ivalua

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and Capgemini, a global IT services and consulting firm, today announced that after a comprehensive evaluation of available technology solutions, the Volkswagen Group has chosen Ivalua’s platform to digitize its global indirect procurement processes for the Group’s entire brand portfolio.

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Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Categories: Procurement Strategy & Planning , Procurement Systems & Architecture , Solution Providers , Source to Pay , Spend Management , Supply Management , Technology Tags: PRO I attended Coupa’s annual Inspire conference this year and was excited to finally attend a large event rather than just small meetings with clients and colleagues.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! Use these eight tips to optimize your SMD for smoother processes, more accurate information and better business value. That’s significant.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

Optimization of the entire source-to-pay process for nearly all Körber locations worldwide. The close cooperation between supply chain management and internal stakeholders as well as external partners made a major contribution to this. The goal was to increase efficiency across the Group’s Business Areas.

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Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Procurement managers are pros when it comes to negotiating deals down to the penny, working closely with suppliers to secure terms that place them at a strategic advantage. In any case, organizations need to pull indirect spending out of the shadows and into the open. What Happens When Indirect Spend Isnt Managed?

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ivalua

MARCH 24, 2021

Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process. Digitization Benefit #3: Total Spend Management. Realize the Possibilities.

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ivalua

JULY 21, 2021

REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments. Consus is a recognized and trusted global supply chain solutions provider.

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Procurement Tactics

JANUARY 8, 2023

It can also help drive sustainability initiatives in your supply chain and procurement process. . The Closed Loop Spend Management. You may ask yourself, why is closed loop spend management being brought up? Manage and monitor cost savings and sustainability impact for each initiative.

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ivalua

APRIL 25, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and KPMG Norway today announced that Aker BP has gone live with Ivalua’s S2C and Supplier Relationship and Risk Management (SRM) solutions to streamline its direct and indirect procurement operations. Redwood City, CA, 25 April, 2023. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 4, 2025

Prompted by a question I had received from one of my readers regarding the impact of an M&A on procurement, and in particular the departments relationship with suppliers, I thought that I would share the following with you. If it did, then 85% of all e-procurement/supply chain initiatives would not fail.

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Jaggaer

MARCH 24, 2025

Impact on Procurement: Gen AI leverages vast datasets to generate actionable insights, helping procurement teams predict future trends, such as market shifts, supplier performance, and demand fluctuations. Predictive AI, on the other hand, uses historical data to forecast potential disruptions, price changes, and supply chain risks.

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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. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Onshoring suppliers is another recent reactionary trend.

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Spend Matters

JUNE 2, 2025

The following sections explore how shared KPIs can be monitored to support financial reporting and budgeting, measure procurements impact through supplier performance, compliance and cost savings and optimize alignment efforts through tracking best practices. Category-based budgeting should align with corporate financial strategies.

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ivalua

JULY 12, 2021

Helping businesses reduce the risk of supply chain disruption, optimize inventory levels and make better buying decisions. Redwood City, CA, July 13, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its Procure-to-Pay solution with a new Inventory Collaboration capability.

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Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This focus and track record however, was in some ways at the expense of fully optimizing and maximizing procurements total strategic value to the enterprise as a whole. This meant that implementing one of the full end-to-end spend management suites was not feasible from a cost and change management perspective.

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Planergy

MARCH 19, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How AP can improve relationships with your key suppliers. How better management in AP can give you better flexibility for cash flow management.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Redwood City, CA – Feb 24, 2021 – Ivalua , a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced the general availability of its new platform release 168. The release includes a broad set of innovations to help organizations better manage their spend and suppliers. Sourcing Innovations: .

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Planergy

MAY 8, 2025

Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficientlyby automating purchasing and invoice processing. How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. What's PLANERGY?

