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Ivalua Launches Pre-Packaged Spend Management Solutions for Financial Services

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Implement and demonstrate the value of their sustainability strategy and improve their company non-financial rating . Ivalua has a long history of serving Financial Services organizations, starting with its very first customer, Groupe BPCE, since 2001.

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Potential Efficiency Improvements: Vehicle Efficiency in Businesses

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Optimizing trailer design for a specific operation can yield significant efficiency gains (ETSU & MIRA, 2001). This translates to reduced operating costs, a smaller environmental impact, and a more sustainable transportation operation. The initial cost of aerodynamic add-ons should be weighed against the potential fuel savings.

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Enhancing Logistical Efficiency: Strategies for Improvement

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Sustainable development: The UK’s contribution to the global response to climate change. The 100-mile diet: Buying food from your neighborhood. Portobello Books. Clements, M. The impact of e-commerce on logistics and transport. Journal of Business Logistics, 22(1), 71-91. Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2005).

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Danone: What do these four posts have in common?

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” As a side note, I sold my company and patent for $12 million in 2001, and I regret it to this day. Post #2 – Vikram Agarwal , Chief Operations Officer; Sustainable businesses need sustainable and resilient supply chains. But that is a subject for another post. Post #3 – Elizabeth Ackerley, MBA, Sr.

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How to get the C-Suite to see procurement as a strategic lever versus a cost-savings function

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The “metaprise” idearooted in Mohanbir Sawhney and Jeff Zabins 2001 concept of a real-time, interconnected business ecosystemfits into this thinking. My Take On The Metaprise Models My work often emphasizes the evolution of procurement from a transactional, cost-focused function to a strategic, process-driven one.

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Choosing Rod Sherkin

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A Little Background When Kelly Barner recently contacted me suggesting I connect with Rod Sherkin, I had to admit that although his company, ProPurchaser, has existed since 2001, I had never really heard of them. What may surprise you is one of the last things I consider is the technology platform.

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We’re exhibiting at Procurement Strategies and Innovation 2024

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Since February 2001, more than 10,000 procurement professionals have attended this unique platform for learning and sharing knowledge about the myriad of developments that have transformed purchasing and supply chain processes in the 21st Century.