All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It seems as though procurement has been anticipating the arrival of 2020 since the minute the ‘Y2K’ buzz wore off.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Winner of Awards for Innovation in Digitization and Innovations in 3rd Party Management. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Nov. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that it was selected as the winner of both the Innovations in Third Party Management and Innovations in Digitization awards, presented at the Future of Sourcing Awards event in Carlsbad, CA.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In the complex, fast-paced global market of the modern world, it pays to use software to lighten the load. Here is what professionals should know about managing supplier bids with e-Tendering software and how it can improve operational efficiency. The Challenges of Managing Supplier Bids throughout the Tendering Process When firms engage in tendering by […].

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Eco-friendly trends are finally catching on within supply-chain management — and transforming how the industry operates.

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2025 will feel familiar, in some regards. The procurement and supply chain category management landscape will remain turbulent, with geopolitical tensions, worries over fresh tariffs, rising costs, and supply chain disruptions posing significant challenges. But you should also expect some lightning-fast changes in 2025 as artificial intelligence continues to upend the way enterprises and procurement, supply chain, and category management professionals operate.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Where is the freight market heading and how can a shipper be prepared to address changes as they occur in real time? More importantly, how does a shipper synthesize the seemingly endless stream of conflicting market analysis into proactive plans that avoid simple, reactive responses to the often confusing and counter-intuitive moves in the market? . – Realize the goal of cutting through the static using analytics as a “knife” in your TMS. – Choose technology that supports operating

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is the Digital Supply Chain? Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Raanan Cohen at bringg.com. Third-party logistics (or 3PL) providers, are standing on the brink of breakout growth. The shipper ecosystem is burgeoning with more delivery orders, more inventory to be managed, more deliveries and more services than ever before.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Doug Keeley, Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. If you have ever read an article about Procurement best practices, you know that a very small minority of teams are categorized as leaders and an equally small minority are considered laggards. That leaves the vast majority of companies and teams in the middle – and each one of them is working hard every day to be as good as they can given their current priorities, challenges and resources.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Ensuring you are able to get the right eyes on your reverse auction services will be crucial for you to develop and maintain lasting relationships with suppliers and vendors. To assist you further, we have broken down for you the four key steps you will need to execute and implement in order to successfully attract […]. The post Getting the Right Eyes on your Reverse Auction appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Supply-chain inefficiencies are having a huge impact the world round. In the UK alone, they cost businesses at least US$1.9 billion annually in lost productivity.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Sadly, it seems some shippers may have forgotten an important truth about effective carrier relations. ATRI reports detention times have crept up in 2019 following the historic and painful capacity crunch of 2018 during which, shippers pursued “Shipper of Choice” status with their carriers by focusing on ways to make carriers’ lives easier (like reducing detention/dwell time).

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The post Leveraging a Multi-Party Network Platform for Supply Chain Apps appeared first on The Network Effect.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

“How d’ya like your eggs in the morning?” is a classic song from the 1951 film, “Rich, Young and Pretty”.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Paris, France – 20 November, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions and its key consulting partner Kronos Group have joined forces to successfully deliver Purchase2Pay & Contract Management at H.Essers, a major logistics service provider. The project has streamlined processes from purchase to payment at an international level.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Technology is redesigning business landscapes as we know them across the board. Businesses that fail to adapt to instant market changes and fluctuations will not cope with operating how they originally have been in the new competitive climate. RFQ, RFP and RFI software provides the ultimate leveraging tool for businesses that seek a streamlined, efficient […].

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

When it comes to running the modern-day factory, there’s a yawning gap between theory and reality.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Your TMS solution (if it is digitization-ready and up to date with a focus on data analytics), is a treasure trove of information a savvy shipper can harness to drive efficiency and savings improvements. Of course, the TMS alone is just a tool and a shipper will also need experienced guidance and proven expertise of a truly collaborative TMS provider/partner.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Most software vendors have taken an applications-driven approach to delivering solutions. They have identified the main challenges faced by procurement professionals and developed applications that address those specific challenges. This has brought benefits but not sustainable value , especially when buyers have looked for “best-of-breed” point solutions with limited interoperability.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Multichannel supply chains provide many options for customers of all types, whether at a retail location, over the phone or online.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Jarrod McAdoo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! That’s significant. Accurate supplier master data (SMD) is essential for procure-to-pay (P2P) automation, accuracy and analytics, but connecting data to users and systems sometimes gets bumpy.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

No matter what size your business is, what industry you operate in and which region, there are a few things everyone has in common: in order to get started, each business operates from a foundation of contracts. With this type of precarious system in place, are you and your organization currently using a contract management […]. The post The Cracks in Typical Contract Management Protocol appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Everywhere you turn these days, there’s a blockchain pilot underway for the supply chain. But they’re all missing one crucial element: a single, coherent set of standards.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Disaster Strikes!!! Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? Article provided to Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Aimee Laurence. Having a productive and efficient supply chain is very important for a business. In supply chain management, it is essential to keep all unnecessary costs mitigated.

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Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What is SaaS? . W hen you decide to deploy a SaaS solution for procurement , you are choosing the provider of a service. You don ’ t choose any of the server, storage, or networking specifics, and you don ’ t choose an operating system, or even a language to develop new tools in. Rather, you get an application, such as eProcurement or S upply C hain M anagement.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

UPS to improve precision logistics Early next year UPS will launch its UPS Premier service, which will use sensors that can track medical packages at all times.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Enhancements enable manufacturers to launch more profitable, successful products. Redwood City, CA – November 7, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced a range of new innovations that enable direct material procurement and supply chain leaders to launch more profitable, successful products. The new capabilities are available now as part of Ivalua’s latest platform release.

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ProcurePort

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

In recent times there has been an increased awareness and focus on implementing and using procure-to-pay software within businesses. Top-level executives are always researching new ways to reduce costs and improve organization standards. The old method of pen and paper P2P (procure-to-pay) opens the door for a magnitude of issues such as inefficiencies, poor spend […].

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

More than 50% of companies are using big-data analytics, a recent survey says, but a closer look reveals that adoption rate varies significantly by industry.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The post Infographic: The Internet of Things (IoT) appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

A centralized, seamless, process for your accounts payable team is integral to faster invoice processing in order to attain early payment discounts and avoid fees. This can feel impossible when viewing a diverse field of suppliers and transaction types, but it is entirely possible to offer your suppliers the flexibility they need while adhering to your own organization’s requirements.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Amazon unveils free grocery delivery Amazon has announced that it will offer its Amazon Fresh service to prime customers for free.

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Advertiser: GEP

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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