Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

As the University of Nottingham’s Anna Maria La Chimia pointed out, it’s often workers on insecure, zero-hours contracts. AI, LLMs, machine learning, smart contracts and other technologies can revolutionise procurement, but only if we have the right data to support it. Data-powered red flags strengthen efforts to fight corruption.

Procurement 67

Procurement Public Procurement E-procurement Transparency 67

ivalua

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The first, authored by Duncan Jones and published on December 10, is The Forrester Wave™: eProcurement Platforms, Q4 2019 , which covers purchasing and invoicing (similar scope to Gartner’s P2P Suites Magic Quadrant ). In the Forrester reports, Ivalua and Coupa appear as leaders in both the S2C and eprocurement Wave reports.

Supplier 59

Supplier Eprocurement E-procurement Integration 59

ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

The first, authored by Duncan Jones and published on December 10, is The Forrester Wave : eProcurement Platforms, Q4 2019 , which covers purchasing and invoicing (similar scope to Gartner’s P2P Suites Magic Quadrant ). In the Forrester reports, Ivalua and Coupa appear as leaders in both the S2C and eprocurement Wave reports.

Supplier 52

Supplier Eprocurement E-procurement Integration 52

ivalua

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Inflationary pressures can cause frustration levels among suppliers due to increased costs or reduced demand from customers, particularly when it comes to repeated orders or fixed pricing contracts. This ensures contracts remain favorable and all stakeholders comply with negotiated terms.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Procurement Supplier 52

ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

This year, our discussions covered Invoice Automation, Scope 3 Emissions, Contract Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Indirect/Services Procurement, and Supplier Management–Customer of Choice. After catching up with colleagues and acquainting ourselves with some new faces, we dove into solution breakout sessions.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing Collaboration Procurement 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The advice that Amy Fong offers, from having surveyed those already further down the line, is be systematic and focus first on core automation for sourcing, contracting and performance management Don’t be tempted to jump into AI first. Once you have got your house in order, you will be ready to move forward.

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Procurement Supplier Data Collaboration 49

ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Most leaders seem to track their progress with metrics such as percent of spend managed and digitization levels, defining best-in-class as being the top quartile or similar high percentage. Alex Saric, CMO, Ivalua. In my previous posts, I looked at how to successfully launch a digital transformation and progress to best-in-class Procurement.

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Procurement Supplier Automotive Strategic Sourcing 40