ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

For manufacturers, key functions such as sourcing and supplier management have become more challenging as the result of increasing supply chain complexity. Unfortunately for manufacturers, there are many areas in need of improved visibility such as customer demand, inventory, total cost, and supplier risk.

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Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply chain Supplier capacity 124

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In times of pressure and crisis , highly responsive and trustworthy suppliers make agility possible. Following widely-known standards keeps your vendor options open so you’re not locked into sourcing from a small pool of specialty suppliers that can negatively impact time to market.

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Collaboration Suppliers Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Another benefit is more resilient supply chains that can profitably weather disruptions when the best-laid plans are interrupted. Key Strategies for Enhancing Collaboration From efficiently negotiating terms on a bid to determining supplier capacity in a high-risk category, supplier collaboration works to your advantage.

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Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency Suppliers Real-time Visibility 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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

Una

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Survey all stakeholders, including your own team, end-users of your procurement systems, your suppliers, heads of other functions, and your leadership team. Check if the survey results confirm or contradict other sources of information. Make sourcing events more accessible to diverse suppliers. Second, give Una a call.

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Una

JUNE 6, 2024

Procurement can play an active role in building social license by intentionally selecting suppliers and leveraging those relationships to promote favorable practices and community standards. Even in the often-maligned tech sector, companies like Microsoft are using procurement to strengthen their social license.

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Procurement team Ethics Suppliers Procurement 52

Una

JANUARY 1, 2024

5 Meaningful New Year's Resolutions for Procurement Sourcing Heroes can set their organization up for success by creating meaningful and realistic new year’s resolutions for procurement. Check if the survey results confirm or contradict other sources of information. Look for contract hurdles that exclude small, diverse suppliers.

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Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract Purchasing 52