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EBA Guidelines – A Call to Action for Banking Sector Procurement?

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Peter Smith, Managing Director, Procurement Excellence Ltd. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published new guidelines on outsourcing , a document that has wide-ranging implications for every banking organisation, and requires careful consideration by procurement leaders and functions. The guidelines will enter into force on 30 September 2019.

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7 Ways to Improve Your Quality Management Process

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Quality management can be a make-or-break point for a manufacturing or distribution business.

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Building a Successful RFQ

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Imagine if your RFQ process took 50% less time, eliminating stacks of paper, manila file folders, and clunky filing cabinets. Imagine that you’re able to handle the typically arduous and detailed processes of procurement automatically and with less staff. This isn’t a dream. According to The Hackett Group, world-class procurement organizations successfully handle the RFQ […].

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Never Automate a Bad Process!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! When I was presenting the latest Supply Chain Strategic Plan the CEO said to me, “We’ve already spent millions on Supply Chain! Everything should be working like clockwork. Why do you need more money?

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Press Release Viparis optimizes procurement processes thanks to the Ivalua solution and CKS’s support

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Viparis has chosen Ivalua and CKS to equip its Procurement department with a software suite that meets the challenges of an exceptional deadline for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will help sustain the Group’s growth. Orsay (France), September 02, 2019 – Viparis has chosen e-Procurement software vendor Ivalua and Consulting firm CKS to optimize the management of supplier relations, source-to-contract (purchase orders, calls for tender and contracts), expense analysis and measurement of Proc

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Ep. 014 – Creating a commodity strategy (external focus)

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Let's look at the supplier market. Let's discover, how it influences your commodity strategy. This is the continuation of last weeks episode with the internal focus. Phil: Hello everyone. This is Philip and this is Tanya and we're here for week number two: how to create a commodity strategy. Last week we talked about the internal influencing factors.

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Gap Inc. Speeds Up Warehouse Operations With Robotics, AI

Supply Chain Brain

Gap Inc. replaced manual picking and sorting operations with an automated system, resulting in a big boost in productivity at its distribution center.

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Convención CPOnet, October 23 – 24, 2019 Madrid, España

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Únase a Ivalua y CKS Iberia en el evento más grande de España para CPO’s. Más de 600 empresas de diferentes industrias están invitadas al evento para discutir el enfoque de este año, la transformación digital. Visite nuestro stand en la feria para obtener más información sobre cómo acelerar su transformacion digital con Ivalua. Para reservar una reunión en el sitio con el equipo, comuníquese con Yasmine en ybr@ivalua.com.

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Suppliers are Friends, not Food!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Strategic Supplier Relationship Management – Do’s and Don’ts. Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. “Fish are friends, not food.”. Bruce, a great white shark, and his two shark friends gather alongside Dory and Marlin, taking a sacred oath, swearing off eating fish.

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ProcureCon Marketing 2019 – Come See Me Speak and Keep Austin Weird!

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ProcureCon Marketing - Join me on November 18-20th in Austin, Texas. I'll be presenting my case study of managing agencies through the product lifecycle.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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We're Close to a Crucial Breakthrough for Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

We have fantastically accurate information available quickly about all sorts of things in the supply chain — but these nodes of data-gathering are like narrowly-focused spotlights on an otherwise dark stage.

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Ivalua Recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites 2019

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The post Ivalua Recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites 2019 appeared first on Ivalua.

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Content Marketing Trends for Supply Chain!

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Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 5 Social Media Tips for Supply Chain Leaders! Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Daniela McVicker. Content has never been at the forefront of supply chain companies’ marketing strategies. However, things are starting to change, and businesses have started investing a considerable amount of time into their marketing services especially in content which has become such

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Claritum serves Coca-Cola

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Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Bath, UK (September 4, 2019) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced that Coca-Cola has been added to the many brands procuring marketing goods and services through our Cloud solution. “Adding Coca-Cola to the list of brands using Claritum to purchase their branded goods is great news.” said Prof.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

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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Gartner Supply Chain Conference: Trends 2019

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I recently presented at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix Arizona. It was a great conference, and I. The post Gartner Supply Chain Conference: Trends 2019 appeared first on The Network Effect.

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DITX Conference, 6th – 7th November 2019, London

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Join the Ivalua team at DITX for the 3rd year in a row. This event is organised by Procurement Leaders and and will be held at Code Node , London. If you would like more information about the event, or to register, please visit the event website. The Ivalua team looks forward to meeting you there. The post DITX Conference, 6th – 7th November 2019, London appeared first on Ivalua.

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Eworld Procurement & Supply, 24th September 2019, London

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The Ivalua team will be returning to eWorld Procurement & Supply in London. Come and visit us on our Booth and we will also shortly announce our presentation slot. Why is it important to put the sparkle back into your Supplier Relationships? For many organisations, SRM is a tool simply to manage suppliers, totally missing the ‘Relationship’ aspect.

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Digital Procurement Maturity Assessment

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The post Digital Procurement Maturity Assessment appeared first on Ivalua.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2019

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The post Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2019 appeared first on Ivalua.