ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. When this started for me, I’d hoped that after twenty years of evolution, AP would be touchless, compliant and low cost. Is there a budget and contract (the purchase order is a contract) for these items?

supply chain budgeting 237

supply chain budgeting Purchase orders Networking Buyers 237

ivalua

JULY 10, 2019

Best practice supply chain & procurement capabilities now available for rapid deployment to manufacturers. Redwood City, CA July 10, 2019 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced the availability of a pre-packaged suite of solutions for manufacturers.

supply chain budgeting 113

supply chain budgeting Agile and Lean Supply Chain Bill of materials Supply Chain Efficiency 113

ivalua

JUNE 14, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Get Ready for Success! Gartner, 4 Workstreams for Successful Implementation of Any Procurement Application Vishal Patel VP Product Marketing Vishal has spent the last 1​5​ years in various roles within the Procurement and Supply Chain technology market.

Procurement 239

Procurement Change management supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 239

ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

Purchasing (45%), invoicing (41%) and budget management (39%) are the most digitised processes to date. Full digital transformation remains a long way off for most Procurement and supply chain organisations. 67% of respondents say it is limiting their ability to gain insights into spend and supplier management. “The

Procurement 164

Procurement supply chain budgeting Procurement team Supply chain 164

Procurement Tactics

JULY 2, 2023

Budget Control When it comes to maintaining budgetary control throughout the entire procurement process, job orders are crucial. Managers and businesses may be able to monitor their expenditures in comparison with the approved and allocated budget by indicating expected costs and financial parameters in a job order.

supply chain budgeting 184

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Negotiation Budget 184

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Ikea is a leader with plans to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Many changes can reduce costs or reduce risk at the same time as delivering improved CSR. Digitization of Procurement and supply chain is an area that is ripe for incrementalism. This is a shame not just for the social benefit.

supply chain budgeting 130

supply chain budgeting Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency 130

ivalua

JULY 16, 2020

A lack of digital maturity and a focus on supplier cost and quality are also limiting green practices. 16th July 2020, London – Research from Ivalua, a leading provider of spend management cloud solutions, has shown that six-in-ten (60%) UK businesses have decreased their investment in sustainability initiatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Real-time Visibility supply chain budgeting Supply chain 130

ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates federal grants to states and local governments in FY2019 totaled nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. To put that in perspective, the US GDP that year was just over $21 trillion and federal spend was $4.4 trillion, making grants roughly 17% of the total federal budget. .

Supply Chain Efficiency 130

Supply Chain Efficiency Management supply chain budgeting Budget 130

ivalua

JUNE 28, 2021

Financial impact of COVID-19 has delayed payments and kept focus on cost, but research shows this is adversely affecting supplier relationships and access to innovation. The findings show late payments are having a knock-on effect across the supply chain. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud based Spend Management solutions.

Risk 130

Risk Suppliers supply chain budgeting Innovation 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

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 14, 2019

For private colleges and universities, spend-management offerings can prove to be a valuable asset in the struggle to manage tight budgets.

Spend management 45

Spend management Management Budget 45

ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Redwood City, CA – November 7, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced a range of new innovations that enable direct material procurement and supply chain leaders to launch more profitable, successful products. Enhancements enable manufacturers to launch more profitable, successful products.

Innovation 22

Innovation Bill of materials Supply Chain Efficiency Management 22

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. The best opportunities now lie in tail spend management. This is usually areas of indirect spend which have previously been relatively unexplored. What is tail spend?

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

Procurement Software

MARCH 11, 2022

Instead of looking at direct materials and purchased parts, the hidden opportunity is often found in effective tail spend management. The best opportunities now lie in tail spend management. This is usually areas of indirect spend which have previously been relatively unexplored. What is tail spend?

Spend management 52

Spend management Management Real-time Visibility Competitive bidding 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The pandemic wreaked havoc on businesses and their supply chains, but even in these trying times, there’s a silver lining. 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.” But cost reduction is no longer sufficient.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

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

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement Rising: The Silent Inflation Tax on Manufacturers February 27, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley Last year, the Consumer Price Index was the highest it has been in four decades, making inflation one of the most concerning macroeconomic factors facing the business world today.

Real-time Visibility 130

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

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 11, 2023

Proper visibility and digitization of the back office can prevent budget cutbacks and layoffs.

Spend management 52

Spend management Budget Management 52

Procurement Express

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Understanding these categories is the first step toward better visibility, smarter procurement processes, and tighter budget control. When you’re comparing direct and indirect spend, half the battle comes down to managing changes in the supply chain. Create vendor and supplier expense management policies.

Spend management 40

Spend management Strategy Management Real-time Visibility 40

ivalua

MARCH 5, 2020

That includes quite a range of issues now, ranging from climate change and de-forestation to modern slavery or supporting diversity in our supply chains. But most of the initiatives that have real value require collaboration between buyer and supplier (or supply chain ).

Collaboration 130

Collaboration Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement supply chain budgeting 130

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Ensuring supply continuity requires timely and open sharing of information.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 130

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Procurement Collaboration Supply Chain Efficiency 130

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

Even reducing costs often depends more on effective collaboration rather than negotiation in today’s market. At the same time, organizations have never been more exposed to risk from their supply chains, from supply continuity, quality, or ESG violations. Take carbon reductions for example.

