ivalua

JUNE 18, 2020

Innovations focus on supporting smarter and faster decisions around supplier relationships and sourcing initiatives, improving the capture and recognition of savings, increasing accounts payable automation and ensuring accessibility for all. Sourcing optimisation tools have traditionally been for the select few due to the complexity involved.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Below, we list 8 steps that manufacturers can take to build a more resilient supply chain in a post-covid world. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility. Why is visibility so important? Making processes transparent enables everyone along the supply chain to react quickly.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 5, 2023

First Name Email Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Global Supply Chain — Everything About Supply Chain Global supply chain has become a popular way for businesses to source unique materials and products from other countries as they are unavailable domestically.

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Procurement Software

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Source-to-Pay (S2P) are not just fancy acronyms used by consultants, procurement and finance professionals. Behind these terms are whole concepts of processes that manage how goods and services in your business are requested, sourced, received and paid. What steps are involved in Source-to-Pay?

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

OCTOBER 3, 2022

SEKO provides complete supply chain solutions, specializing in transportation, logistics, forwarding and warehousing. Powered by their innovative and customizable IT solutions, SEKO provide a seamless flow of information, giving their ever-growing customer base true supply chain visibility.

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ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

MENA countries import a lot of food; disrupted supply chains and price increases mean potential food shortages. Cut off from these important imports, MENA companies sharpened their focus on transforming supply chains, as a means of becoming more resilient and agile. Enter eProcurement.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Here are eight critical activities that can help procurement organizations build and maintain chain resiliency in a post-Covid-19 world: Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility. Why is visibility so important? It’s really important to take this into consideration as part of your TCO calculations.”

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2022

Disruptions in global supply chains, labor market shortages, strong consumer demand. The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers). How can we mitigate technical, logistical, weather-related, and demand-driven supply chain disruptions? What can we expect in 2022? More on that here.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 23, 2022

We will also discuss its importance and the stages of the contract management process. Enhancing strategic sourcing through data analysis. It is important to ensure that the parties in the contract will mutually benefit. Why is it important? It is important because contracts are the foundation of business relationships.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 19, 2019

Does the vast potential of this promising technology mean that companies of all sizes and stages should be rebuilding their responsible sourcing systems from the ground up to include it? Modern supply chains are incredibly complex and global in reach.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 19, 2019

Does the vast potential of this promising technology mean that companies of all sizes and stages should be rebuilding their responsible sourcing systems from the ground up to include it? Modern supply chains are incredibly complex and global in reach. How Blockchain Works.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. The impact of all of that is that organizations are actively creating geographical supplier diversity within their supply chains, to strike a better balance between cost reduction and agility,” he said.

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Spend Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Bertrand agrees the rationale for supply management has become even more obvious, but he thinks that despite this not enough attention has been paid to it yet: “One could argue procurement has been heavily focused on supplier management, on ensuring they work with the most appropriate suppliers. For this, you really need supply management.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Here are eight critical activities that can help procurement organizations build and maintain chain resiliency in a post-Covid-19 world: Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility. Why is visibility so important? It’s really important to take this into consideration as part of your TCO calculations.”

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Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this episode of The Sourcing Hero podcast, Host Kelly Barner welcomes Frank Kenney. Frank is the Director of Market Strategy at Cleo, where he is focused on helping companies get ahead and stay ahead despite persistent supply chain complexity.

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Skill Dynamics

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Elevating Procurement Excellence Through Targeted Training Role-based procurement training is ideal because procurement and supply chain roles often come with role-specific challenges. Sourcing managers play a vital role in a business’s procurement process by identifying, evaluating, and selecting suppliers.

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Strategic Sourceror

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

For these reasons, many high-end supply chain organizations are investing their money into visibility solutions to get a better handle on their supply chains. Why is visibility so important? For any organization to make clear rational choices, a vast quantity of information is needed.

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Claritum

APRIL 25, 2018

However, it is important for companies to manage the process of sourcing promotional goods effectively. A lot of time and energy can be spent inefficiently sourcing the goods, which can be bought from a huge variety of suppliers at vastly differing prices and quality. Source: PPAI Sales Volume Study Summary.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Businesses that source supplies and raw materials from overseas have had to endure long delays in shipments. The E&Y survey found that businesses are prioritizing efficiency in their supply chain and looking to invest in their workers, to ensure they have the right skills to boost productivity.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

JULY 9, 2023

Operating in over 40 countries worldwide, SEKO lead the industry with innovative and customizable IT solutions, which provide a seamless flow of information to deliver their growing customer base true supply chain visibility. 30.02] Why the word ‘visibility’ is over-used, and what it means for last mile delivery.

