Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As little as 10 years ago, we heard stories of pretty much indifference to risk: “supply risk management was young,” we heard, and “we didn’t worry too much about risk; we spent a very small percentage of our time on it.” But from my experience, each team does this very differently, with each using its own technology to manage risk.

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Arkestro

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s Event Season 2025! It’s Event Season 2025! Spring and summer mark a season of innovation, connection, and momentum in procurement, as well as some of the industry’s biggest annual events. Here are four of 2025’s past events where Arkestro was a major presence. Resources / Blog / Where in the World is Arkestro?

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Future Purchasing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A couple of weeks back I had the great pleasure of joining our friends at the SAP Spend Connect Live event in Las Vegas. It was great to see category management being consistently raised as a key topic by the keynote speakers. This reflects the emphasis that SAP is placing on their relatively new product in this space.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2025

Ivalua NOW AMER 2025 in New Orleans was an event that exceeded all expectations, delivering an unforgettable experience for our thriving procurement community. ” Hosting the event at the renowned home of the New Orleans Saints amplified the energy and excitement. We came, we connected, and we conquered!

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ivalua

JULY 14, 2022

Redwood City, CA, July 12, 2022 – Manufacturers are working to accelerate digitization initiatives to manage supply chain disruptions in 2022 and beyond, according to an original survey commissioned by Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

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Supply Chain Dive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Prepare for the next black swan event with strategic risk management—because the unexpected is inevitable.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today’s interconnected global business environment, supply chain risk management (SCRM) has emerged as a critical discipline for organizations striving to maintain operational continuity and a competitive advantage. Supply chains are increasingly susceptible to disruptions caused by both predictable and unforeseen events.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2024

During the week of September 9th, I attended the Basware Premier Event in Memphis — a fantastic gathering that delved into several key topics, including touchless invoice processing to accelerate workflows, the importance of ROI assessments and how AI can enhance AP outcomes. Thanks for having me!

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Spend Matters

MAY 30, 2025

Located at the Caesars Superdome, the two-day event featured keynotes, breakout sessions, solution demonstrations, partner/sponsor booths and more. Overview of Ivalua NOW Americas 2025 The event followed a similar structure to that of the EMEA Ivalua NOW conference. The first Ivalua NOW conference of 2025 took place in Paris in March.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The appetite for third-party risk management (TPRM) within procurement and the supply chain is keener than ever before — risks are more numerous and complex in what is an increasingly fast-paced and global business environment. As a consequence, senior executives increasingly recognize the need for a comprehensive approach to risk management.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2024

While ESOMAR’s conference is not procurement-oriented, which is different from many of the events we cover, there are still plenty of good reasons why our readers might consider attending its future conferences. The post The ‘Art of Science and Innovation’ — ESOMAR event key takeaways appeared first on Spend Matters.

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ivalua

APRIL 23, 2020

Like every industry Procurement & Supply Chain software vendors are having to find new approaches in the pandemic world, and firms are coming up with ways of holding events virtually, some of which work better than others. Ivalua’s events have been consistently strong for several years now.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Research from Ivalua , a leading global spend management cloud provider , has revealed that 80% of UK businesses say that Brexit has been the biggest disrupter to supply chains in the last 12 months, while 83% fear the biggest disruption from Brexit is yet to come. But to do this, supply chain management must be digitalised.

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Future Purchasing

APRIL 1, 2025

From our research, it is clear that many organisations still see category management as simply another term for strategic sourcing. However, we believe that category management and strategic sourcing focus on different aspects and have distinct goals. demand management) or buying smarter (e.g., specification management).

