ivalua

JUNE 16, 2021

For the short-term, a shift to local production alleviated reliance on Asian suppliers and helped mitigate risk, but a longer-term solution will require identifying opportunities to optimize costs, find alternative suppliers and enhance supply chain visibility. Enter eProcurement.

Eprocurement 130

Eprocurement Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement team 130

Procurement Insights

AUGUST 14, 2024

Supporting the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) during a rail strike requires a procuretech provider that offers strong supply chain visibility, risk management, and flexibility in sourcing and logistics. Comprehensive Supplier Network 2. Supply Chain Visibility and Risk Management 3.

Real-time Visibility 64

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 64

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Procurement’s value became evident, as did the importance of the supplier relationships they had built. According to Accenture, 94% of Fortune 1000 companies saw supply chain disruptions and 75% had negative or strongly negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic. You can download Gartner’s full report here.

Chief Procurement Officer 130

Chief Procurement Officer Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 130

Claritum

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Problems can arise when bespoke requirements are purchased directly by employees throughout the organisation or just “passed through” by overworked buyers who have no time to deal with the suppliers. This can result in products and services being purchased across the organisation with no consistency of supply, sustainability or quality.

Purchasing 47

Purchasing Sourcing Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers 47

Claritum

AUGUST 15, 2019

In many companies’ problems can arise when promotional goods are purchased by employees throughout the organisation or just “passed through” by overworked buyers who have no time to deal with the suppliers. This can result in products and services being purchased across the company with no consistency of supply or quality.

Management 32

Management Procurement Purchasing Sourcing 32

Claritum

APRIL 25, 2018

In many companies problems can arise when promotional goods are by inexperienced buyers from unapproved suppliers. A lot of time and energy can be spent inefficiently sourcing the goods, which can be bought from a huge variety of suppliers at vastly differing prices and quality.

Sourcing 32

Sourcing Buyers Purchasing Spend management 32