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Spend Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Categories: Solution Providers , Spend Management , Supply Management , Technology Tags: Coupa Inspire , EU , supply We are witnessing a pivotal change in the market for some of the big source-to-pay (S2P) suite players (like Coupa, SAP and their peers) as they move toward a broader platform and ecosystem approach.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

Redwood City, 17 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that O-I Glass Inc, an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, has selected its solution to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay (S2P) Processes. in 2021 and 24,000 employees. About Ivalua.

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Jaggaer

MAY 16, 2025

A prime example of this is sustainability: since a large portion of emissions lie within the supply chain, procurement holds a crucial lever here think Scope 3. Procurement teams can also optimize operational activities through shared services or outsourcing. Proper orchestration of supply chains enhances corporate resilience.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Hillenbrand, Inc. NYSE: HI), a global industrial company, has selected Ivalua to centralize its supplier communication, contract data, and help consolidate best-in-class procurement processes. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The term refers to the entire journeyfrom finding suppliers and negotiating contracts to finalizing agreements and making the final payment for goods. Each stage contributes to a more strategic approach to procurement: Spend management: Despite the title, source to pay cannot really start with sourcing.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 5, 2025

6 Coupa Software 2006 Founded in 2006, a relatively younger leader in spend management. 8 Keelvar 2012 Founded in 2012, a decade of experience in sourcing optimization. 9 Lytica 2015 Established in 2015, a newer player in supply chain analytics. market share (Apps Run The World, 2023) lead.

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ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

System will improve the experience for employees and suppliers while supporting sustainable growth in shareholder value. The initial scope which was delivered in a 5-month project included Supplier Risk and Performance Management, Sourcing and Contract Management. About Ivalua.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

This enables necessary adjustments to be carried out in line with the budgetary constraints, therefore, helps prevent potential excessive spending. Supplier Selection Another key factor to consider when making a successful job order is by identifying the right supplier for your procurement. A clear budget 4.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Rapid Optimization of Contract Management, Supplier Management and Direct Materials Sourcing. Asian Paints conceptualized a technology solution using Ivalua’s Supplier Information Management , Sourcing and Contract Management solutions to streamline the end-to-end contract management and sourcing processes. .

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Procurement Insights

MAY 3, 2025

Sourcing Innovation Launch Date: June 2006 Overview: Authored by Michael Lamoureux, a Computer Science PhD, Sourcing Innovation focuses on procurement technology, strategic sourcing, and supply chain management. AI, e-sourcing), spend analytics, and best practices. Content: Covers procurement technology (e.g.,

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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? However, whats really missing hereneeds analysis.

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ivalua

JULY 10, 2019

Best practice supply chain & procurement capabilities now available for rapid deployment to manufacturers. Redwood City, CA July 10, 2019 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged suite of solutions for manufacturers.

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Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, the focus has been on optimizing portfolios of spend—prioritizing what to address, defer, or ignore—using well-known frameworks such as the Kraljic Matrix and the Pareto Principle. While this approach has been effective for managing large portfolios, it creates blind spots.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here, spend analytics, e-sourcing and tail spend management have emerged, not just as business tools but also as catalysts of change, sculpting a new narrative in the source-to-pay domain. Efficiency gains in the procurement lifecycle contribute directly to cost optimization by reducing manual effort and cycle times.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.” Data silos also inhibit agility, Keeley said. “As

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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.

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Procurement Insights

APRIL 13, 2025

In contrast, SAPs Joule, an AI copilot in S/4HANA Cloud, uses explicit feedback loops, such as gradient descent for procurement analytics, to optimize tasks like supplier selection and spend management, leveraging structured AI methodologies. cost predictions, supplier scoring). tariff hikes, supplier delays).

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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. Digitalization also fosters greater agility in supplier management.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

John Cockerill was looking for a unified end-to-end spend management platform to be deployed across 4 business units in 22 countries, helping to reduce administrative tasks for the buyers, improve the fluidity of the procurement process and optimize collaboration between internal stakeholder and suppliers in a highly secure environment.

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