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JAGGAER Technology Partners – Orchestrating Procurement Solutions

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The post JAGGAER Technology Partners – Orchestrating Procurement Solutions appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Procurement Solutions to Drive ESG and Non-Financial Performance

SpendHQ

For procurement, 2022 will be a more demanding year as teams deal with the ongoing pandemic, inflationary (and budgetary) pressures, as well as greater supply chain risk, and an evolving team staffing model. All Articles All Featured C-Suite Manager Procurement Professional What is SpendHQ

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Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

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Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. TELUS’ procurement team set out to reduce off-contract buying in order to avoid the erosion of negotiated pricing and service levels of its suppliers.

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Best Practices for Sequencing Investments in Sourcing and Procurement Solutions

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The post Best Practices for Sequencing Investments in Sourcing and Procurement Solutions appeared first on Ivalua

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New Year Insights for the Procurement Solutions and Services Marketplace 2023: JAGGAER

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The post New Year Insights for the Procurement Solutions and Services Marketplace 2023: JAGGAER appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Sleek Technologies and Novigo to Provide Advanced Freight Procurement Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

Sleek Technologies, a provider of freight procurement automation, announced its partnership with Novigo, a global supply chain consulting firm

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Ivalua Announces International Convenience Retailer Implements its Source-to-Pay Procurement Solutions

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Redwood City, CA January 18, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , and Optis Consulting , a trusted implementation partner, today announced that Parkland Corporation has deployed Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay suite.

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Creating A World Class Supplier Diversity Program: Ten Things To Consider

SpendHQ

Blog Procurement Blog Procurement Solutions Procurement Spend Spend Analytics Spend Analytics Software Vendor ManagementThe post Creating A World Class Supplier Diversity Program: Ten Things To Consider appeared first on SpendHQ.

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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. Benefits of an eProcurement Solution.

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Freight Procurement Solutions Are Transforming Supply Chains

Jaggaer

Why You Should Consider Freight Procurement Sourcing Solution. Procuring raw materials or finished goods is one thing, but the processing of moving those goods from one place to another brings its own set of challenges. Whether you’re in charge of ordering the “things” or managing how and where those things get from A to B, both sides of the procurement equation stand to benefit from freight procurement automation.

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5 Best Practice Effectively Roll-out Digital Procurement Software

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Anyone who has been through a Procurement software implementation will know, it’s not always simple. Here are a few points which I hope demonstrate my knowledge of the Procurement process and show my understanding of how the Procurement function needs to operate to be successful.

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Why e Procurement Systems are the Secret Weapon for Public Sector

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Step 1: Use e Procurement 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. Step 2: Use e Procurement systems for vendor relationships .

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The Only Vendor in the Procurement Industry with Advanced Forward Looking AI Capabilities!

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

This is especially true for procurement as it is being looked at as a strategic cornerstone and goal accelerator in the long run. So how does one identify the right procurement technology vendor for problems specific to ones’ business goals, industry, supplier network & long-term strategy?

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SpendHQ Ranks as Value Leader in Spend Matters’ Latest Spend Analytics SolutionMap

SpendHQ

If you’re looking for procurement solutions, a great starting point to help you shortlist procurement technology vendors – one consulted by nearly 300,000 procurement practitioners in the past five years -- is Spend Matters’ SolutionMap rankings of providers by solution category.

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Procurement Portal — The Ultimate Guide of 2022

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Procurement Portal — The Ultimate Guide of 2022. Many professionals encounter procurement portals through e-procurement. For this article, we will tackle what procurement portals are. What is a Procurement Portal?

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templegate

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Templegate Technologies, Recognized as one of the most promising procurement solution providers in India. Templegate Technologies , is a alliance partner for award winning Cloud Software Solution in Procurement Automation & Spend Management. Templegate focuses on Full Transformation Adoption, Business Process Alignment and change Management in Procurement and helps customers to Identify the right Solution for customers and achieve ROI.

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5 Key Factors To Consider for Best-of-Breed

HICX

Now, more attention than ever is being placed on how digital procurement solutions can be used to boost agility. So, when it comes to adopting best-of-breed technologies, what should the procurement community consider?

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5 Key Factors For Adopting Best-Of-Breed Technology

HICX

As digital transformation accelerates, Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX, shares five factors for supply chain and procurement professionals to consider when adding new best-of-breed solutions. Now the focus is on how digital procurement solutions can be used to boost agility.

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PunchOut Catalog — The Ultimate Guide of 2023

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2023. A PunchOut catalog is a dream come true for many procurement professionals that use an e-procurement system. . We will explain how it works and its benefits in procurement. Negotiation Course For Procurement Professionals.

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Supplier Relationship Management Software — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Supplier relationship management software is a very important factor for procurement managers to strengthen their relationship with their suppliers. Thus, enabling them to make smarter decisions regarding procurement strategies. .

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Five questions every CPO should be asking

PASA (Procurement and Supply Australasia)

If the procurement gaps uncovered during the pandemic haven’t inspired investment in digitising procurement, what will? What’s the adoption rate of procurement solutions in your organisation?

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Five easy pieces

HICX

Now, more attention than ever is being placed on how digital procurement solutions can be used to boost agility. When adopting best-of-breed technologies, what should procurement consider? From the June 2022 print edition of Supply Professional.

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Bahlsen Selects Ivalua to Accelerate its Digital Transformation Roadmap

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Ivalua, a global leader in spend management today announced that Bahlsen, a leading supplier of sweet bakery products, has selected Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay (S2P) solution to digitalize its procurement processes. Redwood, CA, 27th September 2022.

