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Sustainability in Procurement: Strategies and Challenges

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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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Procurement vs Purchasing: Key Differences, Workflows, and Enterprise Risks

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Key Takeaways Procurement vs Purchasing: Procurement is a strategic function focused on long-term value, while purchasing handles the tactical execution of buying. Aligning procurement and purchasing ensures efficiency, cost control, and reduced risk across the organization. What is Procurement?

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Procurement Technology: Enterprise Solutions Driving Efficiency and ROI

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This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. Here are some of the most important tools teams are already using.

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Digital Procurement for Enterprises: Key Challenges and Critical Capabilities

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Enterprise procurement teams face growing pressure to deliver strategic value – managing supplier risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting sustainability – all without sacrificing speed or control. This blog explores the most common challenges in digital procurement and the capabilities that matter most.

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8 Procurement Software Best Practices For 2025

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At Ivalua, we’ve helped some of the world’s most complex organizations transform their procurement operations, giving us deep expertise in what works – and what doesn’t. In this post, we’ll break down proven strategies to help you streamline processes, improve visibility, and take back control of your procurement stack.

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Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation: Roadmap for Efficiency and Resilience

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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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AI in procurement: How different industries are harnessing its power

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Across industries, AI is capable of reshaping procurement, making it smarter, more predictive and highly efficient. In this article we will highlight some of the key changes AI has made to procurement strategies in the following industries: manufacturing and industrials, life sciences and healthcare, and the public sector.