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Procurement Templates
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Master Budgeting: Practice building and managing procurement budgets aligned with organizational goals. Analyze Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Incorporate factors like lifecycle costs, maintenance, and disposal into purchasing decisions. SAP, Oracle) Procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba) Data analytics tools (e.g.,
SCMDOJO
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The global supply chain landscape is undergoing significant transformations, influenced by rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and the intricacies of international commerce. Developing Analytical Skills Data analysis is at the heart of effective supply chain management.
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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now
Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 16, 2025
This leap in AI capabilities is revolutionizing industries, and AI-driven supply chain management is no exception. The Role of Agentic AI in Supply Chains Supply chains are dynamic and complex, requiring continuous decision-making across multiple functions, from procurement and inventory management to logistics and demand forecasting.
ivalua
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.
Procurement Templates
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Consider which projects or contracts require a plan B. In first instance you need to get your procurement house in order to deliver projects on time but once a contract is awarded you can work with stakeholders to track project delivery, whether if these are delivered to the agreed timescales.
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Procurement Templates
AUGUST 28, 2024
The global supply chain in 2024 faces a myriad of challenges that continue to disrupt procurement processes across industries. In this post, we will explore the major procurement supply chain shocks in 2024, their causes, and the potential responses organizations are adopting to mitigate their impact.
Una
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Leveraging Lean Procurement. Perhaps the size of your team has been reduced, your function’s operating budget has been cut, or there is an organization-wide drive to eliminate waste and increase efficiency. What is lean procurement? Running a procurement function on a tight budget. Benefits of lean procurement.
ivalua
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
It also has an impact on procurement teams as they are responsible for managing supplier relationships, identifying opportunities for cost savings, and ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time and within budget. This helps ensure your contracts remain favorable and that all stakeholders comply with the negotiated terms.
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SCMDOJO
APRIL 29, 2024
Are you interested in understanding how businesses effectively manage their supply chains? Look no further – this guide is here to help you grasp the fundamentals of supply chain management (SCM) and how it can lead to success. It encompasses activities such as procurement, supplier selection, and evaluation.
SCMDOJO
MAY 6, 2022
Modern enterprises rely on supply chain software to track several activities, including manufacturing and distribution of goods. Many supply chain systems are closed-source, all-in-one, proprietary, expensive, and difficult to customize ( read Why ERP Sucks ). What are No-code Platforms? Benefits of No-code Platforms.
Procurement Insights
JANUARY 3, 2025
Here’s a breakdown of the shifts over this period: 2011: Procurement as a Tactical Function Primary Focus on Cost Savings : In 2011, CFOs largely viewed procurement as a cost-control function , tasked with negotiating contracts, reducing spend, and maintaining compliance with budgets.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 25, 2022
In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).
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. What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 24, 2025
A favorable variance indicates that the company is spending less than planned, whereas a positive outcome means the company is spending more than the planned budget. Every business aims to increase its profit margin, and one effective way to achieve this is by cutting costs. per unit, reducing the actual cost to $90,000.
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ivalua
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains. About the research.
SCMDOJO
APRIL 4, 2023
If you’re in the business world, you’re probably always looking for ways to streamline your supply chain operations. Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! But like any new technology, there are hurdles to overcome when implementing supply chain analytics.
Supply Chain Opz
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.
Procurement Tactics
MARCH 16, 2023
It aims to ensure that the goods and services that the business needs are delivered on time and purchased within the budget. Additionally, it involves a careful analysis of supplier selection, payment terms, contract negotiation, and acquisition of goods. It can also help you with contract management and compliance processes.
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SCMDOJO
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Make vs Buy Analysis is an essential decision-making tool in supply chain management that significantly influences profitability, flexibility, and competitiveness. It helps businesses decide whether to produce goods internally (make) or source them externally (buy), weighing costs, quality, scalability, and capacity.
SCMDOJO
MARCH 19, 2024
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
MARCH 5, 2025
Leveraging Reveels unique position in parcel spend management within the Supply Chain/Logistics ecosystem, Marc collaborates with adjacent solutions to provide comprehensive offerings for high-volume shippers. How do I shape where I need to go next year, knowing that supply chain is changing really quickly?
ivalua
JUNE 14, 2023
Gartner, 4 Workstreams for Successful Implementation of Any Procurement Application Vishal Patel VP Product Marketing Vishal has spent the last 15 years in various roles within the Procurement and Supply Chain technology market. Contact Sales The post Get Ready for Success!
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Jaggaer
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. It includes sourcing and supplier management, contract management, and procure-to-pay (P2P) functions.
Jaggaer
OCTOBER 24, 2024
By selecting and developing the right suppliers and establishing streamlined, transparent communication with them, manufacturers gain the agility and resilience to respond to customer demands, rise to the top, and navigate disruptions more easily. That makes agility a foundational part of your manufacturing strategy.
