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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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Manufacturers can off-set the effects of inflation and avoid passing on price increases to their goods and services by maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement function. In addition, our Contract Management module helps Manufacturers to easily track milestones and consumption in real time across multiple agreements.

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

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Metrics : Procurement tracks savings, efficiencies, supplier performance, and risk. Procurement is strategically important because it: Drives significant cost savings through economies of scale, supplier negotiations, and process efficiencies. Increases efficiency by standardizing, streamlining, and automating processes.

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The Impact of Digital Transformation on Spend Analysis

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As organizations strive to stay competitive, they are increasingly recognizing the need to leverage digital technologies to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and drive growth. Traditional approaches to spend analysis relied heavily on manual processes and limited data visibility.

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Innovative Procurement Models: Exploring Different Approaches

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Whether you’re a procurement professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, a business leader seeking to drive efficiency, or simply someone interested in business innovation, this post is for you. These models are often accompanied by practices such as annual rate contracts, bulk buying, and just-in-time purchasing.

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Ivalua Launches Innovations to Improve Supply Chain Resilience and Employee Productivity

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The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. Streamlined Contract Authoring: By starting contracting during sourcing, customers can reduce the cycle time from quote to contract and consider negotiated terms in sourcing decisions. About Ivalua.

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4 Key Trends Reshaping Manufacturing Procurement in 2024

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According to Deloitte, the manufacturing industry was in contraction throughout most of 2023 due to challenges like increased lead times, tight labor markets, and rising costs. Survey respondents say the trend is driven by a desire to increase efficiency, improve productivity, reduce errors, and improve cost savings.