ivalua

AUGUST 26, 2015

In my last blog post , I talked about how the need for better supplier information was a dominant theme across the automotive industry, as well as for many other discrete manufacturers. The impact suppliers have on the products you make and sell, good and bad, is just too significant to be ignored. SO DON’T TRY TO BOIL THE OCEAN.

Supplier 40

Supplier Capacity Automotive Manufacturing 40

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2020

With that in mind, let’s take a look at how supplier risk management can benefit your business and prevent the disruption of services. Understanding Supplier Risk Management. Failure to manage supplier risk comes with significant monetary losses and damage to a company’s reputation. Form new supplier relationships.

Risk Management 59

Risk Management Supplier Supply Chain Management 59

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

Seven suppliers were awarded contracts. Over 50% of the total award value (PHP 573 million) was awarded to one supplier (Philippine Chemsteel Industries, Inc). They check the availability and quality of constructed bike lanes, particularly in major metropolitan areas using OpenStreetMaps regularly updated via crowdsourcing.

Budget 136

Budget Transportation Transportation Bidder 136

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. in 2020 to 59.7%

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

ivalua

MAY 7, 2019

With resources flat or declining, the only way to accomplish more is to free capacity through automation and improve the quality and accessibility of information for faster, better decision-making. It sets the foundation, reducing operating costs and freeing capacity. Top of the list is supplier adoption.

Supplier 58

Supplier Capacity Integration Integrity 58

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

They build strong supplier relationships to deliver on-time, high quality products and meet capacity demands. Given that sourcing and supplier management teams are responsible for building and maintaining supplier relations, they also have the opportunity to drive innovation. Suppliers are experts in their domain.

Strategic Sourcing 40

Strategic Sourcing Supplier Management Supply Chain 40

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

A recent Ivalua study with Forester identified capacity being consumed by operational and manual activities as one barrier, along with a lack of contextual access to insights, and poor data quality as other blockers. It can; Retrieve information on spend, suppliers, etc. Help build a shopping cart.

Supplier 70

Supplier Capacity Procurement Team Procurement 70

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 8, 2024

When given opportunities, these businesses excel in delivering quality and innovation. For instance, women producers in Palmira are suppliers for the school meals program and other food provision services. We built capacity to show that there is an opportunity to change how things are done.

Government Contracts 80

Government Contracts Leadership Government Government 80

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. In the first case, the winning supplier had a poor track record on previous contracts in other regions. In the third, poor quality materials had been used. They measured several improvements in the public complaints handling process.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

A weightage-based criterion helps the procurement team to select the best out of the lot that gives the best value in terms of Cost, Quality, and experience. It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award.

Procurement Team 52

Procurement Team Evaluation Tender Procurement 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 28, 2023

AI can reduce time spent on some procurement processes by up to as much as 60%, especially when utilised to its 24/7 operating capacity. Cost Savings Through spend and supplier panel analysis, AI can deliver cost savings of up to 40%. AI supports the development and deployment of effective strategic plans for enhanced profitability.

Procurement 52

Procurement Procurement Team Supply Chain Quality 52

Select GCR

JULY 9, 2024

In the business and governmental sectors, Request for Information (RFI) notices are commonly used to gather detailed information from potential suppliers, contractors, or service providers. Providing clear and concise introductory information helps suppliers understand the context of the RFI.

Quality 52

Quality Supplier Evaluation Quality Management 52

ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. As supply chains were disrupted, those organizations that had the closest relationships with suppliers were most likely to gain preferred access to keep goods flowing, and effectively forecast.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supplier Supply Chain Procurement 52

ivalua

APRIL 9, 2021

For organisations, top-line growth is being limited by procurement systems that are too rigid to support new ideas (75%); processes and systems that don’t enable effective, scalable supplier collaboration (71%); and a lack of integration among source-to-pay systems (71%). Inaccurate data leads to inventory management challenges.

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Supply Chain Procurement Inventory 52

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

For organizations, top-line growth is being limited by procurement systems that are too rigid to support new ideas (75%); processes and systems that don’t enable effective, scalable supplier collaboration (71%); and a lack of integration among source-to-pay systems (71%). Inaccurate data leads to inventory management challenges.

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Supply Chain Procurement Inventory 52

Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The public procurement agency improved access to information about upcoming opportunities for women-led and small businesses and conducted training to improve their capacity to respond. Digitizing supplier registration and bid submission has also helped eliminate barriers to access.

Procurement 89

Procurement E-procurement Public Procurement Bidding 89

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This article, which compares public and private procurement, gives suppliers the confidence to move in both markets. Transparency and compliance are often sacrificed for speed and supplier connections. Furthermore, private businesses have more flexibility in pursuing informal tendering procedures or direct negotiation with suppliers.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Supplier 52

Tracker Intelligence

JUNE 16, 2024

Knowledge and management of these tenders can greatly improve a firm’s capacity to provide essential solutions across the globe, thus improving patient care and health care delivery within the healthcare sector. Understanding Health Tenders UK What Are Health Tenders?

