ivalua

AUGUST 12, 2025

Leading organizations are rethinking how supplier relationship management and how they manage spend categories, and they’re looking to collaborate more efficiently and effectively across functions. This approach enables businesses to reduce total cost of ownership (TOC), build stronger supplier partnerships, and manage risk.

Strategic sourcing

Skill Dynamics

JANUARY 9, 2025

Strong supply chain capabilities drive efficiency and develop competitiveness in an oversaturated market. Global disruptions such as COVID-19 have unearthed a wide range of vulnerabilities within international supply chains.

supply chain budgeting

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2025

Subscribe 4 Inventory Management Tips for Construction Companies to Lock Project Success! Managing construction supply chain risks is critical to ensuring the successful completion of projects. Here’s a complete guide to handling construction supply chain risks.

Supply Chain Efficiency

ivalua

JULY 23, 2025

2) E-sourcing Once demand is clear, e-sourcing enables teams to launch sourcing events through structured, automated workflows. Procurement teams use e-auctioning software to run reverse auctions or dynamic bidding events, where multiple suppliers compete to offer the best price for a standardized product or service.

Real-time Visibility

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 5, 2025

Supply chains are the lifelines of global commerce. From small manufacturers to multinational corporations, organizations depend on interconnected networks to deliver materials, goods, and services in a timely and cost-effective manner. Cyberattacks on supply chains are not new, but their scope and impact have evolved.

Supply chain resilience

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 16, 2025

The Resilient Supply Chain! Supply chains are believed to be the backbone of your business operations. Supply chain disruptions are unpredictable but can be controlled. There’s no supply chain immune to the disruptions. Technology advocates for automation of the supply chain processes.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

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?

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 23, 2025

According to our 2024 report, Generative AI in the B2B Marketplace , 81% of B2B businesses are already investing in AI, with 79% anticipating increasing their AI budgets within the next year. What can supply chain leaders do to mitigate these risks? Yet these same companies have the same anxieties about investing.

Supply Chain Optimization

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 29, 2025

Supply chain reports offer a comprehensive view of your entire supply chain operation. What are Supply Chain Reports? However, implementing inventory management techniques such as ABC analysis and safety stock to optimize stock levels and minimize the risk of stockouts.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! In the complex world of business, the supply chain serves as the backbone, connecting the dots between production and customer satisfaction. Cost Reduction A streamlined supply chain is a powerful tool for cost management.

Supply Chain Efficiency

SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2025

Consider this your business suddenly faces a major supply chain disruption. But the truth is, a fragile supply chain can make or break your companys success in today’s world. But the truth is, a fragile supply chain can make or break your companys success in today’s world.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 21, 2025

Skip to main content Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Tariffs have become one of the most disruptive variables in global supply chains. You can unsubscribe at anytime. From the U.S.-China

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 13, 2025

Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! Efficient supply chain management is the key. Imagine being able to offer faster deliveries, reduce costs, and minimize errors. All of this is possible thanks to an optimized supply chain.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Spend Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

Modern procurement needs have far surpassed transaction management; procurement is now a critical component in driving strategic value across businesses and AI has become a key tool in procurement teams back pockets. Supply network modeling, now integrating large language models (LLMs), allows for precise tracking and material tracing.

Real-time Visibility

ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle.

Procurement

ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. As supply chains become more interconnected and risks more dynamic, traditional procurement tools fall short. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle.

Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Yet the complex supply chains behind those therapies are increasingly vulnerable. A System Under Strain The fragility of the medication supply chain isn’t theoretical; it’s happening in real time. Alarmingly, 7% attributed at least one medication safety event to a shortage-related issue. drug spending reached $37.1

Real-time Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2025

Kenco’s 2025 Supply Chain Innovation Survey found that one in four professionals now have $500,000 or more in their budget to incorporate new tools and technologies, and 39% have seen their budgets increase this year.

supply chain budgeting

Spend Matters

MAY 27, 2025

Technology is a powerful enabler of finance-procurement collaboration, bridging gaps in spend visibility, cost control and data integration. Without the right tools, procurements contributions to financial strategy can remain disconnected from budgeting, forecasting and risk management.

