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Speed, Collaboration and Innovation – Key Words for the New Procurement Decade

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Think about all those retailers who no doubt thought they would eventually develop a decent online offering – but there was no rush, was there? For the vast majority of organisations, suppliers must play their part when it comes to agile business and speed to market. What does this mean for procurement and supplier management?

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Retail Recovery: 4 Ways Procurement Can Unlock Savings and Add Value

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Retailers have faced a tough year in the last 12-18 months, and while recovery seems to be in progress, they still have some work to do. Here are four ways leading Procurement organizations can influence retail recovery in 2021 and beyond: 1. Rethink What’s Normal. Decentralize Procurement.

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Migros, A World’s Top 40 Retailer, Selects Ivalua to Digitize its Indirect Source-to-Pay Process

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Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that it has been selected by Switzerland’s Migros Cooperative Retailing to support its wider digital transformation strategy with Ivalua’s comprehensive source-to-pay (S2P) solution for the retailers’ indirect spend. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. Follow us at @Ivalua.

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Ivalua Announces International Convenience Retailer Implements its Source-to-Pay Procurement Solutions

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Parkland is an independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator. Our complete, unified platform empowers businesses to effectively manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, lowering risk and improving employee productivity.

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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Procurement technology can also help businesses improve supplier relationships and enhance communication between buyers and suppliers.

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Collaborative frameworks update: December 2023

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Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s, National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

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New research from Ivalua shows UK businesses’ cost focused approach with suppliers is blocking innovation 

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Businesses more reliant than ever on suppliers as the pace of innovation increases, but two-thirds view their relationships as primarily transactional. The research , conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Ivalua, found that 60% of UK businesses say they consider the role of suppliers important when it comes to driving innovation.