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 81

Real-time Visibility Procurement supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 81

Spend Matters

MAY 19, 2025

Each function’s objectives often overlap, particularly in areas such as financial reporting, cost management, budgeting and data-driven decision making, so when procurement strategies align with finance-led initiatives, organizations gain greater financial visibility, improved efficiency and stronger risk control.

Collaboration 89

Collaboration Procurement Real-time Visibility Budget 89

TYA Suite

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Spend management software offers companies the tools to streamline financial operations, monitor expenses, and maintain control over their budgets. From small enterprises to large corporations, businesses of all sizes can benefit from implementing a robust spend management tool.

Spend management 40

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Budget 40

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Redwood City, CA September 2, 2020 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged procurement suite for construction and engineering companies. Just in time work package procurement from sourcing to payment of contractors.

Spend management 26

Spend management Management Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility 26

ivalua

JULY 15, 2020

Lack of visibility hindering sustainability progress. But to collaborate effectively, it’s important that businesses have visibility into the supply chain and their suppliers. This provides a solid data foundation from which businesses can assess their environmental impact in real time. . View infographic.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Sustainability supply chain software solutions Collaboration 130

Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

Tracking performance over time is key to measuring the business value the collaboration is delivers. However, procurement plays a critical role in reflecting cost-saving initiatives, supplier contracts and spend management efforts in financial statements and budget planning.

Sustainability 68

Sustainability supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Real-time Visibility 68

Spend Matters

MAY 8, 2023

Categories: Conferences , Spend Management Tags: PRO The question of how to manage direct materials can yield polarized answers and requires deeper evaluation than simply evaluating a few narrow use cases. Quality collaboration to manage the direct-materials quality control processes from design to execution.

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Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Supply 103

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In any case, organizations need to pull indirect spending out of the shadows and into the open. In this article, we’ll go over a few ways to improve the process: education, gaining spend visibility , categorizing spend by supplier or department, etc. What Happens When Indirect Spend Isnt Managed?

Spend management 40

Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. Loss of sales and market share are the most visible and measurable impacts. Common Supply Chain strategies, such as just-in-time inventory, exacerbate the impact of shocks.

Risk management 130

Risk management Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Risk 130

Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

Strategy 52

Strategy Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Una

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Amplify Your Business Spend Management Strategies with a GPO. Our team is dedicated to empowering procurement and technology professionals to make the best sourcing decisions for their organizations while saving money, time, and effort. Top category savings to amplify your business spend management strategies.

Spend management 97

Spend management Management Purchasing Real-time Visibility 97

Una

AUGUST 17, 2022

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

Real-time Visibility 98

Real-time Visibility Spend management Procurement team Purchasing 98

Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

These procurement technologies empower teams to move beyond traditional methods, using data-driven insights for smarter sourcing, demand forecasting, and risk management. Predictive AI, on the other hand, uses historical data to forecast potential disruptions, price changes, and supply chain risks.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 52

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.

Risk management 20

Risk management Risk Management Real-time Visibility 20

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. Those are three hot topics in the enterprise today. To do so, we need to get creative and curious.”

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Risk Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Spend Matters has been speaking with procurement practitioners and solution providers to get a wide view of how procurement and digital transformation is happening in the real world. And in the real workplace, thats where those decisions come from rather than procurement itself. Her first piece of advice would be: Dont.

Procurement 75

Procurement Real-time Visibility Change management Data 75

Planergy

MARCH 11, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Features like automated bill entry, three-way matching, and duplicate invoice detection minimize manual tasks and fraud risks. What's PLANERGY? The open P.O.

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Purchase orders Purchasing Export 52

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2021

With real-time pricing and inventory information to ensure that the items selected are available. With this seamless access, businesses can have better control and visibility into tail spend. All without leaving Ivalua.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Real-time Visibility Eprocurement Spend management 130

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Lifted from their latest webinar, Jean-Baptiste Anne from Amazon Business and Vishal Patel from Ivalua offer insights into tail spend management programs and the ROI these programs can generate for procurement teams. . Lack of control or visibility into what is being spent and with which suppliers. Who purchased it.

