ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

A comprehensive Source-to-Pay platform is a critical component of an organization’s IT environment. What is Source-to-Pay? The Source-to-Pay process itself is quite broad but it covers most if not all the aspects of a procurement organization, at least from a process and technology perspective.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

Redwood City, CA, June 30, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its source-to-pay platform with a new payments solution to digitize and streamline global supplier payments. Enabling the complete source-to-pay process within the Ivalua Platform has always been a strategic objective.

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Sourcing Real-time Visibility 130

SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. The powerful concept of Supply Chain Visibility lies at the core of resilience. Supply Chain Visibility refers to tracking and monitoring the movement of goods, services, and information throughout the supply chain.

Supply Chain Visibility 98

Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility e2e Supply Chain Optimization 98

Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

Key Strategies for Navigating Tariff Turmoil: Utilize Data Analytics: Leverage advanced analytics tools to gain deep visibility into supply chain dynamics and identify potential areas of vulnerability. By incorporating real-time market data and supplier performance metrics , organizations can gain a competitive edge in volatile environments.

Supplier relationship management 52

Supplier relationship management Data Suppliers Supply chain resilience 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 16, 2025

While full-scale digital transformation certainly takes time, organisations can see rapid improvements in efficiency, collaboration, and data accuracy right from the outset. By automating routine tasks, streamlining communication, and centralising information in one single source of truth, you create tangible quick wins.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. Step 1: Use eProcurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. The Public Sector is no exception.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Contract 130

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Solutions: Strategic Sourcing: Move beyond transactional purchasing and embrace strategic sourcing. This involves analyzing spend data, identifying for consolidation, and negotiating better contracts with key suppliers. Supply Chain Visibility: Invest in technology that provides real-time visibility into the supply chain.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Supply Chain Optimization Real-time Visibility 52

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

– Spend control through real-time visibility into budget consumption, negotiated prices, preferred suppliers, engagement channels. – Process efficiency with reduced cycle times and considerably decreased errors or fraud opportunities. – Results : 30% decrease of process time.

Eprocurement 235

Eprocurement Real-time Visibility Purchase orders Budget 235

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Collaboration across Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, and beyond requires visibility and communication regarding capacity, cost, risk, order quantities, inventory levels, quality , timelines, logistics, and more. Collaboration brings visibility and agility for gaining market share.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Real-time Visibility 52

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Sourcing is getting smarter. To start, many organizations have already pivoted from a tactical to a strategic sourcing mindset—which can make all the difference when it comes to gaining and retaining a competitive advantage. But now, the benefits of strategic sourcing are becoming even more attainable thanks to innovation.

Sourcing 94

Sourcing Strategy Supply Chain Efficiency e2e 94

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 19, 2023

Artificial intelligence is being used to automate routine and time-consuming work in warehouses such as packing and sorting of goods which helps to improve efficiency, reduce errors and costs. It is also used to improve the accuracy of demand forecasting, inventory management , and transportation planning.

Logistics 193

Logistics supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions Real-time Visibility 193

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In IDC’s 2022 Global Supply Chain Survey , they identified that “lack of visibility and resiliency to see necessary changes in time to react effectively” was the most problematic and unaddressed deficiency in modern supply chain management and inventory optimization.

Real-time Visibility 67

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Inventory 67

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Comprehensive Curriculum: MCIPS covers a broad spectrum of topics, from procurement principles and strategies to contract management, negotiation, and ethical considerations. Think of it as the gold standard for procurement professionals. It provides a holistic view of the procurement landscape.

Procurement 59

Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 59

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 26, 2023

Additionally, the geopolitical tension between these two countries caused significant supply chain disruption as the majority of US sourcing companies withdrew their investments from China and started procuring goods from other countries such as Taiwan, Vietnam, and Australia. Thus, this explains the slow US dropshipping growth.

Price 195

Price Suppliers Negotiation Real-time Visibility 195

ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Lack of control or visibility into what is being spent and with which suppliers. Poorly utilized preferred suppliers with negotiated pricing. Data comes from multiple sources, such as purchasing/payment systems, purchasing card data, travel and expense systems, and often multiple ERP systems. Who purchased it.

Buyers 130

Buyers Real-time Visibility Purchasing Spend management 130

ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This year’s edition comes at an interesting time, with the Covid-19 pandemic having shifted Procurement priorities and employee working practices. In Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, they forecast the Procure-to-Pay software market to dip slightly this year, as companies focus on solutions with faster time to value.

supply chain software solutions 147

supply chain software solutions Procurement Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting 147

ivalua

JUNE 11, 2019

At some point, there was a need for this, a solicitation process to select a supplier, a competitive bidding process, a contract negotiation, transactions and so on. For the longest time, leading Procurement technology providers in my experience just ignored this space.

Procurement 169

Procurement e2e Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 169

Procurement Heads

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One of the common themes I’m hearing from large organisations is that they are finding a lack of visibility looking ahead for energy spend. Contract negotiations: Negotiating more favourable energy supply contracts with suppliers.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Price Negotiation Sourcing 130

Procurement Heads

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I want a team that understands the different approaches to saving money – tendering, negotiating, value engineering – and to be able to use their judgement and experience to choose the right approach at the right time. Building the team and having greater visibility internally.

Chief Procurement Officer 246

Chief Procurement Officer Real-time Visibility Procurement team Procurement 246

Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

New age of negotiation article and permission to publish here provided by Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. We negotiate on a daily basis. We negotiate contracts, terms, and specifications in our professional lives and we negotiate dinner plans, curfews, and allowances in our private lives.

