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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

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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.

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Ivalua NOW Part 2 – Re-Imagining Offices and Transforming Procurement

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He talked about the JLL Marketplace, which the firm offers to its clients and firms occupying the buildings it manages. This, he said, was an example of using procurement to drive competitive advantage and revenue. He gave some really useful experienced-based insight into managing a transformation. Rogers had no less than 10 (!)

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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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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. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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What does Procurement mean? An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis.

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ERP vs. Best-in-Class — What is Best for Managing the Healthcare Supply Chain

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What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. Efficient warehouse management.

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Ivalua Now and the Art – or is it the Science – of Procurement?

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It’s a question that you can answer for yourself at Ivalua Now – The Art of Procurement , being held, appropriately enough, at The Louvre, Paris 10 th – 12 th April. But now with strategic sourcing and category management, the process has become much easier to track, monitor and control.

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O-I Glass selects Ivalua to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay Processes

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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”.