

APRIL 9, 2025

While many manufacturers rely on ERP systems for procurement, these platforms are designed for broad business management rather than the intricate demands of sourcing, supplier collaboration, and cost control in a manufacturing environment. This results in reduced carrying costs and improved order fulfillment rates.

Real-time Visibility 52

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

Procurement Insights

MARCH 23, 2025

“ The Forgotten Three A successful ProcureTech implementation can significantly influence product quality, supplier delivery performance, and full-time equivalents (FTEs) in indirect procurement by enhancing efficiency, visibility, and collaboration across the supply chain. Real-time data and AI (e.g.,

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Quality Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. By automating routine tasks, streamlining communication, and centralising information in one single source of truth, you create tangible quick wins.

Procurement 52

Procurement Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Purchase orders 52