Real-time Visibility

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.

Risk management

Supply Chain Dive

JULY 21, 2025

Skip to main content Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Companies are coming under increased scrutiny to report and manage these emissions in addition to those under the organization’s direct control.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Arkestro

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This is especially true as many manufacturing procurement departments struggle with exactitude, efficiency, and unforeseen events that keep them from meeting their goals. This process ultimately leads to faster delivery times, more significant cost savings, and improved supply chain resilience.

Supply Chain Optimization

Supply Chain Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Skip to main content Dont miss tomorrows supply chain industry news Let Supply Chain Dives free newsletter keep you informed, straight from your inbox. Add to this the pace of technological change in the supply chain space, and you have a perfect storm of challenges facing procurement departments across industries.

Procurement

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Navigate Supply Chain Challenges with Supplier Management Software In today's volatile marketplace, fragile supply chains pose significant risks for growing ecommerce brands. What Is Supplier Management Software? Every disruption threatens sales, customer loyalty, and competitive position.

supply chain software solutions

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Art of Supplier Collaboration: Best Practices to Build Lasting Partnerships Dynamic market changes and global events seem to create newer demands and greater pressure on procurement professionals. Find out more about the different models of holistic supplier management.

Collaboration

ivalua

JUNE 9, 2025

Inefficiencies are baked into the procurement process, wasting time and budget while leaving the door open to errors such as missed deadlines or incorrect orders. Most teams are stuck reacting to problems after they’ve already escalated, rather than proactively managing risk. Supplier risk adds even more complexity.

Sourcing

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration vs. Supplier Relationship Management What good is having the best suppliers if you can’t communicate well enough to leverage their products and skills? The primary goals of SRM are to foster hand-in-glove supplier relationships, manage risk, and optimize the value chain.

Collaboration

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The process creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. In some categories it makes sense to conduct a competitive sourcing event, for example an online auction using eSourcing software.

Strategic sourcing

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

Fewer Emails Procurement teams typically manage more suppliers than Sales teams do customers. Dealing with all of these contracts, sourcing events and purchase requests simultaneously, without a digital solution, results in email overload. These repetitive tasks not only consume valuable time, but also increase the risk of human error.

Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Without experienced managers in place, truck availability drops, repairs are delayed, and cost control becomes difficult. Still, it can be just as disruptive to supply chain performance. What Happens When Fleet Leadership Is Unstable Losing a fleet manager isn’t just an HR issue. Disruptions in decision-making.

Leadership

Finale Inventory

JULY 18, 2025

Supply Chain Disruption in 2025: Navigating Supply Chain Issues Supply chain issues have become the defining challenge for multichannel merchants in 2025. When supply chains falter, customer satisfaction plummets and competitors gain ground. What Are Supply Chain Issues in Plain Language?

supply chain software solutions

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2025

Why Effective Supply Chain is Critical to a Successful ECommerce Business! While offering access to global markets, eCommerce has also created a new set of challenges for businesses, particularly when it comes to supply chain management.

Supply Chain Efficiency

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Assessing eAuction Bids eAuctions, or online sourcing events, have been around for more than twenty years and they have proven a highly effective tool for finding the best suppliers based on total cost. While it may seem straightforward, many issues can arise, some of them entirely unseen if the process isnt carefully managed.

Strategic sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

In today’s competitive market, every drop of efficiency in extraction and logistics fuels innovation across supply chains, ensuring that products reach consumers faster and at lower costs. How does oil and gas production drive global supply chain innovation?

Supply Chain Efficiency

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. What Happens When Indirect Spend Isnt Managed? Admin staff might be responsible for ordering office supplies. What Happens When Indirect Spend Isnt Managed?

Spend management

Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

In many industries, procurement is responsible for managing significant budgets which means it holds a key lever for business performance. Procurement teams now include specialists such as category managers with deep market knowledge who drive sourcing events and significantly impact the companys bottom line.

supply chain budgeting