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How Procurement can help to drive Supplier-led innovation

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In today’s competitive business landscape, consumers demand a continuous cycle of new products and services, and the gap between each launch is shrinking. Suppliers offer an excellent source of knowledge to help businesses rapidly innovate. Alex Saric, Chief Marketing Officer, Ivalua. Cost-focused approaches block innovation.

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Mitigating Risks and Future-proofing the Supply Chain

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This is being driven by consumer demand for greater transparency, compliance demands, tougher regulatory enforcement, and the growing emphasis on CSR. This level of flexibility can be achieved with a comprehensive technology stack, a roster of alternative suppliers, and ready access to key data.

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Webinar Recap: Procurement 2022, Big Trends and Predictions

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in October 2021*, the highest in more than three decades, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Disruptions in global supply chains, labor market shortages, strong consumer demand. The Criticality of the Supply Chain (and Suppliers). The annual rate of inflation in the United States hit 6.2%

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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

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In this way, they can be ready to face a crisis like Covid-19 or various other potential challenges — extreme weather caused by climate change, consumer demand for sustainable and ethically produced goods, trade wars or political tensions, to name a few. . Balancing New Priorities Makes Procurement More Valuable.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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Downstream customers, such as the big 3 automakers in the US, who relied on Japanese suppliers had to find alternate channels to meet their production requirements. Downstream customers were able to fill orders by finding substitute suppliers throughout the global ecosystem. Technology facilitated all these activities.

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Introduction to Healthcare Tenders in the UK

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Health tenders are official calls for bids from healthcare institutions, government, or private entities seeking suppliers of products and services. Medical tender opportunities provide healthcare sector suppliers with access to a constant stream of opportunities to bid for tenders, which are often posted on a specific portal.

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