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What is eProcurement?

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Difference Between Procure to Pay and eProcurement. Procure-to-Pay is the sequential process we described earlier. Eprocurement or e-procurement comes from electronic procurement. Cloud-based Procure to Pay platforms are a must-have for any company that wants to become best-class in P2P.

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Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers

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Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

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

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Understanding how inflation impacts procurement and then taking action to mitigate its effects is essential for any business looking to stay ahead of the game. How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects of a business, including its ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy.

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10 Things Your ERP Can’t Do (And Why You Need an eProcurement Solution)

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become an essential tool for complex organizations, but when it comes to procurement in the public sector, they aren’t enough. For many of them, their organizations have invested a lot of time and money in ERP systems that do many things well and are there to stay.

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Uncovering New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector

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Step 1: Use eProcurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. However, a smaller subset of these states have looked at eProcurement as a potential source of revenue.

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Streamline Your Procurement Processes with Integrated Source to Pay Platforms and Autonomous Quick Sourcing Technologies

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You must have found yourself struggling with limited visibility into preferred or contracted suppliers, contract utilization status, budgeting issues, and multiple requirements for sourcing low dollar items or services. It is usually time consuming, require multiple approvals and follow ups. Lack of pricing compliance .

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Innovative Procurement Models: Exploring Different Approaches

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Brief Overview of Procurement Welcome to our deep dive into the world of procurement. But before we venture into the depths of innovation in this field, let’s first establish what procurement really is. This is especially true in procurement, where the landscape is rapidly evolving. Understanding Procurement A.