Spend Matters

JUNE 20, 2023

This content does not express the views or opinions of Spend Matters In our previous installment on Spend Matters, we discussed the rapid evolution of Supply Chain Risk Management happening within procurement organizations.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time?

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software SCM software offers a comprehensive view of the supply chain, enabling companies to manage logistics, production, and distribution more effectively.

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World of Procurement blog

APRIL 23, 2024

This technology significantly reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and speeds up transaction times. Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software SCM software offers a comprehensive view of the supply chain, enabling companies to manage logistics, production, and distribution more effectively.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

DECEMBER 4, 2023

SDI is the supply chain solutions and services company that specializes in helping large, multi-site facilities and plant maintenance leaders reduce costs and risks while driving overall performance results and outcomes. We look to augment and enhance – it’s a real partnership.” 37.06] The future for SDI.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits. For example, the IBM Sterling Transaction Manager automates manual transactions between businesses and suppliers.

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Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

A comprehensive guide designed to tame tail spend in a way that leads to reduced risk and increased cost savings. This comprehensive guide will go over tail spend in procurement and provide resources for how to implement an effective tail spend management strategy. Understanding and Taming Tail Spend. Taming Tail Spend. Social factors.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As more businesses use AI systems and the technology continues to mature and change, improper use could expose a company to significant financial, operational, regulatory and reputational risks. It encompasses risk management and regulatory compliance and guides how AI is managed within an organization.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

We recently spoke with Stuart Brock , founder and President of startup iKinetiq Innovation Solutions which helps procurement functions design the right strategy to optimize processes, gain deeper insights, and enable data-driven risk management with a focus on using AI technologies responsibly.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

A well-managed supply chain enables businesses to respond swiftly to market demands, mitigate risks, and seize growth opportunities. Key Components of Supply Chain Management To understand supply chain management better, let’s dive into its key components.

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Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. The best way to minimize disruption is to identify the various supplier risks and create a plan of action for what to do if the risk becomes a reality.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 23, 2020

One additional area of focus is risk management, which, if left unchecked, can cause unexpected expenses to skyrocket within the other three budget areas. When creating a strategy for improving the productivity of your supply chain, you should analyze your costs within the following four areas: Staff time. Transportation spend.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To mitigate these risks , companies need the resources and technology to develop robust contingency plans. They need strong SCM practices to help work out the logistics of transporting goods across long distances and through multiple countries without creating longer lead times or delays.

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Procurement Software

APRIL 23, 2024

Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the company leverages advanced AI technologies to enhance procurement processes, focusing on efficiency and data visibility. Their platform is particularly noted for its capabilities in spend data classification, risk and opportunity identification, and supplier data enrichment.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 6, 2023

Data analytics plays a central role in inventory optimization. It provides real-time visibility into stock levels, lead times, and demand patterns. Businesses can make precise forecast demand, identify obsolete inventory, and can use data analytics to make smart decisions about stock allocation and replenishment.

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Una

APRIL 23, 2024

Route optimization & logistics planning Cost savings, faster delivery times, and happier customers? By plugging into real-time data, machine learning algorithms do precisely that, optimizing transportation routes to minimize fuel consumption, reduce delivery delays, and improve logistics operations. Where do I sign?

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They also factor in how a strong partnership could reduce supply chain risk and advance sustainability. Near-sourcing, in addition to lowering emissions, also cuts transportation costs and delivery times. It also can help optimize transportation costs and service-level agreements as well as improve inventory management and visibility.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

New Risk Center adds capabilities and integrations to extend existing leadership in enabling holistic management of supplier risk. The latest innovations extend the existing strength of Ivalua’s Supplier Management solution, which had already been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You need to integrate your supply chain management systems to meet this demand. This integration ensures the visibility of inventory, efficient order processing, and synchronized fulfilment across all channels. Having clear visibility into inventory is critical for omnichannel fulfilment.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. In Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, they forecast the Procure-to-Pay software market to dip slightly this year, as companies focus on solutions with faster time to value.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. Risk & Performance Management.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 26, 2023

Today I’m joined by Blume Global , a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions. 27.19] The ideal client for Blume Global.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated planning incorporates supply chain planning, demand planning, and demand forecasts so the company can quickly assess the impact on inventory levels, supply chain logistics, production plans, and customer service capacity. Continuously monitor and adjust Implement mechanisms to monitor performance against plans and targets.

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Arkestro

APRIL 25, 2023

The workforce shortage reached half a million this year , and many sectors continue to grapple with increased lead times, and volatile material costs. At the same time, the number of young, able-bodied construction workers has decreased by 8% over the past decade, further exacerbating the industry’s labor shortage.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Unified endpoint management (UEM) and medical device risk management concepts go side-by-side to create a robust cybersecurity posture that streamlines device management and ensures the safety and reliability of medical devices used by doctors and nurses at their everyday jobs.

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Spend Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2023

AI can help create greater efficiency and value across all source-to-pay processes, including spend analysis, opportunity identification, sourcing and contract management, category management, supply relationship management and risk management. Many thanks to GEP, and you can read our in-depth analysis of GEP here.

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Barkers Procurement

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Visibility and Control: The provision of real-time visibility into procurement and spending activities, allowing Vanquis to monitor and control their expenses more effectively. The Requisition Approval Cycle time was also cut dramatically to just 3 days.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Procurement teams are often confronted with issues such as maintaining cost control and visibility over spending, managing relationships with a diverse range of suppliers, staying compliant with a myriad of regulations, mitigating risks in the supply chain, and leveraging new technologies effectively.

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Empowering CPO

JULY 17, 2023

Procurement teams are often confronted with issues such as maintaining cost control and visibility over spending, managing relationships with a diverse range of suppliers, staying compliant with a myriad of regulations, mitigating risks in the supply chain, and leveraging new technologies effectively.

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Empowering CPO

JUNE 26, 2023

From data-driven decision making to real-time spend visibility, predictive analytics, supplier collaboration, intelligent automation, and data security, we will explore each trend in depth, shedding light on their significance and potential impact on businesses.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

They also improve access to contract information and drive more effective and timely purchasing decisions through the re-use of information to create contract terms and notifications of when to take critical actions. Click to enlarge Contract Lifecycle Management plays a crucial role in organizational risk management.

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Spend Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

For our readers who couldn’t/didn’t attend, here are our own reflections based on the time we had ( if we missed you, apologies, but do reach out to us here to get your procurement tech solution in front of our analysts ). David presented on the top P2P risks that all businesses should be looking out for.

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Planergy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Using financial tools can help save time and resources while improving accuracy in the budgeting process.

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HICX

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This has led to organizations investing capital in and spending time on optimizing supply chains to cut lead times, improve supplier performance and increase business profitability. From cloud-based platforms to advanced supplier data analytics , digital solutions are addressing the challenges of supply chain management.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. The question is, how do you balance all three while maintaining continuous operations and generating revenue at the same time? Roach believes that when it comes to ESG, there’s no time like the present. People just need to get started,” she said.

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HICX

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Table of Contents What is supplier risk management? What are the benefits of supplier risk management? What is supplier risk management? It should be considered an essential part of an organization’s wider risk management strategy.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Initially, these were managed manually, but the intrusion of digital technologies revolutionized it. Now, real-time connections provide more accurate data and information, which helps create collaboration in the digital world. It has made visible changes in the SCM systems. All this data has a timestamp.

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