ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Ensuring supply continuity requires timely and open sharing of information.

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Nipendo platform is used by cross-vertical medium-sized and large companies across the globe, helping them reduce costs and improve procurement and supply chain efficiencies, as well as supporting their competitive strength. 10.34] An overview of Nipendo – what they do and how they help their customers.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In no order of preference, other than by the date they arrived in our inbox, today let’s hear from: Donna Wilczek, EVP Strategy and Innovation at Coupa , spend management suite provider and one of Spend Matters 50 Procurement Providers to Know.

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Procurement solutions Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 74

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” But cost reduction is no longer sufficient.

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Procurement 130

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

JULY 20, 2023

It involves analyzing, planning, and executing activities aimed at maximizing value while minimizing costs. By effectively managing spend, Procurement & Purchasing Teams can drive cost savings, enhance operational efficiency, and contribute to the overall profitability of the organization.

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Arkestro

JUNE 6, 2023

On the one side, finance is concerned with keeping the company budget in the black. On the other side, procurement is concerned with keeping company operations running smoothly and judicially making the most of budgets. Ultimately, both want the same goal — ensuring business outcomes are positive, timely, and on-budget.

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

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 24, 2023

2) Effective risk management should be a priority After the Covid-19 pandemic, enterprises have been firefighting to manage risks and have invested in developing supply chain resilience. As per Zycus’ Pulse of Procurement Survey, risk management was the top procurement priority for CPOs in 2022.

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Procurement strategies Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement 52

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

APRIL 5, 2023

With the increasing complexity of supply chains and the growing importance of sustainability and social responsibility, the role of procurement professionals has become more critical than ever. Improve spend management by implementing a buying plan Effective spend management is crucial for any organization’s financial health.

Procurement 52

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Its approach uses an all-in-one spend platform that combines expense management, corporate cards, travel and business accounts. Spend Analytics AnyData Solutions is used for spend analytics, contract management, supplier relationship management and ESG/performance tracking.

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e2e Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract 78

Una

OCTOBER 9, 2023

How to Implement a Strategic Sourcing Process A play-by-play manual showing how to implement a strategic sourcing process that aligns with your organization’s goals, optimizes spend, and creates long-term value. By proactively addressing risks, organizations can safeguard their supply chains and drive efficiencies.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

Explanation of Spend Analysis and its Importance in Healthcare In the ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare industry, optimizing costs and maximizing efficiency has become paramount. This is where spend analysis steps in as a powerful tool to help healthcare organizations gain deep insights into their procurement activities.

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Una

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here are some examples of how a Cost-First Crusader and a Value-Creation Maestro might approach the same purchasing needs in different ways: Office Printers Cost-First Crusader You're on a mission to save on printers. You snag a bunch of budget-friendly printers without considering the long game.

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

Planergy

AUGUST 16, 2022

Supplier development is an important part of a company’s overall supply chain management strategy and is essential for ensuring that the right suppliers are selected to deliver quality products and services. This can be done by being transparent and honest with suppliers, as well as by sharing information and ideas freely.

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Planergy

JANUARY 12, 2023

As a procurement professional, you know how important it is to have a reliable and cost-effective supply chain. One way to ensure that your supply chain runs smoothly is by utilizing supplier tiering. You can manage suppliers by breaking them down into different tiers more efficiently.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 20, 2023

But don’t be fooled by their size – when accumulated, these costs can form a substantial part of a company’s expenditure, and a large number of suppliers can add complexity and risk to the supply chain. While tail spend is often neglected, it holds a gold mine of untapped savings opportunities.

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

In this post, we’re going to look at two areas where Procurement teams typically spend a lot of effort, but often struggle to get recognition: Cost avoidance (including price increase deferrals). Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration. How organisations should recognise the “invisible” benefits.

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Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

In this post, we’re going to look at two areas where Procurement teams typically spend a lot of effort, but often struggle to get recognition: Cost avoidance (including price increase deferrals). Driving value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration. How organisations should recognise the “invisible” benefits.