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The Public Procurement Journey: Tools for Modern Challenges

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There will be unique challenges public procurement teams will need to address to ensure the bill delivers on its full promise. Chief among these challenges is the need to modernize procurement processes and tools. . They needed a solution quickly. Opportunities and Challenges.

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Tail Spending — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Many people in procurement do not have an idea what tail spending is. Tail spend is known in procurement as the amount an organization spends on purchases that make up approximately 80% of transactions but only cover 20% of the total spend. .

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Arkestro Named One of Spend Matters’ 50 Procurement Providers to Watch for 2022

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Arkestro, the leading predictive procurement orchestration platform, has caught the eye of the Spend Matters analyst team as an up-and-coming player they think their practitioner readers and members should get to know. . What Is Spend Matters’ 50 Procurement Providers to Watch?

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Why Don’t We Publish Reviews on Procurement Software?

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This short post explains why we don’t ask for, or publish, user reviews of the different procurement software we feature on the site. Reviews of procurement software solutions are pointless. Most solutions don’t have enough users. About Procurement Software Researc

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Arkestro Named Value Leader in Spring 2022 Spend Matters SolutionMap

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In June 2022, Spend Matters released the Spring SolutionMap procurement technology benchmarking rankings. Spend Matters’ analysts ranked Arkestro’s Predictive Procurement Orchestration platform as SolutionMap’s Value Leader in Sourcing for small, medium, and large enterprises.

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The Disruptive Power of Digital Procurement

Una

The Disruptive Power of Digital Procurement. For old-school procurement professionals , going digital may simply mean moving away from paper-based processes. Digital procurement game-changers. Procurement Automation: 5 Tasks You Should be Automating.

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8 Reasons to Join a Group Purchasing Organization

Una

Procurement no-brainers include low-risk, high-return activities like centralizing data , paying suppliers on time, and optimizing processes. GPOs like Una don’t seek to replace or impose a new procurement strategy on your organization.

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The Big Interview with Robert Copeland

Procurement Heads

How did you get into procurement? I have spent 23 long years in procurement. I graduated back in 1999, joined the Peugeot graduate scheme in Coventry and spent the first few months in the procurement space.

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

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

Challenges in Streamlining Procurement Process. Beyond the poor experience that a business user (requisitioner) faces, the Category manager or the Buyer in the procurement core team also face multiple challenges like: . Overcome the Challenges in Streamlining Procurement Process.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

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Procurement professionals of all types face a challenging and dynamic work environment. What Are the Biggest Procurement Challenges in Health and Pharma? Beyond procurement teams working within the constraints of profit and cost savings, lives are at stake.

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10 Ways Procurement Can Cut Costs

Una

10 Ways Procurement Can Cut Costs This Year Back-to-basic cost reduction strategies that generate 10 ways procurement can cut costs, generate savings, and demonstrate the function’s value. 10 Ways procurement can cut costs New year, new cost-savings target?

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How is Cognitive Procurement Impacting Business Users?

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

Cognitive procurement is a hot topic in the business world today. In simple words, cognitive procurement is the process of using disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with procurement. Increasing procurement efficiency.

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10 Key Criteria to Consider when Buying Procurement Tech

The Procuretech Podcast

This week we’re doing something a little bit different: A quick solo episode, bringing you ten key criteria to consider when sourcing a digital procurement solution. Let’s dive into the list… 10 Key Factors When Choosing A Procurement Solution.

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10 Key Criteria for Selecting Procurement Software

Procurement Software

I wanted to bring you the key criteria that you should consider when sourcing or considering a digital procurement solution. Or, more specifically, what type of cost model does the procurement software provider use for their pricing? Is the solution provider profitable?

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5 Big Ideas for CPOs in Europe to Develop Procurement Strategies for 2023

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

So, the question remains: What are the key challenges and agenda items for procurement leaders in 2023, and how will they adapt to these challenges? Key thought leaders included Jacob Gorm Larsen , Ex-Director of Digital Procurement, Maersk Group; Prof. Procurement Strategies

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Ivalua Partners with OMNIA Partners, a leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), to Boost the Purchasing Power of Organizations

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The last 24 months have greatly hindered the ability of many organizations to sustain or grow revenue, increasing pressure on Procurement to create and capture more savings to protect the bottom line and to do so rapidly. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions.

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Asian Paints Successfully Digitizes the Source to Contract Process in Collaboration with Ivalua & Durvah

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Redwood City, CA September 21 , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , today announced that Asian Paints successfully deployed Ivalua’s Contract Management and Supplier Information solutions to enhance their strategic sourcing processes.

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Challenging the Status Quo: Driving Value with Next-Gen Procurement

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

In a rapidly changing business landscape, organizations must continuously rethink their approach and we will specifically talk about how that applies to procurement and why it is pertinent to stay ahead of the competition. Procurement Technology

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The Potential of Predictive Procurement Orchestration

Arkestro

The procurement industry is no exception. Has procurement really been digitally transformed? executives can see all procurement activities), but as a result the total workload for most procurement professionals has only grown. What is Predictive Procurement Orchestration?

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Creating a better procurement function — one user, at a time

Zycus Cognitive Procurement

In a revealing statistic in Hackett’s latest P2P benchmark report, the gaps in the ‘usability’ of procurement software become evident. With end-users who are ‘spoiled’ with frictionless shopping experiences, hyper-personalization and tailored recommendations at the click of a button – it is a huge ask, to expect them to settle for less-than-intuitive procurement software. The post Creating a better procurement function — one user, at a time appeared first on Zycus Procurement Blog.