Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The process creates efficiencies across all spend categories, minimizes supply chain risks through improved supplier selection and awards, while giving visibility into pricing and forecasting. In recent years unforeseen supply chain disruptions have forced companies to identify and plug these gaps at short notice.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Additionally, by researching new suppliers every few months or so, they can ensure they’re always getting the best deal possible on the goods and services they need to sustain their operations. This could include negotiating more favorable terms with suppliers or renegotiating existing contracts to ensure that prices remain competitive.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 17, 2025

ITS Logistics is one of North America’s fastest-growing, asset-based modern 3PLs, providing solutions for the industrys most complicated supply chain challenges. Using a holistic approach, he combines technology, supply chain expertise, and leadership skills to ensure sustained growth and profitability.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2025

In a bid to turn the tide on a recent sales slump, Advance Auto Parts is embarking on a bold initiative to revamp its supply chain. Revamping Supply Chain Strategies to Boost Sales Performance advance Auto Parts is making bold moves to rejuvenate its sales figures by overhauling its supply chain strategies.

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Procurement Heads

MARCH 27, 2023

I’m passionate about working in collaboration with the supply chain and allowing for constructive conversations so that we’re doing all we can to ensure the best value for money for our customers. Sustainability is one of those, and supply chains can influence carbon emissions in a huge way.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A successful approach requires careful assessment of supplier bids, followed by structured onboarding, continuous monitoring, and performance measurement. When assessing bids following an eAuction, the process typically involves a combination of automated tools and human decision-making, especially when evaluating factors beyond just price.

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Arkestro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

However, as supply chains have evolved into complex, global systems, the demands on procurement, and associated workload have increased significantly. However, as supply chains have evolved into complex, global systems, the demands on procurement, and associated workload have increased significantly.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A guest post by Rose Stephani, Project Leader, Sustainability at H&Z. H&Z partners with JAGGAER to help organizations transform their ESG data into actionable sustainability outcomes. Companies want to avoid or mitigate disruptions to the supply chain and manage stranded assets. But there are other considerations.

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Procurement Insights

MARCH 16, 2025

MCP ensures that AI-driven procurement solutions retain, process, and apply relevant context to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency. MCP ensures that previous supplier evaluations, compliance issues, and sustainability scores are factored into ongoing sourcing decisions. compliance violations, cost overruns).

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In this highly competitive job market, more is needed for students to learn the supply chain theory simply. Due to the quick movement and fast reaction of global logistics, the new generation entering the supply chain industry must learn and master some vital technical and soft skills.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 25, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Why is 3D Printing Revolutionary for Supply Chain? 3D Printing is changing global Supply Chains article and permission to publish here provided by Maria Hills. Traditional manufacturing and the global supply chain were suboptimal in solving such a crisis.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 28, 2024

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the supply chain industry as more and more women are choosing careers in this traditionally male-dominated field. This rise of women in the supply chain is not only breaking gender barriers but also bringing a fresh perspective and new ideas to the table.

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Procurement Templates

JANUARY 17, 2024

Tendering Procedures: USA: Competitive bidding is a common practice, and there are various types of procurement methods, including Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQs), and Invitation for Bids (IFBs). This can enhance efficiency and reduce costs for companies engaged in international trade.

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Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Four Types of Procurement in Education Key Steps in the Education Procurement Process Who Benefits from Efficient Procurement? Educational leaders use strategic procurement to negotiate favorable contracts, explore innovative solutions, and drive institutional efficiency. Who Benefits from Efficient Procurement?

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Jaggaer

DECEMBER 12, 2024

enables procurement, finance and supply chain to collectively boost cost savings, make better decisions, and accelerate digital innovation RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC – JAGGAER , a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, today announces the 24.3 JAGGAER One 24.3 version of its JAGGAER One platform.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 20, 2016

Tom Cook has authored nineteen books on global trade and supply chain. The June issue of American Shipper magazine published an article by Cook on developing sustainable relationships which this blogger found to be compelling because most of the advice his piece provides can be realized via the use of good, cloud-based TMS software.

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Procurement Heads

JULY 26, 2023

I established some real cost savings for the company, by collaborating and using an external supply chain. This meant that cash flow was sustainable and the level of service that we received was in line with the prices we were paying. It’s a fair, transparent, and open process to ensure value for money.

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Procurement Tactics

JUNE 7, 2023

It is a common concept in cost accounting and is used to evaluate the efficiency of a company’s purchasing process. Proper utilization of this metric yields a crucial understanding of the procurement organization’s efficiency in achieving cost reduction objectives. Why is it Important?

