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. Key considerations when selecting S2P solutions Not all S2P solutions are built the same.

Real-time Visibility 82

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 82

Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Solution Providers , Source to Pay , Spend Management , Supply Management , Technology Tags: PRO I attended Coupa’s annual Inspire conference this year and was excited to finally attend a large event rather than just small meetings with clients and colleagues.

Spend management 98

Spend management Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain management Supply chain management 98

ivalua

MARCH 24, 2021

Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process. Digitization Benefit #1: Inter-Enterprise Collaboration .

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain 130

ivalua

JULY 21, 2021

REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments. Consus is a recognized and trusted global supply chain solutions provider.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain Competitive bidding 130

Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Categories: Analysis , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Spend Management , Supply Chain , Supply Chain Management , Trade Financing Tags: PRO This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Trax, a Transportation Spend Management (TSM) solution.

Spend management 95

Spend management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Management 95

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

Optimization of the entire source-to-pay process for nearly all Körber locations worldwide. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this. The goal was to increase efficiency across the Group’s Business Areas.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 49

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Chief Procurement Officer 49

Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Network Member Question Aside from the basics of spend analysis and eliminating redundancy, Im curious to hear of others experiences in dealing with merger/acquisitions and how the cultural elements were addressed in terms of promoting the use of preferred vendors and the adoption of expense management policy.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 81

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization e2e 81

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. Category-based budgeting should align with corporate financial strategies.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 69

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rapid Optimization of Contract Management, Supplier Management and Direct Materials Sourcing. This deployment is another significant step forward in the digital transformation of their overall supply chain processes, a journey that started last year with the successful rollout of Ivalua Sourcing solution for direct materials.

Contract 130

Contract Collaboration Sourcing Contract management 130

ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success! Change management plans should anticipate potential resistance and facilitate adoption by nurturing a culture of collaboration and buy-in. An Analysis by Ivalua Read More : What is Source to Pay Best Practice?

Procurement 239

Procurement Change management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 239

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

When you’re comparing direct and indirect spend, half the battle comes down to managing changes in the supply chain. They streamline expense reports, improve supply chain management, and prioritize operational efficiency to stay ahead. Create vendor and supplier expense management policies.

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Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2025

Well be talking about the importance of collaboration, and how Reveel and Deposco make it happen through deep integration. And, from driving savings to enhancing the customer journey, well be shining a light on the many tangible benefits of the Reveel and Deposco collaboration. Guest bios: Marc Aliotta, VP of Partnerships at Reveel.

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supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 52

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: . About Ivalua.

Supply chain resilience 100

Supply chain resilience Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Innovation 100

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. Assessing Risk across the Supply Chain.

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Risk management Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Risk 130

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What's PLANERGY?

Strategy 52

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

ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! Use these eight tips to optimize your SMD for smoother processes, more accurate information and better business value. This means optimizing in all directions.

Supply Chain Optimization 113

Supply Chain Optimization Data Suppliers Procurement 113

Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

A prime example of this is sustainability: since a large portion of emissions lie within the supply chain, procurement holds a crucial lever here think Scope 3. Procurement teams can also optimize operational activities through shared services or outsourcing. Proper orchestration of supply chains enhances corporate resilience.

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

Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Categories: Solution Providers , Spend Management , Supply Management , Technology Tags: Coupa Inspire , EU , supply We are witnessing a pivotal change in the market for some of the big source-to-pay (S2P) suite players (like Coupa, SAP and their peers) as they move toward a broader platform and ecosystem approach.

Supply Chain Optimization 98

Supply Chain Optimization Spend management Management Supply 98

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Each stage contributes to a more strategic approach to procurement: Spend management: Despite the title, source to pay cannot really start with sourcing. Category management: Whereas spend management aims to depict the entire landscape, category management fills in the detail for each major spend category.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Hillenbrand, Inc. The solution adopted will include Ivalua’s supplier risk and performance management and contract lifecycle management modules and will feature a number of integrations to ensure optimal user experience and maximum efficiency.

Data 130

Data Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management supply chain software solutions 130

Spend Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here, spend analytics, e-sourcing and tail spend management have emerged, not just as business tools but also as catalysts of change, sculpting a new narrative in the source-to-pay domain. The strategic use of spend analytics transforms procurement from a reactive cost center to a proactive value driver.

Procurement solutions 104

Procurement solutions Procurement Spend management Supply Chain Optimization 104

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.

supply chain budgeting 113

supply chain budgeting Bill of materials Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 113

ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

Massy, France 05 July , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has selected and implemented its platform as the foundation for its procurement digital transformation. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing 130

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

John Cockerill was looking for a unified end-to-end spend management platform to be deployed across 4 business units in 22 countries, helping to reduce administrative tasks for the buyers, improve the fluidity of the procurement process and optimize collaboration between internal stakeholder and suppliers in a highly secure environment. “As

Supply Chain Optimization 100

Supply Chain Optimization Spend management Buyers Collaboration 100

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Secondly come eProcurement, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invoicing, and Payments. But digital transformation also has longer-term benefits for supplier collaboration.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Express

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Instead, you are responsible for driving financial strategy, optimizing cash flow, and helping businesses make smarter financial decisions. vCFOs need the right technology stack to streamline accounting, forecasting, reporting, and collaboration. Cin7 Core A cloud-based inventory and order management platform with real-time tracking.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Budget supply chain software solutions 52

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.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Laying out the relevant details such as the quality standards, quantities, and specifications of the subject goods or services as well as the other dependencies will allow for an effective collaboration and avoid misinterpretation. To continue to optimize procurement processes, implement these lessons in future job orders.

supply chain budgeting 184

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. According to Supply Chain Now’s Greg White, the cracks have been exposed and there is nowhere to hide.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 2023 Ivalua NOW Nashville: Recap + Photos! Collaboration is key to a successful solution and we are able to achieve this with innovative partnerships. May 18, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW by Eloise Barnum They say city lights got nothin’ on country nights—and well–they ain’t wrong!

Supply chain resilience 130

Supply chain resilience Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 130

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.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. What's PLANERGY?

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris! Breakout Sessions This year, we’ve invited industry thought leaders to join 8 expert panels covering data, supplier collaboration, procurement finance, and vendor management. Listen, learn, and contribute your ideas!

Innovation 130

Innovation Spend management Collaboration Supply Chain Optimization 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. But today this is largely executed electronically, for example by eSourcing events and with sourcing optimization software.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

ivalua

MAY 11, 2021

May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and PwC, a trusted Ivalua implementation partner, today announced that Arkad S.p.A. The Ivalua platform was built to enable effective, scalable collaboration and complete transparency into suppliers and spend. REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency Spend management Suppliers 130

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A well-defined procurement strategy is the key to optimizing your procurement process. 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.

Procurement strategies 52

Procurement strategies Supply Chain Optimization Strategy Procurement 52

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 supply chain budgeting Procurement Supply Chain Optimization 103