ivalua

APRIL 13, 2021

Unlocking Supplier-Led Innovation. Supplier-led innovation can help increase margins, accelerate time to market and differentiate products/services to capture market share. Ensuring Supply Chain Agility. For example, supply chains may have to be adjusted to support new company sustainability or other CSR policies.

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Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Collaboration 52

ivalua

MARCH 28, 2019

Outside the technology field, we have also seen “science” come to the fore in terms of codifying processes such as Category Management. There may be different models in use, but there is a pretty well-accepted logical methodology behind how organisations approach their management of major spend areas.

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Procurement Supply Chain Innovation Category Management 66

Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, there’s a certain amount of competition that is good that does allow agencies to continue to focus on innovation, continue to focus on delivering the right products, service mix. So supply chain risk management and elimination becomes a very important discipline. Because I mean, it is one government.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. Challenges in this new manufacturer/supplier partnership Burton cites include: Risk management. Challenges in this new manufacturer/supplier partnership Burton cites include: Risk management.

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Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Global Sourcing 45

ivalua

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Food service leader digitizes procurement to drive efficiency, transparency and effective supplier management as it accelerates global expansion. Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is a chain of fast food restaurants with a worldwide store network of more than 5,000 stores.

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Procurement Supply Chain Supplier Chief Procurement Officer 10

The Coalition for Government Procurement

MAY 13, 2024

Day One Speakers Keynote Speakers: Christine Harada , Senior Advisor, OFPP, OMB Moshe Schwartz , President, Etherton and Associates Panelists: Bonnie Evangelista , Acting Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for Acquisitions, DoD Polly Hall , Senior Advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS Udaya Patnaik , Chief Innovation (..)

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Supply Chain Procurement Participation Professional Services 59

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. . Just getting the goods is not enough – as we continue to experience the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on global supply chains.

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Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team 52

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass has chosen Ivalua after assessing technology and process gaps related to strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, vendor quality, sustainability, and compliance. Ivalua looks forward to being an integral part of O-I Glass’s procurement transformation journey”.

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Buying Process Supplier IT Supply Chain 52

ivalua

MAY 15, 2020

Technology should enable business innovation, not stifle it”. JLL have been rethinking their own global supply chains, even partnering to set up a whole new hand sanitiser facility when sourcing that item became difficult ! He gave some really useful experienced-based insight into managing a transformation.

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Procurement Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Category Management 52

ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

The event is free to attend and aims to attract hundreds of procurement and supply chain professionals to discuss and learn more about the latest industry trends and processes. But now with strategic sourcing and category management, the process has become much easier to track, monitor and control.

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Procurement IT Purchasing Supply Chain 40

ivalua

APRIL 12, 2019

Noël is looking to have non valuable tasks automated and pointed out that this could benefit not just the procurement team but the total supply chain. 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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Supplier Capacity Procurement Team Procurement 70

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This year’s Fall Training Conference featured six opportunities, including GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), GSA Pricing Tools, GSA Customer and Stakeholder Engagement (CASE), Medical/Surgical Supply BPAs, VA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), and VA Pathfinder.

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Logistics Category Management Procurement Participation 45

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In instances, such as a limited number of potential bidders, a complex procurement or a new or innovative concept a procurement may be posted longer to attract more bidders. Written by Graham Allen Graham Allen is recently retired from Supply Chain Ontario where he was the Travel. Fleet and Logistics Category Manager.

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Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Better Contracting Initiative is a testament to our commitment to innovation and excellence in government IT procurement. The goal is not only to save money but also to improve our IT infrastructure, making it more responsive to the needs of our agencies and the public.

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Procurement IT Government Government 52

Federal News Network

JANUARY 1, 2024

Innovation-friendly acquisition The training of the workforce is a key piece, but not the only challenge OFPP is trying to address. Small business, category management Harada said a key piece to the Better Contracting Initiative is continuing the evolution of category management.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 25, 2024

We remain committed to this mission at the upcoming Spring Training Conference, ensuring that attendees leave with comprehensive updates on acquisition policies, programs, and initiatives in subjects like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, the medical supply chain, and much more. We look forward to seeing you in May!

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Harada said OFPP will lean on current metrics used for category management as well as new ones that focus on some of the softer sides of the acquisition process. “We’re New OMB guidance coming OMB also will issue guidance directing agencies to use “a proven methodology to pinpoint requirements for high priority acquisitions.

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Data Contract Price Negotiation 115

FedScoop

MARCH 20, 2025

Long-standing inefficiencies and legacy systems are being scrutinized, and agencies are under pressure to innovate. Why modernization must be a priority Federal IT spending has long favored system maintenance over true innovation. Innovation requires dismantling this model, but agencies need funding to do so.

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Procurement IT Budget Efficiency 71