Suppliers 130

Suppliers Management Supply Chain Efficiency Collaboration 130

Una

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Procurement professionals are now celebrated for their innovation, creativity, agility, and cost-saving initiatives. And let’s not forget the crucial role they play in driving diversity and sustainability within the supply chain. Reducing suppliers also helps mitigate risk throughout the supply chain.

Supply Chain Efficiency 105

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Purchase orders Real-time Visibility 105

Skill Dynamics

JULY 19, 2024

The Foundation of a Successful Procurement Strategy To put it simply, a procurement strategy is a plan that outlines how an organization optimizes its external spending, manages its various supplier relationships, and maintains streamlined internal processes to support cost-effectiveness and generate efficiency.

Procurement strategies 90

Procurement strategies Strategy Procurement supply chain budgeting 90

ivalua

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Redwood City, CA – December 18, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract suite helps us better manage our spend and suppliers to deliver continuous improvements in these areas.

Contract 20

Contract Sourcing Eprocurement Strategic sourcing 20

ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Redwood City, CA – December 18, 2019 – Ivalua, a global leader in cloud Spend Management solutions , today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by Forrester Research Inc. Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract suite helps us better manage our spend and suppliers to deliver continuous improvements in these areas.

Contract 20

Contract Sourcing Eprocurement Strategic sourcing 20

ivalua

APRIL 28, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Payment Cards FAQ: More Cash Rewards, Less Effort April 28, 2023 | | Innovation by Steve Carter Unlock your Payment Solution Organizations are rethinking their traditional payment methods as they seek to maximize savings while securely streamlining the invoicing process.

Innovation 130

Innovation Purchasing supply chain budgeting Contract 130

Spend Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Travel and Expense management leveraging SAP Concur is an easy plug in for travel spend management and all spend flowing through expense reporting. baking in benchmarking opportunity analytics more deeply and formally into the analytics, sourcing and category management applications).

Networking 105

Networking Spend management Suppliers Supply Chain Optimization 105

ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Generate Greater and More Sustainable Value Across Your S2P Process Download the Ivalua Source-to-Pay (S2P) Datasheet Vishal Patel VP Product Marketing Vishal has spent the last 1​5​ years in various roles within the Procurement and Supply Chain technology market.

Sourcing 130

Sourcing Real-time Visibility e2e supply chain software solutions 130

Planergy

JANUARY 26, 2023

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Here we’ll discuss various potential supply chain disruptions and what you can do to mitigate the risks to keep your business up and running throughout whatever circumstances are thrown your way.

Risk 52

Risk supply chain software solutions supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 52

Barkers Procurement

JUNE 21, 2023

The concept of an overarching Business Spend Management platform (BSM) is a relatively new and compelling concept, championed by our partners at Coupa, and is just as strategically important as your ERP, MRP or CRM systems. Furthermore, electronic invoicing maximises automation and reduces costly manual effort.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency Budget Procurement team 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Nipendo platform is used by cross-vertical medium-sized and large companies across the globe, helping them reduce costs and improve procurement and supply chain efficiencies, as well as supporting their competitive strength. 10.34] An overview of Nipendo – what they do and how they help their customers.

Buyers 52

Buyers Suppliers supply chain budgeting supply chain software solutions 52

Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Its approach uses an all-in-one spend platform that combines expense management, corporate cards, travel and business accounts. Supplier risk management Exiger offers a comprehensive risk assessment product that encompasses various risk dimensions with a high degree of granularity and depth to reduce risks in supply chains.

e2e 97

e2e Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract 97

Procurify

AUGUST 11, 2022

While dealing with the ongoing inflation, companies must navigate supply chain disruptions, geopolitical issues in certain markets, labour shortages and the foggy business environment caused by the pandemic. Where you can, reduce business expenses such as the lease of your office space. Sell smarter. Improve your resilience.

supply chain budgeting 52

supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization 52

Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Identifying the need for foundational technology and processes Before joining Utz as its SVP Procurement, Ron had been consulting with the Supply Chain department working on a number of different projects. In addition, the broader supply chain organization was working to implement other new tools and processes.

Influencing 64

Influencing Procurement supply chain budgeting Strategic sourcing 64

Procurement Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

” Here is the first post on Zycus – “ Doing What Comes Naturally: Accessing Zycus Spend Management Innovation Through A Simplified and Practical User Interface (Zycus Inc. Ensuring they are best placed to reduce costs, manage risk and increase their efficiency, helping to maximise margins.”

Raw materials 72

Raw materials Price supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Efficiency 72

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Each stage contributes to a more strategic approach to procurement: Spend management: Despite the title, source to pay cannot really start with sourcing. In this way, the procurement function becomes a strategic business partner that not only contains costs but delivers true value and even helps to generate revenue.

Sourcing 52

Sourcing e2e Supply Chain Efficiency Strategic sourcing 52

Una

JANUARY 4, 2023

In addition to negotiating discounts, group purchasing organizations may also provide other services such as supply chain management , procurement consulting, and logistics support. Overall, GPOs can help businesses streamline their purchasing process, reduce costs, and access a wider range of products and services.

Purchasing 92

Purchasing supply chain budgeting Procurement strategies Contract 92