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Arkestro

OCTOBER 29, 2023

As data-driven decision making becomes increasingly important, procurement teams are tasked with an ever-growing challenge to sift through and make sense of more data than they ever have before. After all, more data sources doesn’t necessarily mean better or cleaner data to strategize from. Procurement leaders are planning to spend 5.7%

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Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Learn more about why UX is important in procurement. They will be able to suggest alternative suppliers, forecast demand, and proactively identify potential supply chain disruptions, allowing organizations to take proactive measures. This will help in building trust with suppliers and customers alike. Want to Chat?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

Supply Chain has historically been considered a back office function, necessary but lacking in prestige and strategic value. The Coronavirus pandemic created a dramatic and highly visible disruption in that paradigm. Does that mean that the importance and value of Supply Chain is at a crossroads?

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built. According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic. It’s critical to be vigilant.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As reported by Jeff Berman of Supply Chain 24/7 , “[up to] 70% of B2C companies and 60% of B2C companies are focused on the full implementation of their respective ecommerce supply chain strategies, with 70% of total respondents viewing ecommerce at ‘very important’ or ‘extremely important,’ as it relates to volume and revenue.”.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2016

Early collaboration among engineering, sourcing, and suppliers brings better ideas to the table in terms of product design, features, and costs. Time to market also improves substantially due to fewer changes in design and more efficient sourcing. Suppliers are always looking to hide sources of cost. Conclusion.

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Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2022

All the while, Procurement and Sourcing teams have been left to fend for themselves, and forge their own way forward, with homegrown solutions. Parallel to this, they offer the ability to streamline supplier governance and due diligence activities to cover increasing demands on compliance and supply chain visibility.

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Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2022

All the while, Procurement and Sourcing teams have been left to fend for themselves, and forge their own way forward, with homegrown solutions. Parallel to this, they offer the ability to streamline supplier governance and due diligence activities to cover increasing demands on compliance and supply chain visibility.

Supplier relationship management 52

Supplier relationship management supply chain software solutions Suppliers Management 52

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The first step to building a resilient supply chain is strengthening your relationships with suppliers. The importance of good relationships with suppliers has never been more important than it is now. Technology, without a doubt, improves the whole gamut of sourcing activities. Why now, you may ask.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Many companies were caught flat-footed if any part of their Supply Chain depended on the supply of goods from China, or any other country for that matter. There were calls to domestically source materials, or to establish Parallel Supply Chains. Supply Chain Priorities for the Second Wave.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Lieferkettengesetz, and others) encouraging large/enterprise businesses to take responsibility for the entirety of their global supplier networks, increase tier-n compliance and combat poor supply chain visibility. Lastly, the budget is your vehicle. You won’t get far in your transformation without increased capital expenditure.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 13, 2021

According to Deloitte’s 2020 Chief Procurement Officer Survey , only 50% of organizations had high visibility into their tier one suppliers, and a staggering 90% reported low or very low visibility beyond tier one. Fortunately, when companies prioritize supply chain visibility, the benefits extend far beyond sustainability itself.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 13, 2021

According to Deloitte’s 2020 Chief Procurement Officer Survey , only 50% of organizations had high visibility into their tier one suppliers, and a staggering 90% reported low or very low visibility beyond tier one. Fortunately, when companies prioritize supply chain visibility, the benefits extend far beyond sustainability itself.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Check out The Baby Supply Chain! There are many different Supply Chains in the World covering every industry, every business or institution and every aspect of our lives. But the single most important Supply Chain is the Food Supply Chain! Video Source: [link]. The Problems.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

Why is 3PL Integration important? Here are some reasons why 3PL integration is essential: Cost savings: By integrating 3PL, businesses can reduce the costs associated with order fulfillment and supply chain management. It also helps Nike to improve its supply chain visibility and agility and reduce its environmental impact.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Cost is a very important reason to ensure that you have a robust Freight Management strategy. Supply chain visibility is also incredibly important these days. With all of that considered Freight Management can be a source of competitive differentiation and an enabler of strong financial performance.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Goods arrived exactly when needed, waste and holding costs were kept to a minimum, and single source strategies prevailed due to ease and cost savings. Then, 2020 sent shockwaves through many JIT strategies; the disruption was just too big to absorb and supply chain ecosystems had not been built to flex. Commit to the long game.

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