ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. S2P: Where to Start Ivalua provides a comprehensive set of integrated solutions that span the entire Source-to-Pay lifecycle.

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Price Strategy Sourcing Real-time Visibility 264

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Visit our In-Depth Guide to Risk Management for an explanation of this complex environment. For today’s vendor viewpoint we spoke with Nick Francis, Chief Technology and Marketing Officer (CTMO) at Commercial Value Management specialist Brooklyn Solutions.

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Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Visit our In-Depth Guide to Risk Management for an explanation of this complex environment. For today’s vendor viewpoint we asked Austin Fuller, Director, Product Marketing at supply chain risk management specialist Exiger Have you witnessed a significant change of appetite for risk-related tech over recent years from your customer base? “Yes,

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Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 113

Spend Matters

APRIL 30, 2025

The modern procurement leader must manage risk, drive ESG, deliver cost savings and enable innovation often without additional headcount or budget. Procurement teams are spread thin and have to manage everything from basic sourcing to board-level ESG compliance. Procurement has long sought a strategic seat at the table.

Suppliers 80

Suppliers Management Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain 80

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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Risk management Risk Import Real-time Visibility 117

Spend Matters

MAY 7, 2025

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis provides an overview of EffiGO and its source-to-pay (S2P) solution. These are supported through integrated platforms and systems which ensure processes are managed in an organized and effective platform. Different teams often use varied systems, creating silos and inefficiencies.

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Sourcing Market analysis Collaboration Buyers 72

SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2025

Thats why local SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is critically important for any business operation, and Supply Chain Management is no exception. If you are looking for ways to improve your supply chain management performance, e.g., by cutting costs and saving time, you must consider leveraging local SEO.

Supply chain management 98

Supply chain management Supply chain management Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 98

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. Strategic sourcing plays a critical role in this transformation, ensuring organizations secure the best value while mitigating risk.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Real-time Visibility 52

Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2025

Why stakeholder management matters in procurement digital transformation Stakeholder management is the foundation of any successful procurement digital transformation initiative. To understand why, lets look at the following parallel: Procurement professionals often discuss spend under management (SUM) as a key metric of success.

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Stakeholder engagement Management Procurement Influencing 96

Procurement Templates

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strategic Objectives Cost Savings: Achieve cost reduction targets through effective supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing. Supplier Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships to ensure long-term business value. Savings can be cashable or non cashable i.e. cost avoidance.

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Cost of ownership 130

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MAY 16, 2025

In a strategic dance of adaptation, household giant Clorox is contemplating a delicate tango of sourcing shifts to counterbalance the looming impact of a hefty $100 million tariff blow. This strategic evaluation involves meticulously analyzing sourcing alternatives and potential partnerships to navigate the evolving trade landscape.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization Supply chain resilience 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

What is Source to Pay (S2P)? Yet in the case of source to pay, it is wholly justified. That said, many organizations, including large enterprises, may not think in terms of source to pay as an end-to-end process, if they think about it at all. Yet there are good reasons to do so. the public sector).

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing Strategy 52

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In this Spend Matters Vendor Analysis we provide an overview of Onventis and its solution for source-to-pay (S2P). Source-to-pay solutions allow organizations to streamline how they manage their procurement lifecycle from start to finish. First, it is one of the few providers in the space that is fully focused on the mid-market.

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Market analysis Contract management Sourcing Buyers 109

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

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Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Power of Source-to-Pay Digital Transformation To put it briefly, source-to-pay refers to the entire process that starts with finding, negotiating with, and contracting the suppliers of materials, goods and services, and culminates in the final payment for those items. Who Should Prioritize an S2P Digital Transformation?

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Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

Spend Matters

APRIL 14, 2025

To potential buyers CADDi Drawer is an innovative company that leverages cutting-edge AI technology to transform how manufacturing drawings and procurement data are managed. The post CADDi Drawer: Vendor Analysis Drawing management solution overview, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary appeared first on Spend Matters.

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Management Buyers Quality Innovation 108

Pipefy

APRIL 22, 2025

Automation within the source-to-pay (S2P) cycle from sourcing to payment is redefining how businesses handle suppliers, contracts, quotes, and payments. What is Source-to-Pay (S2P)? Before we talk about making it smarter, its worth reviewing what the source-to-pay journey actually covers. Procurement automation.

Sourcing 59

Sourcing Real-time Visibility Procurement e2e 59

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As part of our theme this quarter on Procurement’s role and value in supply chain risk management, we are speaking with practitioners in the field to understand their perceptions of risk — clearly different industries perceive types of risk in different ways.

Risk 113

Risk Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 113

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

In this fast-paced economic landscape, the importance of strategic supplier relationship management cannot be overstated. Join ‍us as we delve into the world of Supplier Relationship Management, unlocking the secrets to success in the face ‍of tariff uncertainty.

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Supplier relationship management Data Suppliers Management 52

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

One of the most effective strategies for building resilience is integrating project management into supply chain operations. A well-managed supply chain does not just survive crises it thrives in them. These include alternative sourcing strategies, backup transportation routes, and emergency inventory reserves.

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Project management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 78

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

To potential buyers — True ValueHub can save category managers and buyers significant time and money by identifying new opportunities based on a deep analysis of costs and drivers. The traditional ways of driving cost savings with multiple RFQs, e-auctions, sourcing from low-cost countries are no longer very effective.

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Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Buyers Category management 123

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective. Utzs Procurement team had never focused on influencing budget owners in the corporate services area to strategically source their categories. It has been a home run.

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Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting e2e 105

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ongoing training is important for procurement teams to keep up with the constantly evolving and advancing procurement tech and services landscape, specifically in niche areas such as category management, supplier management, negotiation and strategic sourcing and in the broader areas of change management and leadership.

Procurement 113

Procurement Competitive analysis Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing 113

Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2025

The days of relying solely on traditional processes to manage suppliers, contracts and spend are quickly fading. AI is the game-changer that allows procurement professionals to escape the cycle of transactional work and focus on what really moves the needle: strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and advanced analytics.

Supply Chain Efficiency 106

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Procurement team 106

Spend Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

Our coverage also explores the latest thought leadership topics about procurement and supply, the technology that serves it and comparative analyses based on demos and the scoring of 500+ RFI requirements across 12 source-to-pay (S2P) categories that create our Vendor Ranking data.

Procurement 101

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 101

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Find our in-depth guide to third-party and supply chain risk management with accompanying free download here. OECD Due Diligence Guidance (2011) covers responsible sourcing practices. Social media is a growing source of supplier information today that is used alongside or within some of these tools.

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Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Suppliers 113

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Change management isnt a sidekick in this story; its the star of the show. Low adoption rates: Technologies like e-sourcing have been available for years, yet adoption among companies sits at around 60%-70%. Driving change with effective change management strategies You dont need a digital strategy. Lets explore these aspects.

Procurement 115

Procurement Change management Strategy supply chain budgeting 115

Skill Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2025

When you look behind the scenes of a global business operation, procurement strategy and supply chain management are usually top priorities, though theyre not always working in sync. The Role of Procurement & Supply Chain in Business Success Procurement and supply chain management play pivotal roles in how a business performs.

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ContractSafe

APRIL 25, 2025

Many businesses start their contract management journey with a familiar friend: the humble spreadsheet. Lets face it, as your contract volume grows and the need for efficient tracking, reminders, and collaboration intensifies, those once-reliable spreadsheets can quickly become sources of frustration and strain.

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