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Procurement Templates

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Raising skills levels within the UK workforce is key to delivering sustainable growth. This policy is aimed at supporting growth by building a more skilled and productive workforce, reducing the risks of supply constraints and increased labour cost inflation. Source: [link]. Action Note 14/15 27 August 2015 Issue.

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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.” Start by Putting the Right Technology in Place.

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Value Match

MAY 27, 2024

This is demonstrated best in developments like the recent EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and German Supply Chain Act legislations that mandate companies within threshold to establish due diligence mechanisms to prevent risks. How Has Value Match Been Helping? What Have We Discovered?

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 3, 2024

This assessment aims to identify what the organization needs to procure to fulfill its objectives effectively and efficiently. Risks may include budget constraints, supply chain disruptions, quality issues, legal compliance, etc. Develop strategies to mitigate these risks and build resilience within the supply chain.

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Value Match

MAY 28, 2024

Designed to foster transparency, fairness, and efficiency in public sector procurement, this legislation has significant implications for suppliers engaging in public sector contracts. Hopefully, simplified bidding processes will make it easier to bid, negotiate and work in partnership with the public sector.

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

This article is an excerpt from our white paper, The Sustainable CMO: How sustainability is transforming the role of the CMO, written in collaboration with RF| BINDER and Possible. As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit.

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 30, 2022

When electronic procurement is implemented properly, it opens the lines of communication between the organization and the supplier by creating a link and facilitating interactions like bids, emails, and purchase orders. . The benefit of shorter purchasing cycles is that organizations can sustain consistent and cost-effective operations. .

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Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

And yet, poor operational efficiency in Procurement means that the typical Category Manager often spends at least a THIRD of their time performing “busy work” This is not an effective or efficient use of their time. Sustainability initiatives within the supply chain. Supplier innovation.

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Value Match

JULY 28, 2022

Bid Management. The UK, Spain, France and Portugal have recently faced unprecedented heatwave causing wildfires across western Europe and disrupting supply chains locally and globally. One of the most common falsehoods is that “deforestation is only driven by food and packaging supply chains”. Categories.

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Una

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Procurement professionals are abandoning traditional sourcing practices in favor of more responsive strategies to supply chain management in pursuit of more significant cost savings and organizational efficiencies. Increased efficiency & innovation.

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Procurement Tactics

JULY 13, 2022

The global pandemic and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine have disrupted the supply chain. This will allow you to give importance to these functions that will keep your supply chain sustainable. This is to streamline and improve the efficiency of the organization. . Procurement Today. Contracting.

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Value Match

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Bid Management. More than half the scorecards claimed that items of clothing were better for the environment when, in fact, they were no more sustainable than comparable garments made by the company and their competitors. The post Is your supply chain misleading you on their environmental claims? Categories. Case Study.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Una

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Now, CPOs and their procurement teams look to invest in more secure supply chains, addressing increased volatility in consumer demand and responding to the changing ways people work (i.e., Then, in the 1960s, the practice of competitive bidding became commonplace giving rise to trained procurement professionals. Is that all?

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Barkers Procurement

AUGUST 10, 2023

Why Diversifying Your Supply Chain Is So Important The Power of Diversifying Your Supply Chain – You don’t need us to tell you how essential supply chains are. Managing a supply chain involves working with a network of suppliers who are all connected via a centralised supply chain management process.

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SPLC (Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council)

MAY 29, 2019

Sustainable Purchasing Leaders Recognized in Portland. Leading organizations acknowledged for effective and impactful sustainable purchasing. The awards and awardees include: Leadership Award for Overall Sustainable Purchasing Program: . Leadership Award for a Special Sustainable Purchasing Initiative: . Air Liquide.

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Procurement Heads

JUNE 6, 2023

In addition to this, we have a dedicated policy function that provides professional advice and support around key policy areas such as modern slavery, social value, and environmental and sustainable procurement. Furthermore, we are exploring how we can bring greater diversity and inclusion into our supply chain through EDI work.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. If you’re on a budget, you can also conduct bidding to hire contractors. Invest In Energy-Efficient Materials. And yet, most buildings are still not investing in energy-efficient materials. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here!

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SupplyShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

This article is an excerpt from our white paper, The Sustainable CMO: How sustainability is transforming the role of the CMO, written in collaboration with RF| BINDER and Possible. As sustainability and transparency become the new standards for consumers, marketing leadership will have to quickly follow suit.

Leadership 40

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