Spend Matters

MAY 13, 2025

While finance focuses on extending days payable outstanding (DPO) and maintaining liquidity buffers, procurement is driven by supplier relationships, cost reductions and efficiency improvements. Increased compliance risks, stemming from poor oversight of supplier agreements.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Google Cloud, a suite of cloud computing services, announced the launch of Supply Chain Twin, a purpose-built industry solution that lets companies build a digital twin — a virtual representation of their physical supply chain — by orchestrating data from disparate sources to get a more complete view of suppliers, inventories and other information. (..)

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ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Sustainable and socially responsible procurement practices that cover the full spectrum can provide end-to-end visibility that facilitates monitoring and compliance, and delivers continuous value to the business. Among these practices are supplier identification through sourcing, relationship management, and reporting.

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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.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

The series follows the methodology described in our Aligning Finance and Procurement in-depth guide , which offers a practical, structured approach to enhancing cash flow visibility, optimizing payment timing, reducing working capital risk and improving liquidity outcomes through closer collaboration between finance and procurement.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective. That system could tell you, for example, that the company had spent $XX million with a supplier on a particular ingredient or package. The Legal Department was a key champion as well.

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HICX

JUNE 9, 2025

What Is AI in Supplier Management? AI in supplier management is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline and enhance various supplier-related processes. AI helps optimize supply chain management by offering predictive supplier analytics , real-time tracking, and automation.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Master supplier data doesn’t just matter to Procurement. Accurate supplier data is the fuel that drives critical business processes that impact the bottom line. Spend analysis — Improves negotiation position and leverage and increases contract compliance by correctly aggregating spend to the appropriate parent supplier.

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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.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Enter companies like DigitalSuits, a high-tech Shopify development and e-commerce agency that leverages technology and innovation to build end-to-end solutions. The article mentions the ways through which Shopify integration with CRM software can improve supply chain visibility, customer experience, and operational flexibility.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

With raw materials, equipment and maintenance making up the bulk of their expenditures, procurement professionals in manufacturing are turning to AI to gain deeper insights and stronger control over their supplier networks. This means better compliance, fewer disruptions and greater efficiency in managing supplier relationships.

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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. Others turn to last-minute supplier switches or price renegotiations. Supplier diversification across geographies to reduce dependency on high-risk sources.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

From rule-based systems to predictive analytics and the generative AI boom, businesses have leveraged these technologies to optimize operations, forecast trends, and create data-driven strategies. They can proactively identify risks, optimize processes in real time, and even negotiate supplier contracts without human oversight.

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent report by Maersk and Reuters Events highlights that 68% of companies are making supply chain visibility and monitoring solutions a top priority. The Visibility Challenge: Why Seeing Clearly Matters A major insight from the report is the visibility gap, particularly with tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, adoption (by teams, by stakeholders, by suppliers) is not a reality for most organizations. Larger organizations likely have matured and updated their tech environment over many years with best-of-breed or suite solutions, so its easier for them to get the organization on board with an end-to-end digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. Even the most robust ERP systems seem to lack the visibility that organizations are desperate to acquire, and in real-time. Supplier Receipt and acknowledgement ?Supplier

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 20, 2023

In this article, we will explore what supplier order management software is, its benefits, and some of the best software options available in the market. Defining Supplier Order Management Before diving into the software itself, let’s first understand what is Supplier Order Management.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. The term refers to the entire journeyfrom finding suppliers and negotiating contracts to finalizing agreements and making the final payment for goods. What is Source to Pay (S2P)?

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Pipefy

JUNE 5, 2024

This approach to taking your business to the next level often involves end-to-end (E2E) processes to deliver solutions. What is an end-to-end process? The end-to-end philosophy emphasizes eliminating middle layers and steps to increase efficiency, performance, and cost savings.

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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.

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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.

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Procurement Tactics

MAY 22, 2023

To achieve this goal, it involves the use of advanced technologies, such as automated inventory management systems, transportation management software, and data analytics tools, to monitor and manage the entire supply chain in real-time. CERTIFICATE COURSES Related courses about this subject 1.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

To stay ahead of all of these risk factors and changing demands, organizations need to discard their linear supply chain models and embrace an autonomous, end-to-end connected ecosystem. High levels of visibility reduce supply chain risk and address sustainability initiatives, such as tracking a product’s full line of custody.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Ensuring End-to-End Visibility in‍ the Supply Chain In the realm of enhancing supply chain security, it is indeed crucial to implement real-time tracking systems that provide visibility‍ into the entire supply chain. This includes: Implementing end-to-end encryption to secure data in transit and at rest.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

PME is not only an opportunity to warm up the market but also ensuring that any issued RFP can be met, specifications and conditions are fit for purpose and the opportunity to add innovation into the procurement and Contract and Supplier management process.” Here’s how: 1. HACCP, FSMA, GFSI).

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

It involves systematically tracking, recording, and analyzing data or metrics relating to procurement activities to improve efficiency, and cost-effectiveness , comply with business policies and procedures, and ultimately aid in important business decision-making. What is Procurement Tracking?

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ivalua

JUNE 17, 2022

In this regard, monitoring supplier performance, compliance, and the flow of materials from the lowest tier of supply to the end consumer is key to promoting end-to-end visibility. The majority of heads of procurement (65%) are investing in AI and RPA technologies to future-proof their organizations.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

AdaptOne could provide significant value to Byrne Dairy , a food and beverage company, by optimizing and digitizing its procurement operations particularly in supplier management , compliance tracking , and procurement workflow visibility. Impact: Centralized procurement ecosystem, data consistency, and reduced duplication.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Prompted by a question I had received from one of my readers regarding the impact of an M&A on procurement, and in particular the departments relationship with suppliers, I thought that I would share the following with you. The lack of end-to-end connectivity delayed efforts to streamline operations across its growing portfolio.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Suppliers need bidding and contract transparency. It is one thing to make tenders public, and another to offer suppliers visibility into the end-to-end bid management process and final award decisions. The public needs spend and supplier selection transparency.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

So why is it that the Supply Chain in so many companies is being run without the end to end visibility needed to even function, yet which we have in our personal lives? In this age of exponential growth in digital connectivity the time has come to ensure you have End to End Supply Chain visibility.

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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. A closer look at these functions reveals how ERP streamlines operations and supports long-term growth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Who could ever need to store that much data? That was “Big Data” Let’s fast forward to today. quintillion bytes of data are generated every day. That is a lot of data … That is Big Data! How Big is Big Data? of all data is actually analyzed and used. So What is Big Data?

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SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

This shift has pushed supply chain leadership to pivot from reactive management to proactive strategy built on data. In this environment, business leaders need clear, data-based insights to make real-time decisions. It starts upstream, where supplier risk assessments now rely on more than historical performance.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Beeline Extended Workforce Platform will interact with Ivalua’s comprehensive spend management platform, enabling clients to acquire talent, manage contingent labor, and optimize their external workforce seamlessly from a complete source-to-pay platform which enables the management of all suppliers and spend categories. About Beeline.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 29, 2019

A decade ago, very few public sector jurisdictions or agencies were concerned about the amount of disparate systems they were operating and what data-driven challenges this might lead to in the future. While each system might have met the transactional needs of a specific process very well, it kept the data about those transactions siloed.

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ivalua

JANUARY 27, 2021

Recent data from the Hackett Group reveals that AP teams that have achieved Superhero status can save up to 54% on invoice processing costs with a third fewer employees — but are those savings achievable through automation alone? They also have a highly automated supplier onboarding process. Purchasing cards are also widely used.

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