ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

Supply chain management

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain. Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more.

Collaboration

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Supplier management software forms the operational foundation of a broader SRM strategy, providing the infrastructure that supports strategic initiatives. Performance & Quality Supplier performance management software provides customizable scorecards tracking metrics like on-time in-full deliveries.

supply chain software solutions

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

ERP solutions often lack robust capabilities around managing all of the data attributes for products and vendors, and cannot update them in real time or in an automated fashion. Demand planning capabilities. Demand planning is the ability to create forecasts that predict the future need for your products.

supply chain budgeting

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 23, 2021

But too often the expected deliverables from Supply Chain professionals are established without a real understanding of the totality and breadth of actual tasks that must be performed underneath those high level expectations. With an iceberg it is said that only 10% of it is visible as the rest is under the water.

Supply Chain Efficiency

World of Procurement blog

MAY 8, 2024

Order Fulfillment Once a contract is signed, the supplier begins delivering goods or services as per the agreement. The procurement team manages the order, monitors quality, ensures on-time delivery, processes invoices, and handles any issues that arise during fulfillment.

Strategic sourcing