SCMDOJO
AUGUST 21, 2023
Try this as a tongue twister: “Tripping through tantalizing TikTokers, tenfold to transform your tangled supply chain!” In our digital age, where viral trends dominate, TikTok’s influence now extends to supply chain management. Discover the Top 10 TikTokers reshaping how you view supply chains.
Procurement Heads
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
It’s all the things you would expect in terms of robust Sourcing, SRM and category management across our supply chain, working closely with our business stakeholders and achieving excellent year-on-year results against an ever-increasing set of challenging KPIs.
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ivalua
MARCH 5, 2020
In this disruptive age, businesses must move faster and become more agile, so Procurement must respond, to this or we will become obsolete. Along with the rise of automation and AI, which reduce much of the traditional Procurement workload, these external drivers mean we must find a new role if we want to add real value.
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Arkestro
DECEMBER 5, 2024
How Predictive Procurement Has Become a Game Changer for High-Tech Manufacturing To stay competitive, high-tech manufacturers are increasingly adopting Predictive Procurement technology to gain greater agility, cost savings, and enhanced supply chain resilience.
ivalua
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
And they’re not the only ones—other department heads are also increasingly budget-conscious, creating a new opportunity to partner with procurement for better budget management. The increase is directly correlated to the turbulent market caused by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and rapid inflation. in savings.
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Jaggaer
MARCH 6, 2025
Harnessing Advanced Technologies & Proving Benefit Modern procurement systems must integrate advanced technologies to streamline processes and enhance decision-making: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI and ML are now indispensable for automating repetitive tasks, such as supplier evaluations and contract management.
Procurement Tactics
JUNE 28, 2023
Budget and Cost Control Procurement expenditures, monitoring variations in the cost and identifying opportunities for savings, and avoiding unnecessary costs shall be monitored in accordance with the approved budget. Documents concerning the contracts shall also be undertaken.
ivalua
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms. Doug has a B.S.
NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The root causes of these issues often stem from a clash of the following critical Supply Chain Variables: Poor Toxic Culture. The Next Level Purchasing Body of Knowledge underpins, integrates and enhances the essential components of Supply Chain Management in simple how-to-do steps. Flawed Processes.
Procurement Heads
APRIL 27, 2023
Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. What is it that you think makes procurement and supply chain professionals good problem solvers?
Procurement Heads
APRIL 27, 2023
Andrew’s career started in supply chain and M&A roles in Unipart Group, before moving to Royal Mail where he was part of the procurement leadership team that transformed the function, achieving CIPS Gold accreditation in the process. What is it that you think makes procurement and supply chain professionals good problem solvers?
Finale Inventory
AUGUST 14, 2024
Hospital supply chain management plays a key role in the efficient operation of healthcare organizations. In an industry where patient care is paramount, having a well-managed supply chain is important for ensuring timely delivery of medical equipment, medications, and other necessary supplies.
Jaggaer
JUNE 28, 2024
Procurement and supply chain professionals are emerging as enterprise linchpins. C-suites are increasingly leaning on the function’s expertise and tools to advance key objectives, such as business continuity, responsible business practices, profitable growth, and competitive advantage. Generative AI offers workload relief.
ivalua
JANUARY 31, 2022
Enterprises will continue to undergo the financial burden of revenue disruptions, consumer , and uncontrolled supply chain variables. . As operating budgets tighten, restrictive spending will pressure businesses to focus on savings and creative alternatives. . The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers).
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ivalua
MAY 6, 2021
The pandemic has accelerated this trend, with the Procurement function front and center in the fight to ensure supply chain resilience and continuity, reduce costs and protect the bottom line. Modernize your SVM software to deliver on these goals and help your supplier ecosystems be agile, ethical and reliable.
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.
Una
MARCH 6, 2023
Procurement process automation can involve anything from automated supplier discovery, risk monitoring, payment processing, spend analytics , and contract approval. In other companies, “Lean” may mean reducing the costs involved in procurement. How to innovate: Consider everything in the contract to be negotiable.
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Zycus Cognitive Procurement
DECEMBER 15, 2022
As we are coming to the end of the year, procurement and supply chain leaders across industries initiate their annual strategic planning process for the next year. We have shortlisted 7 C ritical T rends that will help supply chain leaders and practitioners to build a strategic blueprint for 2023 and beyond.
Empowering CPO
JUNE 30, 2023
Introduction In the dynamic world of business, the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains has emerged as a critical success factor. The aim is not only to streamline operations but also to extract maximum value from every link in the supply chain. But what exactly does it entail?
ivalua
MARCH 9, 2023
It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Contract Management: The piece that connects the upstream and the downstream, where value starts being captured.
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