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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

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Cross-departmental collaboration and scalable solutions are important to maximizing ROI and adapting to changing citizen demands within budget constraints.” No question, government procurement is different from acquisitions outside the public sector, Cunningham believes. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.

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Top strategies for procurement to help support revenue growth

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With businesses’ focus shifting from damage control to restoring growth, innovative CPOs are encouraging their procurement teams to prioritise supplier innovation and revenue growth opportunities. . Procurement’s role and status have been on an upward trajectory for many years, accelerating during the Covid-19 crisis.

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The Top CPO Metrics Used to Measure Inflation, Risk, and Uncertainty

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Aside from mitigating risk and saving organizations money, Procurement teams have an opportunity to add value by working closely with suppliers to reduce carbon emissions while ensuring supply chain continuity through diversity and proper forecasting. Tracking the Metrics that Matter. Delivering Better Visibility Across Suppliers.

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4 Ways Modern Software will Empower Digital Procurement

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Meanwhile, organizations face myriad external risks: climate disruption, geopolitical issues, increasingly strict legislation and regulations, and, of course, the global pandemic all impact the supply chain, and Procurement is under heightened pressure to mitigate those macro risks with effective sourcing and supplier management processes.

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2022 Ivalua NOW Paris Recap!

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Ivaluans, customers, sponsors, and prospects gathered at the exquisite Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac to meet, exchange ideas, and collaborate in-person! Shaking hands, sharing ideas, having a laugh, and a glass of champagne (or two)…we are renewed, recharged, and re-energized from Ivalua NOW Paris!

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Procurement and the Need for Speed

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What is also particularly interesting given the topic of our last article is that much of the innovation which led to this improvement came from close collaboration between the teams and their supply chains. Our users and indeed our own teams also want speed in terms of rapid access to data and information.

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Supply Chain Innovation + Automation: How Körber is Positioning Procurement for the Future

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At our annual Ivalua NOW event in Paris, France–Ivalua asked, “Is your procurement team prepared to respond to unexpected supplier chain issues with speed and agility?”. For Körber, investing in procurement technology solutions frees up time to allow for more work on more strategic activities.