Bonfire

JANUARY 19, 2022

Given the challenges elementary and high school students are facing right now, K-12 procurement teams have a unique opportunity to make a positive impact through their purchasing decisions. Student-first buying decisions are collaborative. Many procurement teams are geographically distant from the schools they support.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. Focus on digital transformation and adopt procurement technology.

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Bonfire

MARCH 29, 2022

Crown corporations purchase a variety of goods and services, from professional services to technology to general goods. If the amount is over the threshold, sourcing is led by the procurement team, whether through a public bid, NOI, or limited tendering option. The end goal is to drive purchase prices down for the buyer.

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

Reviewing pandemic responses and strategies, some CPOs and Procurement teams managed a bit better than their peers as uncertainty and change mounted. These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. . Learning from Supplier Relationships.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

Prior to his time at Ivalua, Jarrod held various roles in category and supplier management—including strategic sourcing and procurement team management where he led teams to implement shared service procurement models and Source-to-Pay systems.

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Implementation of the project was led by Optis’ expert consulting team with support from Ivalua professional services, allowing TELUS to streamline their procurement processes through a simplified system that manages spend, ensures compliance, provides a rich catalog of products and services, and creates a full digital record of purchases. “We

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Procurement IT Buying Process Consulting 52

ivalua

JANUARY 12, 2023

As public procurement teams face increasing pressure to improve efficiency while upholding compliance and transparency, it’s essential that they have the right strategies in place. After all, how can you streamline procurement processes without sacrificing your standards? Scalability. Data Insight Strategy.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

So for the last decade the Procurement teams have been pushing the ‘No-PO, No Pay’ mantra, it’s now even ‘Government Policy’. However, ask any AP team member, in any company and they’ll tell you it’s impossible, ‘our business just doesn’t work like that!’ Have we received all the items and what items are outstanding?

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

Meeting expectations is the foundation for strategic partnership and collaboration. Direct suppliers often become strategic partners because the company’s collaborative efforts with them have a direct impact on innovative potential. Industry: Manufacturing. Healthcare.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Procurement 58

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. Yet in 2020, over two million people purchased goods online. Cutting out the middleman can help reduce complexity and costs, but how do you do that without risk?

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Retail Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For procurement and supply chain professionals, the biggest takeaway from 2020 is that no matter how hard you try, you cannot predict the future. COVID-19 disrupted supply chains on an unprecedented scale, and businesses became much more reliant on procurement teams to help mitigate the impact. .

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Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

There’s often little visibility into supplier performance and risk, limited supplier collaboration and communication, and little or no ability to manage supplier contracts and agreements. Purpose-built procurement software provides a platform for collaboration, helping procurement teams achieve better and faster results.

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Eprocurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Bidding 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Stepping out of the shadow of the past few years, procurement leaders are having to rapidly master the art of supply continuity as organizations undergo major changes that demand more agility, innovation, and collaboration to survive. . Implement Effective, Scalable Supplier Collaboration.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 28, 2022

There will be unique challenges public procurement teams will need to address to ensure the bill delivers on its full promise. Chief among these challenges is the need to modernize procurement processes and tools. . Ready to arm your Public Procurement Professionals with the tools they need for modern challenges?

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ivalua

MARCH 21, 2022

The captivating venue reinforces our “Stronger Together” theme, with the inspiring art and stories reflecting shared collaboration, innovation, and exploration of new horizons. This year, we’ve invited industry thought leaders to join 5 expert panels covering data, supplier collaboration, procurement finance, and vendor management.

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Vendor Management Finance Supplier Procurement 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

How Inflation Impacts Procurement Inflation affects a number of aspects within the Manufacturing supply chain, including the ability to compete in the market, financial performance, and overall strategy. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms. Manufacturers, take charge of your supply chain!

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Supplier 52

ivalua

JUNE 7, 2021

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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ivalua

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

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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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Enabling this holistic strategy requires aggregating and analyzing data generated at every stage of Procurement — from sourcing to purchasing, to contract lifecycle management and invoicing — and extracting actionable insights that can inform decisions about suppliers, products, spend management and more. .

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Bonfire

MARCH 24, 2022

Coming from the vendor side, I knew our eProcurement platform had the potential to transform sourcing and purchasing in the public sector. Before joining the team, I was a consulting engineer for a small firm and part of my job was submitting RFX responses to the public sector. Collaborating to find a way. What’s next?

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ivalua

MARCH 9, 2023

Upstream covers all the strategic procurement activities such as spend analysis, sourcing, contract management and supplier management (which includes supplier information, risk and performance management). Downstream activities include e-procurement , purchase orders, invoice automation and accounts payable and payment processes.

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The Procurement School

MARCH 22, 2024

Author : Edward Claringbold Over the past three years, I have been the Procurement Lead for the First Nation Procurement Policy at my organisation. In late 2020, we took a bold step into the unknown by releasing the First Nation Procurement Policy, [1]which was collaboratively designed and written with our First Nation Partners.

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Procurement Public Procurement Collaboration Ethics 52

ivalua

APRIL 19, 2022

Kicking off the day with our first keynote, Ivalua’s Founder and CEO David Khuat-Duy will present his reimagined vision in a post-pandemic world, leveraging digital transformation to restore growth, and igniting new opportunities for procurement teams and suppliers. Evolution to Accommodate Growth, Navy Federal Credit Union.

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ivalua

JULY 13, 2022

With mounting pressure for organizations to make tangible contributions to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, the procurement function must strategize to implement and report their collective efforts. The percentage of purchased goods emissions by suppliers with science-based targets. ESG Objectives for Buyers.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The reality is that too few procurement teams have experience here. At Ivalua NOW 2021, which will again be virtual to ensure safety and allow greater participation, we’ve selected “Procurement Rising” as our theme for this reason. Only effective collaboration will reveal the possibilities.

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Procurement Supplier Price Leadership 52

ivalua

APRIL 5, 2019

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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ivalua

APRIL 7, 2022

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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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Red-Tape Continues to Play a Big Role The discussion opened on a positive note, with Carlos Bellorin reporting on how regulators are collaborating with companies as they wake up to the need to remove barriers to support the energy transition. This blogpost highlights some of the key themes that emerged from the event.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Patrick Conquet, our Director of Product Research and Development, points out another strength by emphasising collaborative advantages. The tool must attract teams and unite them so they can work better together.”. Software effectiveness is based on data and technology, but the human element must not be forgotten.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The FIT Act would authorize agencies to make advanced payments for cloud computing services, increase the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000, and require Federal procurement officers to take cross-functional training. To submit a nomination, click here.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The sole source justification process is rigorous and requires approval from the organization’s procurement services, with steps including the completion and review of a justification form, internal review and approvals, and adherence to transparency and compliance regulations to manage risks effectively.

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Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 19, 2025

The third sector and representatives of the wider economy at a Public Services Reform Summit, to look at how we collaborate and discuss and set out a path for transformational change on improving public services. You’ll find these on our Scottish procurement blog.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Your support and dedication have been instrumental in our efforts to advance common sense in government procurement. As we move into the New Year, we look forward to collaborating with you to achieve new milestones together. We hope you take this special time to relax and enjoy the holidays with family, friends, and loved ones.

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