Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Complete Source to Pay cycle and Strategic Sourcing Guide An optimized Source-to-Pay (S2P) process helps businesses enhance procurement efficiency, reduce costs, and improve supplier collaboration. What is Source-to-Pay?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Simplified: Best Practices for Maximizing Value Strategic sourcing goes beyond cost savings its about making informed decisions that drive long-term value. Now well dive into best practices in these critical areas to ensure a more effective and resilient sourcing strategy.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change.

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ProcurePort

JULY 13, 2022

• The quest for efficiency and agility in supply chains has led companies to develop relationships with suppliers from all over the world. Companies cannot limit themselves to only sourcing from one supplier or market when value opportunities abound elsewhere.

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Procurement Templates

MARCH 3, 2024

I asked my assistant to help me mock up a strategic sourcing framework and she did a fairly good job but made a few mistakes. Check out my other page on s trategic sourcing A procurement assessment of needs is a systematic evaluation conducted by organizations to determine their requirements for goods, services, or works.

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Spend Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today please get to know True ValueHub From our recent analyst-written Vendor Analysis : Here’s why True ValueHub matters: To the market — True ValueHub offers deep parts analysis (price/cost-focused) for direct materials using AI and deep supplier insights. The solution is self-learning and calibrates to the customer’s supply chain needs.”

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

With rising costs and declining margins, health systems must become more efficient and productive. We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Share on Twitter. According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S.

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Una

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Benefits of Strategic Sourcing and Best Practices. These “back-office” workers were seen primarily as clerical support, entering and tracking purchase orders and researching suppliers. In doing so, procurement professionals are ascending the corporate stairs to have a more visible seat in their business’s strategic sourcing.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

So what does “good” strategic sourcing look like? The primary difference between Strategic Sourcing and “good” Strategic Sourcing is contextualized flexibility. If Procurement follows a Strategic Sourcing process flow like a checklist, then all Strategic Sourcing projects will start and end in the same way.

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ivalua

JULY 21, 2021

REV Group embarked on its sourcing and procurement transformation earlier this year, which included four appointments to REV’s global sourcing and supply chain team, representing the Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation segments. Benefits include: Shortened sourcing cycle times. ABOUT CONSUS GLOBAL.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

ERP vs. Best-in-Class for Healthcare Supply Chain Management? Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. The verdict?

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ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

The term “supplier collaboration” can mean many things to many people depending on your functional perspective. Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. Innovating.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Supplier Collaboration: Fundamental to Elevating Manufacturing Performance Supplier relationships are at the heart of manufacturing performance. That’s why supplier collaboration—that consistent, trusted, and responsive interaction between supplier and manufacturer—is pivotal to manufacturing success.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Building Stronger Relationship s : Effective Approaches to Multi-Tier Supplier Collaboration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link—but what if you can’t evaluate the entire chain? Tier 1 suppliers and their suppliers—and their suppliers’ suppliers—make up an organization’s multi-tier supply chain.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Why Your Procurement Strategy is More Critical Now Than Ever Before In an era of global supply chain disruptions, a robust procurement strategy is no longer optionalits essential. Build strong supplier partnerships for long-term stability. Optimize costs without compromising supply chain continuity.

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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. So there was a lot of opportunity to do more and make a bigger impact.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In this age of supply chain disruptions that hold the power to upend entire industries, strength and resilience across the entire value chain is no longer a nice-to-have—it’s a survival tactic. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals.

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Let's Talk Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2025

In this fast-paced economic landscape, the importance of strategic supplier relationship management cannot be overstated. Join ‍us as we delve into the world of Supplier Relationship Management, unlocking the secrets to success in the face ‍of tariff uncertainty.

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Arkestro

DECEMBER 26, 2024

While these advancements have led to improved efficiency, cost savings, and enhanced strategies, theyve also made procurement processes more complex than ever before. Here are five key trends that will shape procurement and supply chain management in the coming year. trillion , a 9.3% increase from 2024.

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ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.

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Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Supply chain and procurement have undergone a seismic change in recent years. Increased globalization, constant digital transformation, and ever-evolving consumer demands have led to a situation where traditional supply chain skills are simply no longer enough for success.

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Spend Matters

JANUARY 23, 2025

The momentum around this ‘best practice’ has been further accelerated by the marketing efforts of market intelligence companies selling data and even a few purpose-built software platforms to make these efforts more efficient and accurate. supplier count, event size).

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Procurement Tactics

AUGUST 16, 2022

Supplier Management — The Ultimate Guide of 2022. Supplier management is crucial for organizations that have many vendors or suppliers. They need to manage their supplier to maintain the relationship that they have built. For this article, we will discuss what supplier management is. What is Supplier Management?

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality. However, implementing category strategies for successful sourcing and supplier management can be challenging without the right tools. Sourcing locally is not just beneficial for individual businesses but the entire local economy.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come.

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Procurement Tactics

MARCH 16, 2023

Additionally, it involves a careful analysis of supplier selection, payment terms, contract negotiation, and acquisition of goods. Strategic procurement is data-driven and uses a combination of tools and techniques that go far beyond unit price reduction. It enables the company to foster a deeper collaboration with its suppliers.

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Spend Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

This Spend Matters Vendor Analysis gives an overview of Matchory, a solution built to simplify and accelerate the supplier discovery process. In times when nearshoring and ally-shoring are at the top of the agenda of many procurement professionals, supplier scouting is making a comeback as an essential capability.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

An advanced source-to-pay platform is crucial for unleashing procurement’s potential and optimizing supply chain performance. Early Supplier Involvement in the Design Phase At JAGGAER, we advocate for involving procurement early in the new product introduction process.

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Skill Dynamics

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management Strategic sourcing skills are crucial for procurement professionals to effectively identify and then leverage opportunities within the supply base to create value. Strategic sourcing can also help reduce the overall risk in a given supply chain.

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ivalua

MARCH 24, 2021

Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process. Digitization Benefit #2: Strategic Sourcing Alignment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 24, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Stand Out Digital Supply Chain Strategies! Technologies to optimize Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Arra at No-BS Marketplace. Latest Technologies Available To Help Different Supply Chain Models. Subscribe Here!

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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. .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Education and Certification – What’s Missing? If you’re looking to start or improve your career in the field of supply chain management courses, you might be wondering where to start. Supply Chain Management Courses.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

3) Supplier Evaluation Purchase Price Variance (PPV) assists in evaluating supplier relationships and managing supplier selection. It helps determine the accuracy of supplier pricing. Checkout SCMDOJO’s Supplier Excellence Manual, your go-to supplier management guide!

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 3, 2025

20152020: Procurement Gains Strategic Recognition Emergence of Strategic Sourcing : CFOs began to recognize procurement’s role in driving long-term value through strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and risk management. Analytics and insights from procurement data were minimal.

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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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