SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

One important point about the GAO bid protest process: GAO met its 100-day deadline to process a bid protest in all cases. And, category management has been pegged by some as resulting in a decrease in overall contracts, as more contracts are pushed to government wide acquisition contracts (or GWACs).

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2021

Also, an eprocurement solution provides you with clean spend data, which is the basis for a sound spend analysis and eventually relevant category management. This is important to maximize the adoption of the tool and eventually of the process. It is key to avoid maverick spend.

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The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

Contract Management contributes to procurement efficiency as it helps, but does not always guarantee, contract compliance, reduced costs and improved vendor performance. For a more complete description of Contract Management process click here Clear Language Clear and precise contract terms and conditions are important in contract management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

George held several leadership positions within the agency, including Regional Commissioner of the Greater Southwest Region, and he served as the inaugural Government-wide Category Manager for Industrial Products and Services.

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E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Collaboration 64

ivalua

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Ivalua’s BOM Lifecycle Manager enables teams managing direct materials spend to work collaboratively to design and deliver products that meet quality requirements, delight customers, and yield maximum profitability.

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ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

No wonder no other objective increased in importance more according to Forrester Consulting’s study on restoring growth , with 65% saying it increased. Effectively category management, including assessing and monitoring suppliers and your risk exposure, is not possible without quality data. Extend visibility into sub-tiers.

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Art of Procurement

MARCH 20, 2024

Services spend is becoming an increasingly important strategic category for procurement to manage as more and more businesses rely on. The post Analyzing the Global State of Services Procurement appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Art of Procurement

AUGUST 2, 2022

It’s easy to think that in this world of access to information, being able to forecast, anticipate and, most importantly, The post Questions that Lead to Answers, the Category Insight Challenge appeared first on Art of Procurement.

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Procurement Import Category Management Management 52

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

Soft skills and leadership are key enablers for procurement teams and are as important as technological competence. But much of the talk had been around transactional or analytical work – did the panel see the scope for AI supporting more strategic work, such as category management and sourcing?

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ivalua

MAY 15, 2020

The final keynote of the day came from Mike Kalmar, describing the procurement transformation he led as SVP of Procurement and Supply Chain Management at Rogers Communication, the huge Canadian telecoms / media firm (it also owns most of the professional sports teams in Toronto!).

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Procurement Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Category Management 52

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

Why is visibility so important? Because Procurement teams are now expected to manage a lot of moving parts — from supplier relations to spend, risk, compliance, contractual obligations, contingency plans and more — and a lack of visibility inhibits their ability to do any of that effectively. Set expectations with suppliers.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Why is visibility so important? Because Procurement teams are now expected to manage a lot of moving parts — from supplier relations to spend, risk, compliance, contractual obligations, contingency plans and more — and a lack of visibility inhibits their ability to do any of that effectively. Set expectations with suppliers.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Identifying Value , is where procurement teams leverage spend data and spend analysis to understand trends in spend and identify opportunities and develop category management strategies. . There are, in fact different phases of procurement value creation that tie into the Source-to-Pay process: .

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Most organizations could do a better job of assessing the risk of their suppliers, particularly through the lens of a category. Category managers should assess the level and types of risk of each supplier within a category selecting two or more suppliers with diverse risk profiles, thereby building in some resilience. .

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The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

demand aggregation As one strategy for meeting this obligation, both sectors look for opportunities for volume buying or ‘demand aggregation’ wherever possible and often approach strategic sourcing from a category management perspective. where do public sector procurement rules come from?

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GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maximizing the essential components of an agency account plan involves: Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of the Agency Steps included in understanding an agency include: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the agency’s overall spending further analyze the spend by NAICS, PSC, or Category Management Codes.

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ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

Others may still be applied to help businesses better manage the effects of the crisis. Before diving into specifics, I feel it is important to note how the crisis has emphasized the importance of Procurement / Supply Chain leaders having a balanced set of objectives. Balance Procurement Objectives. Yes, cost still matters.

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How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 28, 2023

It will most likely be delayed, but that is not very important in the long run—especially as the already accrued delays are the ones that pose a significant limitation on the adequate rollout of the PPDS (see below 6). The two bottom layers, and in particular the data layer, are the ones doing all the heavy lifting. prices) ’ (at 7, fn 17).

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Among many other concerning issues, the report highlighted how, despite the fundamental importance of measuring savings, ‘ NHS Supply Chain has used different methods to report savings to different audiences, which could cause confusion.’ SCCL coordinates a series of ‘Category Tower Service Providers’ (CTSPs), as listed in the graph below.

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Supply Chain Procurement Price Efficiency 64

GovSpend

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maximizing the essential components of an agency account plan involves: Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of the Agency Steps included in understanding an agency include: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the agency’s overall spending further analyze the spend by NAICS, PSC, or Category Management Codes.

Accountability 52

Accountability Contract Utilities Media 52

ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Challenges in this new manufacturer/supplier partnership Burton cites include: Risk management. This means category managers must work with suppliers much differently and evaluate them based on a wider array of factors. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to capture the tribal knowledge of your most tenured people.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

Through working with PPH over the past two years, members have learned how service dogs play an important role in veterans’ healthcare and quality of life. Legal Corner: Senate Bill Would Require Several Important Updates to the Way the US Federal Government Acquires Technology Authored by Evan C. Williams and Howard W.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

In fact, as you know, Laura Stanton, who runs the GSA affairs, is ITC organization is the governmentwide category manager for technology products and services. So supply chain risk management and elimination becomes a very important discipline. Because I mean, it is one government. Sonny Hashmi Absolutely.

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The Procurement School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Areas to consider include objectives, background, scope, constraints, deliverables, timing, approvals, policy and legislative requirements, evaluation criteria and methodology and contract management including KPIs. It is important that key subject matter experts (SMEs) are involved with the planning of the project.

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

Many times, an awarded technical procurement is given to a generalist to implement and it is important that they understand the procurement requirements. Meetings should be multi-lateral to include representatives from operations, supply chain and senior management. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When you look at it from a taxpayer standpoint, category management or, you know, bundling or consolidating, consolidating, buying power makes a whole lot of sense from a tax payer standpoint. The sales cycle in the federal marketplace has gotten longer for a number of different reasons.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

As part of this effort, OFPP proposed a new circular in November, which would establish a new acquisition data management policy that would require agencies to create policies, processes and tools for acquisition data sharing. Part of that effort means improving the management of software purchasing.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

Cybersecurity Panel (CMMC, Cyber Threat Reporting, and More) As we all know, cybersecurity is of paramount importance in today’s interconnected world. In an era where cyber threats are constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, it is important to keep up with the most recent policies and practices.

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Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Thresholds 52

NIH NITAAC

JULY 23, 2021

Check out CIO-SP3 with its 137 labor categories and ten task areas, CIO-SP3 Small Business with depth in five socioeconomic categories, or CIO-CS for IT Commodities and As-A-Service Solutions. But, even more importantly, the designation will result in even further cost savings for our agency partners.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We think the trend is driven primarily by category management policies within the federal space, which is leading agencies to either rely on existing governmentwide contracts for procuring goods and services, rather than issuing their own agency specific contracts, or they’re consolidating their existing contracts into one large opportunity.

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