ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Successful deployment of source-to-contract suite increases tail supplier management efficiency and optimizes overall process automation. Redwood City, CA August, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, and Stretch Consulting, a leading Nordic digital procurement transformation provider, today announced that Ahlsell has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to digitize management of its tail suppliers.

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 19, 2021

Procure-to-pay solutions integrate accounts and purchase payable systems to create greater efficiencies in online purchase processes. The procure-to-pay process exists in the larger procurement management and planning and broadly entails four main stages: selection of goods and services, enforcement of order and compliance, receiving goods and reconciliation; payment, and invoicing.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 17, 2021

Investors and regulators are increasingly sounding the alarm about companies that exaggerate or misrepresent their environmental bona fides. That’s what prompted academics at University College Dublin to develop algorithms to detect and quantify greenwashing.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 14, 2021

New cars are hard to come by in 2021, and so are stoves and refrigerators. The reason? A global shortage of computer chips. From computers to cars, to gaming systems and appliances, multiple types of products include semiconductor chips – which have been in short supply since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading. The post Understanding the Global Chip Shortage & How Supply Chain Leaders Are Addressing Disruptions Today appeared first on SCMDOJO.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post Procurement in the Fast Lane: Key Metrics for the CPO’s Dashboard appeared first on Ivalua.

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 18, 2021

The procure-to-pay (P2P) process begins when a company needs a particular item or service and ends when payment is made. While this may sound simple, a lot of work happens in between when challenges in procure to pay process to arise including finding the right supplier, negotiating contracts, tracking supplier performance, following up on discounts, […].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Signs You Should Reboot Your Lean Program! Industrial process efficiencies article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Smith. Industrial efficiency is defined as a manufacturer’s ability to produce a product at the lowest possible cost that will allow them to make a profit.

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ivalua

AUGUST 19, 2021

Historically, so much of what Procurement teams did went unnoticed. Ensuring employees are able to easily buy the things they need to do their jobs, flagging high risk suppliers before they become a problem, helping suppliers develop and improve their own practices, ensuring services are not disrupted, supporting small and diverse businesses, etc. Of course, over the last few years, the role of Procurement has become more visible, in large part due to broader recognition of the value and closely

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ProcurePort

AUGUST 17, 2021

Are you looking for a resilient supplier management model that will allow you to reduce supply chain disruptions? You’re not alone. Chief Procurement Officers and their teams have been on edge now for over a year, operating as best as they can give the present circumstances, but it hasn’t been easy. The supply chain disruption […]. The post Supplier Management Model: Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions appeared first on ProcurePort Blog.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2021

Quantum physics is a mystery to most everyone, but that doesn’t stop innovators from attempting to apply quantum technologies at a practical level -- in this case, cybersecurity.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 17, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Risk Management is a Cirque Du Soleil Calibre Act! International Supply Chain disruptions article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Smith. In today’s world, most commerce depends on an international supply chain one way or another. Whether it’s contracting the manufacture of goods or simply ordering parts from another country, few products are sold that are totally made in the USA.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Automated Invoice Processing to create a top performing Accounts Payable Team. The performance of your Accounts Payable department can have a significant impact on the organization. Recent trends have increased the strategic importance of effective, transparent Accounts Payable processes. Increased outsourcing has made businesses increasingly dependent on suppliers to drive innovation.

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Jaggaer

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post Taking Your Procure to Pay?Workflows to the Cloud? appeared first on JAGGAER.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2021

As sustainability comes into sharper focus for businesses, industries across every sector are analyzing ways to mitigate the impact of their carbon footprint.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Cyber Security and the Digital Supply Chain! Cyber security is important article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Williams. The world is now more dependent on technology than ever. However, despite the positive impact of technology on human existence, cyber-attacks are now a threat to people and businesses.

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Import supply chain software solutions Data Supply chain 98

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

What does Procurement mean? An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis. However, this is somewhat of an oversimplification of what the modern, best in class procurement organizations do for the larger business or organization.

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SupplyShift

AUGUST 20, 2021

Plastic waste has a staggering impact on our environment. Roughly 40% of all produced plastic is for single-use plastic packaging, and 5.25 trillion plastic and microplastic pieces float around in global waters. By 2050, the volume of plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish. Plastic pollution is a global issue that affects everyone, and no organization wants to be the one who’s responsible for sending single-use plastics into our oceans.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 18, 2021

Now that he’s outlined tough new emissions requirements for carmakers, President Joe Biden is facing pressure to enact similarly stringent rules for big trucks still operating under standards that environmentalists say are too lax.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How to Benefit from Trucking Companies! Trucking services article and permission to publish here provided by Nikitha Kanumuri. The trucking industry provides shipping services for goods and products from the manufacturing/production point to the consumers, mainly using trucks. The carrying capacity is usually vast since it directly links a producer who serves many consumers.

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Logistics Supply chain Supply Demand 98

ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2021

A checklist guide to getting the most out of your supplier risk management program. The wave of globalization has made businesses more reliant upon their suppliers than ever before. This reliance can increase supplier risk or uncover a large source of value and supplier innovation for organizations. . In order that sourcing and procurement teams fully optimize their supplier network, there needs to be a change in the way organizations view all suppliers.

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SupplyShift

AUGUST 20, 2021

Plastic waste has a staggering impact on our environment. Roughly 40% of all produced plastic is for single-use plastic packaging, and 5.25 trillion plastic and microplastic pieces float around in global waters. By 2050, the volume of plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish. Plastic pollution is a global issue that affects everyone, and no organization wants to be the one who’s responsible for sending single-use plastics into our oceans.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 18, 2021

Companies across industries are looking for ways to make their supply chains more sustainable, resilient, and socially responsible. Social enterprises can be valuable partners in achieving these goals.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 17, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Reasons to Invest in Excellent Customer Service for Your Online Store. Perfect online flyer article and permission to publish here provided by Monica Macalinao. Creating flyers has always been an important marketing tool for businesses to get their messages across markets. While it may just seem like a small piece of paper or a small image on your screen, flyers are one of the most effective marketing weapons when businesses

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post Delivering Step Change Improvements in Corporate Social Responsibility appeared first on Ivalua.

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World of Procurement podcast

AUGUST 18, 2021

Build Supply Chain Relationships Building supplier relationships has grown in significant importance over the last two years. COVID19 disrupted Supply Chains all across the world. Businesses scrambled to ensure they still had certainty of supply. What they didn’t realise was that they were not necessarily the Customer of Choice for that Supplier any longer.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 17, 2021

Mike McBreen, chief operating officer of Rad Power Bikes, relates the innovative solution that the company devised to get around severe port congestion and lack of equipment availability in its traditional supply chain.

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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 16, 2021

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The History and State of Vehicle Routing! Get Our EBOOK HERE. Route planning system article and permission to publish here provided by Cindy Cummings. Gartner had predicted that by 2020, ten percent of all field service work would be scheduled by artificial intelligence. However, about 52% of all companies providing field services plan their delivery services manually, and only 30% use GPS tracking, according to statistics on

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Logistics supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 98

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

The post The Role of Supplier Collaboration in ESG and Supply Chain Resilience appeared first on Ivalua.

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Solvoyo

AUGUST 18, 2021

End-to-End Autonomous Planning & Analytics Managing all their supply chain planning data on a single platform, they achieved real-time visibility & agility for faster decision-making. The post Fortune 100 Global CPG appeared first on Solvoyo.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 18, 2021

Convoy Inc, a digital freight network, has launched a new power-only service as part of its Convoy Go program, providing private fleets with nationwide capacity to haul their preloaded and empty dry van trailers.

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