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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

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Massy, France 18 March , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, and CKS BeNeLux today announced that Punch Powertrain has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to support the digital transformation of the strategic sourcing process.

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Strategic sourcing enters a new age. Are you keeping up? (Part 2)

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In last week’s blog , I began discussing telltale signs that you have entered the new age of strategic sourcing. Leading manufacturers have proven that best-in-class strategic sourcing can create measurable and sustainable shareholder value by contributing to top line growth and bottom line profitability.

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Three ways supplier collaboration creates real value for manufacturers

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The term “supplier collaboration” can mean many things to many people depending on your functional perspective. Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. Innovating.

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Want to be a Strategic Sourcing Rising Star? Think New Products.

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If you happen to be a strategic sourcing professional within the manufacturing industry, you probably are experiencing many challenging days at the office. Early collaboration is the key here – both internally and with suppliers. The post Want to be a Strategic Sourcing Rising Star? Think New Products.

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CKS Benelux and Ivalua partner with Punch Powertrain to digitalise strategic sourcing

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Massy, France 18 March , 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, and CKS BeNeLux today announced that Punch Powertrain has successfully deployed Ivalua’s platform to support the digital transformation of the strategic sourcing process. Tom Reynolds / Robert Fretwell. 0207 436 0420.

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Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium

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Vishal Patel and Peter Hunt delivered their session ‘Creating Value with Strategic Sourcing’ to discuss how Procurement professionals are recognizing that the fast-paced digital landscape of today demands new approaches to category management and strategic sourcing. The answer is simple – automation.

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This is NOT thought leadership, it’s practical talk about Supplier Value Management

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attempt to make a point about the relative value of strategic sourcing, I failed to realize that thought leadership is apparently the exclusive domain of pundits. This reminded me of a prior post I wrote about the subject and I wondered if Pierre was writing about me. If so, in my (imperfect?)