Negotiation 69

Negotiation Buyers Bidding Collaboration 69

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which provide procurement with the tools needed to maximize the value they get from their supplier relationships, automate and streamline processes, and identify opportunities for cost savings.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 130

Procurement Tactics

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The system gives the user accuracy, visibility, and control over whether the project can be profitable or not. Visibility of the workflow. Before the creation of ERP systems, the coordination of the involved parties in the project is time-consuming and takes a lot of effort. . Want to become a Negotiation Game Changer?

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Budget Inventory control Data 130

Una

OCTOBER 17, 2023

EPISODE 137 Using Visibility to Combat Supply Chain Abstraction with Frank Kenney By Kelly Barner | October 18, 2023 In the race to build global empires of data and digital systems, today’s businesses must not risk forgetting what all of those zeroes and ones mean.

supply chain budgeting 81

supply chain budgeting Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain 81

Procurement Tactics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

From raw materials sourcing to production, storage, and delivery, it monitors if these processes may cause harm to the environment and communities. . Want to take your negotiation results to the next level? Thus, taking advantage to combine shipments or use less resource-heavy logistics. . Editor's note: Hi there! ENROLL NOW.

Supply Chain Efficiency 183

Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization Agile and Lean Supply Chain Sustainability 183

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 6, 2023

The Importance of Forecasting Your Inventory Imagine you are the owner of a bustling retail store, offering a wide range of products that customers love. Your goal is to keep your shelves stocked with the right amount of inventory at all times. Trend Forecasting Trends represent changes in product demand over time.

Inventory 170

Inventory Supply Chain Optimization supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Efficiency 170

ivalua

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Innovating to Uncover New Sources of Revenue in the Public Sector. Step 1: Use e Procurement Systems as a Potential Source of Revenue. Thinking of procurement as a new source of revenue is certainly counterintuitive, but it fits the bill of thinking differently. The Public Sector is no exception.

Procurement 130

Procurement Real-time Visibility Contract Sourcing 130

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Overall, their strategy must move toward data-driven decision-making to provide real-time information visibility. Although Amrest utilizes a sourcing process, the liquidity gap blocks past analyses and data. . Additionally, historical data can provide a more accurate breakdown of initial startup costs.

Real-time Visibility 130

Real-time Visibility Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement 130

Procurement Tactics

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, these manual processes are ineffective and cost a lot of effort, time, and money. Visibility of expense data. Through spend management, they buy from the budget allocated to them and the procurement department checks it for the last time to ensure everything is right before approving the purchase. . Know your spending.

Spend management 172

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Budget 172

SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

From sourcing raw materials, manufacturing, and storage, to transportation and distribution, SCM ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness throughout the entire journey. Sourcing: Sourcing is all about finding reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships.

Supply chain management 98

Supply chain management Supply chain management Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting 98

ivalua

MARCH 15, 2016

He was the kind of guy you would not want to have to negotiate with way back in the day because he did not negotiate. He said he had seen it all in supply base management and had experienced the feeling of victory leaving plenty of blood on the floor in negotiating with suppliers in his day. He just stared at me.

Real-time Visibility 100

Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Efficiency Collaboration Suppliers 100

Una

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Now, I know settling into a new role can take a little time, so I don’t want you to feel under any pressure to make any significant impact straight away. I wouldn’t expect any real results from you until you’ve spent a month or two reviewing our current supplier arrangements.” “Hmm Step 1: Gain visibility of spend data.

Real-time Visibility 95

Real-time Visibility Procurement Purchasing Contract 95

Planergy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

While less visible, these procurement areas are crucial for maintaining a functional educational environment. Educational leaders use strategic procurement to negotiate favorable contracts, explore innovative solutions, and drive institutional efficiency.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Budget 52

Spend Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Having led multiple projects to select and deploy technologies and worked both as a practitioner and a consultant, he knows the amount of time and effort procurement puts into finding a practical solution to help them run more efficiently, and that spurred his move to form iKinetiq. “A

Procurement contracts 120

Procurement contracts Contract Procurement Negotiation 120

Procurement Templates

JUNE 18, 2023

ChatGPT Inflation refers to the general increase in prices of goods and services in an economy over time, resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of money. These indices track the average price changes of a basket of goods and services over time. What is inflation?

Procurement 130

Procurement Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Raw materials 130

Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When it comes to improving procurement efficiency, though, a sourcing hero’s work is never truly done. Instead of sitting back, the profession must make a long-term and ongoing commitment to sharpening its sourcing processes. Instead, they’ll be able to spend more time nurturing the relationships that really matter.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility 105

ivalua

MAY 6, 2021

Meanwhile, organizations face myriad external risks: climate disruption, geopolitical issues, increasingly strict legislation and regulations, and, of course, the global pandemic all impact the supply chain, and Procurement is under heightened pressure to mitigate those macro risks with effective sourcing and supplier management processes.

supply chain software solutions 130

supply chain software solutions Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 130

SCMDOJO

APRIL 4, 2023

When it comes to managing a supply chain, having access to real-time data can be a game-changer. By providing visibility into every aspect of the supply chain, companies can identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and minimize delays. This can result in faster delivery times and improved customer satisfaction.

Supply Chain Analytics 111

Supply Chain Analytics supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 111