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Find our in-depth guide to third-party and supply chain risk management with accompanying free download here. Changes in the marketplace: In the case of an extreme man-made risk event, suppliers will likely be operating at reduced capacity, if at all for a while. What causes man-made risk? Some suppliers don’t make it through at all.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Many businesses go to market for solution support within supplier management with ESG/Corporate sustainability as a primary compelling event, or driving factor. This is primarily grounded in legislative requirements (CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR, LkSG etc.), This is primarily grounded in legislative requirements (CSDDD, CSRD, EUDR, LkSG etc.),

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As part of our third-party/supply chain risk management (TPRM/SCRM) series, today we address the ROI of risk management. As we inferred in our exploration of the types and sources of risk, risk management done well can reap rewards, just as risk management ignored can reap chaos. But there is also massive potential.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, downtime events can cost… The global supply chain depends heavily on material handling equipment. Therefore, when a machine goes down, operations can quickly grind to a costly halt.

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Procurement Leaders

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I was fortunate to have the role of cohost for the event and was left inspired by the level of passion in the room. Bertrand shared how he had attended another event recently to discuss innovation, sustainability and supply chain, and was struck by how few procurement professionals were there. This revelation surprised me.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 12, 2025

So we easily surface all the critical events we make life easy. Were seeing more and more customers get excited about the data but they want more. 18.57] How BlackBerry Radar pulls data together into one pane of glass, and the benefits for their customers. We want our data to be intelligent.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

To help those still orienting themselves to the landscape of risk, we’ve broken down the main terms used to describe the various aspects of managing risk. A risk is a potential future event that could cause harm or loss. The assessment helps organizations develop strategies to manage or mitigate these risks. What is a risk?

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, procurement and supply chain professionals are confronted with a staggering complexity of risk management (link to complexity piece) that requires a nuanced understanding of various dimensions of risk. Recent events have illustrated how interconnected and fragile supply chains can be.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The annual State of Flux global supplier relationship (SRM) management study made its appearance in London last week at the 2024 Supplier Management Summit in its 16th rendition, this time themed ‘Return on Relationships (RoR). Supplier Management (vs SRM) is more of a one-way street where suppliers are considered simple necessities.

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ivalua

MAY 16, 2025

Rising software costs, lack of procurement oversight, compliance headaches, and clunky vendor management. All of these processes are critical components for managing procurement activities strategically. Modules can include e-sourcing, contract management, supplier management, procure-to-pay (P2P), and advanced spend analytics.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 23, 2025

The event included several new product announcements as well as company updates following Docusigns major announcement at last years event, the advent of a new contract management category called Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) designed for wider organizational appeal beyond just procurement and legal departments.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2024

These events are chronic and inevitable. If you’re still viewing supply chain disruptions as one-off or random occurrences, you’re doing it wrong.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

In a whirlwind of developments in the world‍ of supply chain management, the latest headlines are buzzing with the news of boeing machinists bringing an end to thier strike. Alongside this, the Institute ‍for Supply Management has also made waves with their latest updates.

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Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

World Sustainable Procurement Pay is an important event that is attended by many procurement professionals all over the world. Additionally, we will talk about why this event is crucial for procurement professionals. . These are some of the events that many people celebrate just like World Sustainable Procurement Day. .

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2024

Managing a global supply chain has never been more challenging, with complex, ever-evolving regulations, increasingly frequent extreme weather events, volatile geopolitical crises, and sophisticated cybercrime.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

For this year’s Spend Matters Fall 2024 SolutionMap release – our comprehensive methodology designed to help organizations evaluate and select procurement solutions – we launched a new module: third-party (and supply chain) risk management (TPRM and SCRM).

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ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

Most teams are stuck reacting to problems after they’ve already escalated, rather than proactively managing risk. By automating routine tasks like onboarding a suppliers, kicking off a sourcing event, invoice matching, purchase order consolidation, and contract reviews, AI enables automated procurement workflows and reduces operational costs.

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TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This introduction to supplier risk management outlines the importance of effectively identifying and managing risks that may arise from suppliers. Supplier risk management is crucial for businesses, as it helps them mitigate potential challenges that can disrupt operations. This process is known as supplier risk management.

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