American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Your procurement strategy should outline short-term and long-term goals, identify potential risks, and focus on building strong supplier relationships. For instance, instead of conducting lengthy RFP processes, your team can access ready-made contracts with industry leading suppliers. ’ and this is the way to get those.”

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Engage with the market and make contract opportunities attractive to more suppliers Alongside investment in domestic country systems, the World Bank can strengthen its own procurement, through the stronger use of strategic procurement plans for each project. This limits its utility and efficiency for both the Bank and its clients.

Procurement 52

Procurement Collaboration E-procurement Capacity 52

Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

Interview Transcript: Tom Temin Dan, let’s just begin with why you would want to treat nontraditional suppliers as commercial in the first place. The post Why DoD treats non-traditional innovation suppliers as just plain commercial first appeared on Federal News Network. Hear The Federal Drive on demand.

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Supplier Innovation Price Accountability 92

American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Procurement must ensure the availability of high-quality systems that allow for real-time monitoring and data analysis to respond to any incidents that may arise. With OMNIA Partners, procurement teams have access to a portfolio of suppliers who provide quality, compliance, and reliability.

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Procurement Procurement Team Supplier Quality 58

ivalua

JANUARY 29, 2021

PWC has been publishing the annual procurement survey since 2015, capturing many of the trends in procurement that we now see in organisations, such as the focus on supplier risk management. There seems to be a drive within procurement teams to understand their suppliers and the network of suppliers under their tier one suppliers.

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Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Risk Management 78

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Mexico City is proving that big plans lead to better results when citizens and businesses are part of the process.

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

Art of Procurement

APRIL 30, 2023

“In our opinion, you have to take a category management approach to supplier diversity. The post [Pod] Benchmarking Supplier Diversity to Drive Performance w/ Aylin Basom and Lois Eichacker appeared first on Art of Procurement. Find those categories where there is.

Supplier 80

Supplier Category Management Procurement Management 80

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

When it comes to the nature of buyer-supplier relationships, we’re entering a brave, new world. Organizations are increasingly dependent on suppliers to successfully bring innovative goods and services to market on time, improve ESG performance, and meet other objectives. Gain control of your supplier data.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

Scottish Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

NHSS is aiming to accelerate sustainability within its frameworks in collaboration with suppliers. The latest addition to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website is a case study from NHS National Services Scotland (NHSS).

Sustainability 57

Sustainability Procurement Supplier Public Procurement 57

ivalua

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Future of Supplier Management is Here, and it’s Holistic. Leading, high-performing procurement organizations share one common trait–they consistently prioritize a holistic and integrated approach to Supplier Management. In fact, they go beyond simply supplier management, what they do is Supplier Engagement.

Supplier 52

Supplier Management Supply Chain Sustainability 52

Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 23, 2024

Under an FFP contract, the supplier agrees to deliver a specific product or service at a predetermined price, regardless of the actual costs incurred during the project. Risks of firm fixed price contracts Underestimating costs : If the supplier fails to accurately estimate the costs involved, they may end up losing money on the project.

Supplier 52

Supplier Price Ethics Government 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Approach: The new director of the procurement agency led the development of a data-driven corruption risk monitoring system and worked with a reform team to strengthen the institutional capacity of government buyers, improve cross-agency coordination and increase collaboration with civil society. in 2020 to 59.7%

Corruption 78

Corruption Collaboration Data Public Procurement 78

Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 28, 2024

Data-driven monitoring enables citizens to submit high-quality complaints to authorities. Formal guidelines have been introduced in several regions to ensure data-driven audits are conducted to a high standard. There was also a lack of data on the volume and outcome of audits. Semarang City made a similar agreement in 2023.

Corruption 90

Corruption Data E-procurement Procurement 90

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 11, 2024

Louis University ‘s (SLU) Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research (SCAER) required vast quantities of anonymized cell phone data in order to study the impacts of large-scale social problems like homelessness and access to healthcare. Finding a reliable data supplier was relatively simple. Cleaning the data.

Data 81

Data Education Quantity Warehouse 81

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 11, 2023

Businesses can be negatively impacted when a supplier fails to meet the standard required. As such, it’s important to act quickly when faced with poor supplier performance, putting adequate processes in place to resolve the issue promptly and efficiently.

Supplier 52

Supplier Import Quantity Procurement 52

ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. Let’s address why having the right supplier information and supplier relationships is a must. .

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 52

Art of Procurement

MAY 9, 2023

Investments in supplier diversity can have a significant impact on an organization’s performance, cost savings, competitiveness, brand reputation, and access. The post How Benchmarking Supplier Diversity Drives Performance appeared first on Art of Procurement.

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Data Management 52

ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

By integrating the EIC’s functionalities in their procurement practices, organizations can dramatically accelerate sustainability agendas with reliable emissions data for all the direct and indirect products and services they acquire, and establish transparent reporting standards.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Sustainability 98

Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Advanced analytics tools are being integrated into procurement operations, enabling public and private organisations to rethink procurement processes, supplier relationships and cost optimisation. What is Data Analytics in Procurement? It focuses on how public sector entities can enhance compliance and transparency.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Data Supply Chain 52

How to Crack a Nut

JANUARY 13, 2025

Consistent use of a framework for how to source AI - whether to build in-house, buy, or run innovation challenges - that evolves over time, given data, capability, industry contexts and evaluation of whats worked. Innovative AI suppliers from the UK and around the world should be engaged to support demand and encourage investment.

