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Contract Management’s Impact on Procurement Efficiency

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Contract Management is often thought to be the last step in the Procurement life cycle but instead it is both the beginning and end of the procurement cycle and it provides a constant feedback loop. The following article discusses the various steps of contract management and its role in procurement efficiency.

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What is Strategic Procurement, and How Can Cooperative Purchasing Help?

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Leverage Group Purchasing and Cooperative Contracts for Cost Efficiency One of the most effective ways to streamline procurement is by using group/cooperative purchasing contracts. This not only reduces manual labor but also minimizes errors and improves procurement efficiency.

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What is Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)?

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A Guide to Contract Management Tools and Processes including a guide to the key steps of the Contract Lifecycle Management Process and to the benefits that using Contract Management software can bring to your Procurement processes. An Overview of Contract Lifecycle Management.

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Inflation + Source-to-Pay Strategies: The Cure for the Common Price Hike

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This could include negotiating more favorable terms with suppliers or renegotiating existing contracts to ensure that prices remain competitive. You can also use its eSourcing solution to create RFPs, receive bids from qualified suppliers, analyze supplier performance and manage contracts in one place.

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AMER 2021 Day 2 Demo Two

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The source-to-contract process is where Procurement identifies and creates value for their organization. Ivalua offers a completely integrated experience across the entire upstream process, enabling customers to successfully define and execute sourcing and supplier management strategies and lock in the value with Contract Management.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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Similar to how CRM manages everything around the customer, an S2P platform manages everything around the supplier. ​ It is a crucial process for organizations that are looking to streamline their procurement activities, better manage spend and suppliers and increase operational efficiency. What is Source-to-Pay?

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Believe It Or Not, Procurement Impacts Every Single Person

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At some point, there was a need for this, a solicitation process to select a supplier, a competitive bidding process, a contract negotiation, transactions and so on. Reduction of Risk: Enable better risk and compliance management by enabling proactive mitigation and real-time monitoring with vendors.