Tender 52

Tender Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

VIGIA is a unique initiative that allows entrepreneurs to easily find public procurement business opportunities in Paraguay, as well as provide real-time high-quality feedback about irregularities. The idea of having suppliers as an ally actively participating in tagging wrongdoing had an immediate appeal. What is VIGIA?

Tender 52

Tender Public Procurement Supplier Participation 52

ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

Today, they are tackling new priorities like risk management, supplier compliance, actionable insights. The modern CPO can use Smart Procurement technology to address the poor quality of data and lack of integration. Increased Capacity for Strategic Thinking. But for this to happen, CPOs need full visibility of suppliers.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supplier Capacity Risk Management 40

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. Second, they sought to leverage Paraguay’s accessible, high quality open contracting data.

Procurement 62

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Bidder 62

ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It also requires a focus on procurement-supplier relationships, and striving to be the customer of choice for your suppliers. Yet today’s Procurement organizations are plagued with inefficient processes, poor supplier stakeholder collaboration and data silos. Balancing New Priorities Makes Procurement More Valuable.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing 52

How to Crack a Nut

JULY 1, 2024

Please note Saema’s disclaimer that “I am commercial practitioner and I am writing in a personal capacity. Slowing Down Public Sector AI adoption PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE DAY I am at an industry conference day, there are rows upon rows of supplier stands, and tables covered with branded pens and tote bags. says a buyer.

Bidder 52

Bidder Tender Buyers Bidding 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Rather than disrupt supply, let’s disrupt supplier management. Has past performance exceeded a threshold?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Risk Management Management Supplier 52

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

This could be difficult to implement, especially as an increasing number of suppliers do rely – and will rely even more – on AI solutions for all their clients. Suppliers working predominantly or exclusively for public sector clients might decide to delay the adoption of any AI solution as it would expose them to more risks (e.g.:

Public Procurement 59

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 59

ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. The ultimate goal is to realize contracted savings and ensure that suppliers ‘perform to contract’. Hidden costs due to late deliveries or quality issues .

Supplier 52

Supplier End to End Procurement Integrity 52

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The team at B2Gov, based in Argentina and made up of 19 people, offers clients the chance to boost their business capacities in the public procurement market, to understand the competitive dynamics of the market in advance, to conduct performance assessments and devise strategies to succeed in future opportunities.

Data 57

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2016

getting involved early on in the New Product Introduction ( NPI) cycle to ensure suppliers risk is being properly evaluated in production capacity and quality. Software that is built for indirect spend will not function in critical areas such as breaking down bids and collaborating with suppliers at the bill of material level.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Supplier Manufacturing Strategic Sourcing 40

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2020

Let’s onboard a few more suppliers, digitize a couple more processes, bring more spend into a platform, etc. It frees capacity for being more strategic, improves decision-making, and in some cases can drive meaningful social benefit. . Digitization of Procurement and supply chain is an area that is ripe for incrementalism.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Innovation 52

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process. This method decreases the number of bids to control and evaluate, concentrating on the quality rather than quantity.

Tender 52

Tender Bidding Bidder Competitive Bidding 52

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement. Thankfully, there are methods that encourage procurement simplification and SME participation while maintaining a balance between risk, quality, and standards.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

It promotes promotes competition, as more companies can sell to governments allowing them to obtain greater “value for money” (more quality and better prices). It is currently in the phase of analyzing data and defining the steps to update its supplier registry to be able to identify women-owned companies in its system.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Import 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Unless procurement has ready access to actionable insights and the capacity for more strategic analysis, poor decisions with undesired trade-offs are a near certainty.” . Cutting corners may help procurement teams keep suppliers flowing in a pinch, but it will likely lead to more issues down the road. Pressure on People.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Supplier 40

ivalua

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Traditionally, its involvement has focused on developing lists of preferred suppliers (e.g., managed service providers or MSPs), headhunters or job boards, to improve the talent acquisition teams’ capacity, reach and efficiency. First, there are suppliers which provide talent in the form of individuals. Two market criteria.

Procurement 40

Procurement Supplier Consulting Management 40

Procurement Notes

MARCH 5, 2024

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, “[a] principal client’s sudden and unexpected termination of a major contract with the employer, a strike at a major supplier of the employer, and an unanticipated and dramatic major economic downturn might each be considered a business circumstance that is not reasonably foreseeable.” [72]

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

AUGUST 1, 2024

Discussions took place regarding the need to increase Congressional capacity. Increase capacity of current Congressional committees, as they already have subject-matter expertise. The five witnesses agreed that Congress’ current structure is not set up to review the rules coming out of the Executive branch. SAM dot What??

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bidding E-procurement Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

JULY 25, 2024

CIO-SP4 is designed as an infinite-delivery and infinite-quality contract with a ceiling of $50 billion. The plan must include ways to improve country of origin visibility, better engage with suppliers, and eliminate or reduce sources of high risk. It is currently unknown when NITAAC will resolve the bid protests that CIO-SP4 faces.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Evaluation E-procurement Manufacturing 52