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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

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.

Procurement

Procurement Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Sustainability

What is Strategic Procurement, and How Can Cooperative Purchasing Help?

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic procurement is more than just buying goods and services—it’s about creating value, optimizing resources, and aligning purchasing decisions with organizational goals. In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing.

Purchasing

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Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment

ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

A frequent thought leadership contributor for the Ivalua Blog, Jarrod has worked across multiple industries, including higher education, public sector, retail, manufacturing, and engineered products. Contact Sales The post Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment appeared first on Ivalua.

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10 Things Your ERP Can’t Do (And Why You Need an eProcurement Solution)

Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

No integrated workflows: ERP systems don’t provide integrated workflows or automatic approval management, making it difficult to set up and maintain efficient procurement processes. No support for strategic sourcing: ERP systems don‘t offer support for strategic sourcing, which is critical for optimizing spend and driving savings.

Eprocurement

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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity.

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Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials

ivalua

APRIL 17, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials April 17, 2023 | | Public Sector by Jarrod McAdoo Today, state and local governments are tackling top priorities such as legacy modernization, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.

Public Procurement

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Your procurement compliance and risk management checklist

Bonfire

MARCH 17, 2023

Our panelists included: Hend Salem , Manager of Strategic Sourcing – Non Clinical at The Ottawa Hospital Carol Izzio , Director of Procurement at Sheridan College Christine McParland , Director of Residence and Ancillary Services at St. It’s not a procurement policy, it’s a corporate policy. Everyone has to buy in.”

Risk Management

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Three Ways Supplier Collaboration Creates Real Value for Manufacturers

ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

If you work in strategic sourcing and supplier management, supplier collaboration enables you to achieve (or beat!) The value created is higher customer satisfaction, greater working capital efficiency, and a lower operating cost for the supply chain. the bill-of-materials target cost through the entire product lifecycle.

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3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation

ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore how sustainable procurement practices can help organizations reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve their sustainability goals. Developing and executing category strategies is critical to effective strategic sourcing.

Procurement

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Supplier Collaboration and Coordination. Who’s Your Role Model?

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2016

Time to market also improves substantially due to fewer changes in design and more efficient sourcing. When incorporated into an efficient strategic sourcing process, collaboration can result in better visibility into total costs and a better negotiation position. Collaboration around margin enhancement.

Collaboration

Collaboration Supplier Manufacturing Finance

Are you a Supply Chain Visionary Vick or Laggard Larry?

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

Recently I attended a conference for Strategic Sourcing in the medical device manufacturing sector. That is very much like using a spoon to butter your bread—it may get the job done and it is still a utensil, but it will be far less efficient than a knife.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing

What are the Supply Chain Management Lessons to Learn from the Covid-19 Crisis

ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

As I write this blog, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage populations and economies around the world. Those that selected more rigid technology that is good at driving standard process efficiencies but less so in enabling analysis or connecting stakeholders, or doesn’t address all spend, will struggle to scale efforts.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management Supplier E-procurement

Friday Flash 09/20/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The second set of rules, which are the subject of this blog, are issued under Title 48 and will be placed in DOD contracts and refer back to the Title 32 rules. million beneficiaries by “keeping the supply chain of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and other medical materiel functioning properly and efficiently.”

Price

Price Supply Chain Logistics Contract

Friday Flash 11/10/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As we have pointed out in past Veterans Day blogs, the holiday originally commemorated the armistice issued at 11:00 a.m. You might consider taking time to revisit the individual heroism we discussed in previous blogs, like the stories of Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson ; Fr.

E-procurement

E-procurement Supply Chain Telecommunication Contract

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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

What is Strategic Procurement, and How Can Cooperative Purchasing Help?

Trending Sources

Lost in Public Space: Exploring the Unknown with the Norwegian Public Sector Segment

10 Things Your ERP Can’t Do (And Why You Need an eProcurement Solution)

Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

Source Wisely: Your Top 3 Public Procurement Software Essentials

Your procurement compliance and risk management checklist

Three Ways Supplier Collaboration Creates Real Value for Manufacturers

3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation

Supplier Collaboration and Coordination. Who’s Your Role Model?

Are you a Supply Chain Visionary Vick or Laggard Larry?

What are the Supply Chain Management Lessons to Learn from the Covid-19 Crisis

Friday Flash 09/20/2024

Friday Flash 11/10/23

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