Bonfire

JANUARY 19, 2022

Given the challenges elementary and high school students are facing right now, K-12 procurement teams have a unique opportunity to make a positive impact through their purchasing decisions. Today on the blog, we’re sharing how eProcurement can help you deliver that impact and make student-first buying decisions.

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Bonfire

MARCH 17, 2023

We recently chatted with seasoned procurement pros at our OntarioTalk event, and they had some great compliance advice that applies to all jurisdictions. Lawrence College Luca Del Grosso , Manager of Procurement at Technical Standards and Safety Authority They all shared their experiences and what worked well in their agencies.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In August 2020 Gartner published this report “4 Tactics Procurement Can Use to Sustain Influence as Economic Conditions Improve” This blog summarizes the key points of the report which you can read in full, here. Procurement Teams Step-up. A Blueprint for Demonstrating the value of Strategic Procurement.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Change isn’t easy, especially when it comes to transforming how Procurement operates in an enterprise governmental agency or organization. In a recent webinar, Ivalua spoke with two leaders from top-performing Procurement agencies in the public sector and a subject-matter-expert practitioner: .

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Understanding how inflation impacts procurement and then taking action to mitigate its effects is essential for any business looking to stay ahead of the game. How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects of a business, including its ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

The event was themed on “The Art of Procurement” relating to how the further procurement leaders mature in their transformations, the more their approach shifts from science to art. Just building great Procurement solutions that customers clearly love (in 2018 once again maintaining the industry’s highest retention rate, over 98%).

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Bonfire

JANUARY 25, 2023

The most common thing preventing procurement teams from creating these initiatives is not having a starting point. Gather, store, and use your data One critical piece of any procurement department is a system to collect vendor diversity data. Vendors don’t understand the procurement process and what’s required of them to start bidding.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2020

This article was originally posted on the SIG blog. Dawn will be presenting a thought-leader keynote titled “Leadership in Uncertain Times” at Ivalua NOW , the premier virtual event for procurement leaders, on May 5. Today, procurement leaders have a seat at the table in e-staff meetings. It’s changed dramatically.

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ivalua

MARCH 13, 2019

The nature of Public Sector Procurement demands a high level of sensitivity to perceptions of processes, communications, and access. Too many contract officers struggle to work with Procurement solutions that have poor user interfaces (UIs). Blog first published on Public Spend Forum. Intuitive Workflows & UI.

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, ISM and Spend Matters had their first Eprocurement Technology Summit in Baltimore, Maryland on the Inner Harbor. My advice to supply chain and procurement executives is to get in step with these trends or be run over by those who are. I attended with a few colleagues from Directworks.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

At Bonfire, we get to work with hundreds of public procurement professionals every day. On March 15, we brought together procurement professionals from crown corporations across Canada for a virtual roundtable discussion. What general policies do crown corporations follow when it comes to procurement, POs, and contracts?

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