Buyers 130

Buyers Real-time Visibility Purchasing Spend management 130

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2021

With real-time pricing and inventory information to ensure that the items selected are available. With this seamless access, businesses can have better control and visibility into tail spend. All without leaving Ivalua.

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Real-time Visibility Eprocurement Spend management 130

ivalua

JULY 16, 2020

16th July 2020, London – Research from Ivalua, a leading provider of spend management cloud solutions, has shown that six-in-ten (60%) UK businesses have decreased their investment in sustainability initiatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lack of visibility slowing plans to tackle environmental concerns.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply chain 130

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Redwood City, CA, June 30, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its source-to-pay platform with a new payments solution to digitize and streamline global supplier payments. Enabling rapid, cost-effective and transparent supplier payments anywhere in the world. Notes to Editors.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Sourcing Real-time Visibility 130

Planergy

APRIL 9, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. Real-Time Payments (RTP) Gained Traction: RTP adoption transformed B2B transactions, with 49 million transactions worth $22.7 What's PLANERGY? The result?

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Risk Data Suppliers 52

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2021

Paris, June 10, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , announced a new capability to provide employees access to Amazon Business directly and seamlessly from within the Ivalua platform, going beyond the traditional PunchOut. Real time pricing and inventory ensures items selected are available.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement team Purchasing Spend management 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

JAGGAER characterizes the steps in this process as Spend Management, Category Management, Sourcing , and Contracts. Optimizing source-to-paythrough digital transformation streamlines every stage of your procurement strategy, improving visibility, efficiency, and collaboration. These begin with enhanced visibility.

Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Sourcing e2e Real-time Visibility 52

Procurement Insights

APRIL 12, 2025

supplier analysis, spend optimization), automating workflows like order approvals. It aims for 500+ AI skills by 2025, enhancing real-time decisions (Forbes, Jan 21, 2025). SIDE NOTE: What Self-learning algorithms are they using to analyze suppliers, e.g., historical and real-time? Human Replacement?: cosmetics $0.07/unit

Real-time Visibility 52

Real-time Visibility Ethics Contract Suppliers 52

TYA Suite

JANUARY 27, 2025

The real estate industry, characterized by intricate processes and substantial investments, constantly seeks ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure timely project completion. From sourcing construction materials to hiring contractors, a well-organized is essential for timely project completion and cost control.

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Management Procurement supply chain budgeting 40

Planergy

MAY 25, 2023

How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. Proper spend management also includes tracking and controlling company-wide spending, including procurement costs. For mid-sized businesses spend management software that integrates with QuickBooks Online will be a better option.

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Purchase orders Budget 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Similar to how CRM manages everything around the customer, an S2P platform manages everything around the supplier. ​ It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Procurement Insights

JANUARY 19, 2025

Notable among these were: SAP Ariba : Overview : SAP Ariba provided comprehensive procurement and supply chain solutions, facilitating efficient supplier collaboration and spend management. Significance : GEP’s platform was recognized for its comprehensive capabilities in managing procurement processes.

supply chain software solutions 52

supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization e2e 52

ivalua

MARCH 27, 2023

E-invoicing Mandate | France 2024 Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Wake Up AP, Before it’s Too Late! The first and most visible element of this change are the emergence of Government tax networks or Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC) systems. What are the implications?

Procurement strategies 130

Procurement strategies Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Networking 130

Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

supply chain budgeting 81

supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 81

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. What's PLANERGY?

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is a process that creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. Implementation of new supply structure Track results and restart assessment This model has essentially stood the test of time.

Strategic sourcing 52

Strategic sourcing Strategic sourcing Sourcing supply chain software solutions 52

Planergy

MARCH 24, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend. How to report and analyze indirect spend to identify savings opportunities.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Real-time Visibility Spend management Innovation 52

Planergy

MARCH 18, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management. What's PLANERGY? What will you do for your school food service?

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 52