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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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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. Create speed and transparency.

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Forestreet: Vendor Analysis — Supplier discovery solution overview, competitors, user considerations, analyst summary

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This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Forestreet, a supplier discovery solution. In a world that feels like it is constantly teetering on the edge of chaos or permacrisis, procurement professionals must master uncertainty by building resilience and agility. This content is for members only.

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. Navistar had a jump start on putting robust systems in place, but their suppliers didn’t. Why is visibility so important?

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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

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Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. The result was a year-over-year savings of more than 3%.

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8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World

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They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. Why is visibility so important? Create speed and transparency.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking the Box to Driving Business Strategy

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Supplier diversity programs are something many procurement professionals in the United States (U.S.) These programs are as familiar to procurement professionals as concepts like spend analysis or category management. businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs.