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Ivalua wins prestigious Procurement Leaders P2P Specialist award

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The post Ivalua wins prestigious Procurement Leaders P2P Specialist award appeared first on Ivalua.

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How the Circular Economy Improves the Brand Experience

Supply Chain Brain

Consumers with a high degree of social and environmental awareness will change their behavior and brand choices to match their values. Yet most brands operate on a linear “make, use and dispose” business cycle.

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The Supply Chain of Tomorrow is Here Today

Supply Chain Collaborator

If you’re not pursuing supply chain digitization, you run the risk of being left behind! For many organizations, all the data created by today’s disparate supply chain management technologies exist in separate silos. The data is the lifeblood of digitization and these siloes are ripe for convergence. Early adopters are well on their way to realizing the amazing benefits and competitive advantage of digitization.

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4 Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock Inventory

EazyStock

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. Or maybe you’re a distributor who just received a regular order from a customer only to realize that your supplier is experiencing a longer lead time than usual for some unforeseen reason, and you won’t be able to fulfi

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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The Claritum team is growing

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (May 23, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced the addition of new talent into the team. “We continue to grow our team with the best of the growing pool of West of England talent.” said Prof. Richard Hillum, Executive Chairman at Claritum.“These are exciting times for Claritum as we continue to grow and establish our position as a leading force in Procurement automation.

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A Wine and Spirits Marketer Seeks Proof of Blockchain

Supply Chain Brain

Few industries stand to benefit from blockchain technology more than the wine and spirits business.

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4 Reasons for Carrying Safety Stock Inventory

EazyStock

You’re a manufacturer who is working on an order when you realize that you’re out of a necessary component due to a sudden increase in demand, meaning you’ll have to order that part and wait until you receive it to finish the order for your customer. Or maybe you’re a distributor who just received a regular order from a customer only to realize that your supplier is experiencing a longer lead time than usual for some unforeseen reason, and you won’t be able to fulfi

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Ivalua Exceeds $1B Valuation in New Funding Round to Accelerate Global Expansion & Technology Innovation

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Investments from Tiger Global Management & Ardian Growth to drive growth in $20B+ Spend Management software market. May 21, 2019, Redwood City, CA Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management cloud solutions, today announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity funding to further accelerate its rapid growth. This capital raise values the company at a ‘unicorn’ level of more than $1 billion.

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Supply Chain Collaboration Needs Blockchain. Here's Why.

Supply Chain Brain

The race to push I.T. applications to the cloud isn’t enough to improve collaboration within the supply chain.

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7 Amazing Fun Facts about Category Managers

Ms. Category Management

7 (Seven) Fun Facts about Category Managers that you may not have known!

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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The Clothing Supply Chain – From the High Fashion Runway to Landfill!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! (Videos). Every 3-6 months my wife and I accumulate a bag full of clothing that we no longer wear. We take it to the local Goodwill or Salvation Army. In our minds we believe that we are contributing to help those who want gently used clothing.

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Managing Outsourcing Risk: A New Framework for Banking and Beyond

Jaggaer

In recent years there has been an increase in the outsourcing of services by banks in order to reduce costs and improve their efficiency and flexibility. Outsourcing makes it possible to take advantage of economies of scale and is a form of easy access to new technologies and to tools and services not available in the institution itself. However, it can also have serious drawbacks.

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How Next-Generation Printing Solutions Accelerate Agility

Supply Chain Brain

As strategic assets, warehouses of every size need to be more adaptive, configurable and movable.

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5 things you need to automate procurement

Claritum

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Procurement automation should speed up processes and free employees from repetitive time-consuming administration. Enabling staff to focus on higher value tasks. . In procurement a high percentage of jobs and processes are repetitive which makes them ideal for automation. So how can you automate procurement effectively?

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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The Inevitable Future of the Internet of Things (IoT)!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Internet of Things (IoT) – Welcome the Digital Supply Chain! Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer and permission to publish here provided by Rachel Stinson. The Internet of Things — IoT, for short — is made up of devices that connect to the internet and share data with each other.

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Winning in an Era of Tariffs and Trade Wars

The Network Effect

The tariff situation changes rapidly. As of today, the Trump administration has imposed about $250 billion in tariffs on imported. The post Winning in an Era of Tariffs and Trade Wars appeared first on The Network Effect.

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The Critical Human Element in Cybersecurity Strategy

Supply Chain Brain

Corporate leaders use four top tactics to ensure viable cybersecurity.

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How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Digital Transformation in Logistics: Technologies, Barriers and Predictions! Article and Infographic, and permission to publish here, provided by Marc McCormack at straightnorth.com. It’s easy to visualize your supply chain as a river, flowing from one point to another. Along the way, it can branch out into various tributaries — but like running water, any item in the supply chain will find its way to its destination even

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.