Procurement 64

Procurement Tender Supplier Innovation 64

ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

One way of doing this is by leveraging Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions, which can provide procurement with the tools needed to manage their supplier relationships and identify opportunities for cost savings. Let’s explore further.

Price 105

Price Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team 105

Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Her passion for helping others understand government contracting led her to join forces with data scientist Marcelo Blanco and establish B2Gov. The system works by collecting public procurement data and structuring it in the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format. Diegues says.

Data 57

Data Public Procurement Tender Price 57

Spend Network

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Government procurement data encompasses valuable information - supplier details, contract values, and spending patterns. However, navigating this complex data landscape has traditionally been arduous for citizens, businesses, and even procurement professionals.

Data 59

Data Procurement Government Government 59

Art of Procurement

JULY 13, 2023

The post Russia’s Wagner Group as Rogue Supplier appeared first on Art of Procurement. On June 23rd, news broke that the Wagner Group, a private militia operating on behalf of Russia in the war.

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Risk Management Management 52

ivalua

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The business case for data-driven transparency is not hard to make. In today’s dynamic, complex market, where procurement’s objectives continue to grow, data is the fuel for success. While data quality cannot be perfected and some technological innovations aren’t quite ready for prime time, tremendous improvements are possible.

Transparency 52

Transparency Supply Chain Data Procurement 52

FedScoop

APRIL 18, 2024

Public sector and commercial enterprises are ingesting ever-growing amounts of data into their enterprise operations. That’s placing greater demands on enterprise IT executives to ensure the requisite data privacy and security controls are in place and functioning effectively. They also explained what happens to data inside Gemini.

Data 68

Data Product Management Retail Integrity 68

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Over time the focus has shifted from the real challenge of Invoice matching to creating the perfect supplier invoice relying on OCR. It breaks the bond between Buyer and Supplier, resulting in fragile supply chains and lots of mistrust. No PO, no Pay was born to force suppliers to add PO’s to Invoices by forcing Buyers to create PO’s.

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

We are now redefining the concept and levels of safety stock and strategic inventory within warehouses and at suppliers to ensure a bulwark against future disruptions. . A clear recommendation at the start of the pandemic was for organizations to map their supply chains so they know where their suppliers and key logistic hubs are located.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Supplier Risk Management Inventory 105

VWV

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) introduces a range of reforms aimed at simplifying and enhancing transparency in the procurement process, which should be good news for suppliers. Part 2 will cover the debarment list; contract award process and what options are available to suppliers if things go wrong.

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Tender Transparency 52

DemandStar

MARCH 31, 2022

If you’re part of any government procurement team, you’ve likely been asked, “What are you doing to increase supplier diversity?” It’s also likely you’ve heard of and possibly conducted disparity studies to improve your procurement process and identify the needs of different types of suppliers. Why Are They Needed?

Supplier 52

Supplier Procurement Team Procurement Bidding 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Most companies recognize that good supplier relationships are more than simply arm’s length transactions between opposing parties. When suppliers are treated as partners, they can be a huge asset in times of trouble. Ivalua Supplier Risk and Performance Management Checklist.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Management Warehouse 52

Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 1, 2024

Seven suppliers were awarded contracts. Over 50% of the total award value (PHP 573 million) was awarded to one supplier (Philippine Chemsteel Industries, Inc). million if median internal reference prices were used, to as much as PHP 214 million if the Department of Public Works and Highways construction materials price data were used.

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Budget Transportation Transportation Bidder 136

ivalua

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

“Supply continuity has been left on life support after repeated blockages and restarts, resulting in supplier failure and organisations struggling to onboard new suppliers to kick-start supply. A digitised, data-driven approach to supply chain management is a prerequisite for actionable scenario planning and agility.

Supply Chain 111

Supply Chain Supplier Media Procurement Team 111

ivalua

JUNE 6, 2022

Every year, the International Association for Data Quality Governance and Analytics (or IADQGA) runs their Data Quality and Governance study. Among the most valuable topics we addressed was a deceptively complex question: what is quality data? Supply chains are in a battle for data supremacy.

Data 52

Data Procurement Quality Supply Chain 52

Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2024

The opportunity for suppliers is to be active and willing participants in helping the public sector and contracting authorities to achieve its goals. It’s often suppliers who bring the innovations and fresh approaches, so it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase what you can do. “It What can suppliers do?

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Sustainability Public Procurement 52

ivalua

APRIL 25, 2023

Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , and KPMG Norway today announced that Aker BP has gone live with Ivalua’s S2C and Supplier Relationship and Risk Management (SRM) solutions to streamline its direct and indirect procurement operations. Redwood City, CA, 25 April, 2023. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Media 52

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The truth is, most of us don’t worry about what can compromise our personal and financial data until it’s too late. Supplier Connections: Our job is to provide members with trusted cybersecurity supplier options, making it easy to find and purchase the right products and services at competitive prices, ensuring cost efficiency.

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Supplier Retail Accountability Data 97