Procurement 52

Procurement supply chain budgeting Price Negotiation 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

February 17, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced another record year in 2020. Empowering Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders Across the Globe. Significant advancements in AP Automation to improve automation and cash management. Redwood City, CA.

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supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain Innovation Supply Chain Efficiency 49

ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Redwood City, CA – November 7, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced a range of new innovations that enable direct material procurement and supply chain leaders to launch more profitable, successful products. Enhancements enable manufacturers to launch more profitable, successful products.

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Planergy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Social media management. Ultimately, marketing procurement can help organizations improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their marketing efforts, but it’s about more than sourcing strategies and agency relationships. Keeping Your Marketing Procurement Process Effective and Efficient Over Time. Media buying and advertising.

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Planergy

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Sourcing Supply Chain Management. This also allows for better vendor management, as the best vendor for the job can be easily identified. Download Free Copy. Written by. Lyle Del Vecchio.

Buyers 52

Buyers Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Price 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

12, 2019 — Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced another record year. Empowering Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders Across the Globe. Growth driven by new customer acquisition, regional expansion and continued customer success. REDWOOD CITY, Feb.

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Pipefy

MAY 23, 2023

Achieve a more efficient and integrated end-to-end P2P experience Pipefy for Procurement 7 must-have e-procurement features The prospect of implementing an e-procurement solution that comes up short of the functions you need is disheartening and frustrating. Life cycle management. Risk reduction.

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ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

Even reducing costs often depends more on effective collaboration rather than negotiation in today’s market. At the same time, organizations have never been more exposed to risk from their supply chains, from supply continuity, quality, or ESG violations. Enable effective, scalable collaboration.

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Pipefy

JANUARY 30, 2024

Procurement technology landscape Procurement technology is primarily designed to simplify procurement processes and reduce costs, but it’s grown to offer so many more benefits than that, with the greatest one being transforming procurement into a source of reliable strategic influence. Contract and compliance management.

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

Procurement Software

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Apadua Monitor is what their website describes as ‘an easy-to-use, collaborative Quality Assurance System that pays full attention to the knowledge and sentiment of each individual stakeholder.’ Spendkey is one of few spend analytics platforms which also offer transparent pricing on their website.

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Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility 59

ivalua

JUNE 28, 2021

Financial impact of COVID-19 has delayed payments and kept focus on cost, but research shows this is adversely affecting supplier relationships and access to innovation. The findings show late payments are having a knock-on effect across the supply chain. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud based Spend Management solutions.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting. SAP is also developing additional use cases in collaboration with customers with availability planned for the first half of 2024.”

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Similar to how CRM manages everything around the customer, an S2P platform manages everything around the supplier. ​ It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency. What is Source-to-Pay?

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Procurement Software

MARCH 5, 2024

The Execution and Collaboration modules give you the ability to track tasks and approvals individually, bringing you closer to project completion. Raindrop Raindrop is one of a number of US procurement startups offering enterprise-level spend management platforms.

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

Planergy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

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

ivalua

JULY 10, 2019

Best practice supply chain & procurement capabilities now available for rapid deployment to manufacturers. Redwood City, CA July 10, 2019 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged suite of solutions for manufacturers.

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Zycus Cognitive Procurement

JANUARY 31, 2023

As businesses strive to remain competitive in times of economic uncertainty, there is an increased need for effective supplier relationship management. A strong collaboration between the purchaser and suppliers can result in lower costs and better quality products, while driving innovation.

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Supplier Relationship Management : Build strong, collaborative relationships with key suppliers. Case Studies in Action Walmart’s Transformation : Walmart leveraged its procurement strategy for cost savings and supply chain efficiency. This reduced costs and fostered supplier innovation.

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Pipefy

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This guide explores the ability of these solutions to improve business efficiency and reduce operational costs, surveys the many types of tools on the market, their benefits, and essential features. This process grants transparency and visibility into purchase orders and approvals to a sometimes surprising degree.

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Procurement Software

JULY 4, 2023

It aims to make the procurement process more efficient, transparent, and cost-effective. It can help organisations reduce costs, optimise supplier relationships and increase compliance. These in turn can be used to inform better purchasing decisions and improve operational efficiencies.

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