ivalua

JULY 27, 2015

That said, I concede that Pierre made some very good points about the confusion created by the traditional upstream/downstream, linear way of thinking about sourcing and supplier management. I’m going with Supplier Value Management. Let’s get busy working on Supplier Value Management.

Supplier 59

Supplier Leadership Strategic Sourcing Management 59

Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supplier base will be adequate, company says Bradie also sought to reassure investors that HomeSafe will have enough participation from the moving industry to successfully implement the contract. I don’t think the whole story has been told, but I think the one thing that’s definite is that this is going forward.

Integration 141

Integration Integrity IT Contract 141

ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! Accurate supplier master data (SMD) is essential for procure-to-pay (P2P) automation, accuracy and analytics, but connecting data to users and systems sometimes gets bumpy.

Supplier 45

Supplier Data Procurement End to End 45

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This new eLearning resource complements existing guidance and forms part of a broader set of tools, including Climate Literacy, Circular Economy eLearning, and practical case studies, all available through the Sustainable Procurement Tools platform. Whats inside the eLearning?

E-procurement 48

E-procurement Sustainability Procurement Public Procurement 48

ivalua

JULY 27, 2015

That said, I concede that Pierre made some very good points about the confusion created by the traditional upstream/downstream, linear way of thinking about sourcing and supplier management. I’m going with Supplier Value Management. Let’s get busy working on Supplier Value Management.

Supplier 40

Supplier Leadership Strategic Sourcing Management 40

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

government’s supplier base. contractors in the procurement proceedings, shall declare whether the participation of suppliers or contractors in the procurement proceedings is limited,” and any “such declaration may not later be altered.” Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of.

Procurement 147

Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We have developed a participation guide and the Scottish Approach to Service Design for public sector staff to support the public to actively participate in the definition, design and delivery stages of government decisions.

Framework Agreement 76

Framework Agreement Participation Supplier Public Procurement 76

Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks! What is a Framework?

Buyers 67

Buyers Framework Agreement Supplier Procurement 67

Telles.eu

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In a nutshell, the government will ban significant parts of the food distribution network within the EU from participating in food procurement in Portugal and thus tilt the market in favour of suppliers and distributors closer to the customer. This will have a detrimental effect on innovation in food production. And 'recommended' to be local?

Green Public Procurement 124

Green Public Procurement Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain 124

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For smaller suppliers, selling to DoD still isn’t a walk in the park – but things are getting a little simpler. Prime contractor needs to be able to terminate subcontracts and supplier agreements for convenience as well. And actually the proposed rule had included subcontract definition language in various provisions.

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Contract Supplier Government Government 98

Scottish Government Procurement

MARCH 7, 2024

A short video drawing out the key changes to the guidance is available here – Fair Work First – Update Video The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) provides free support in tendering to Scottish-based SMEs, supported businesses and third sector organisations through free training and events.

Procurement 76

Procurement Tender Public Procurement Sustainability 76

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 18, 2023

SCL AI Clauses The SCL AI clauses have a clear commercial orientation and are meant as a starting point for supplier-customer negotiations, which is reflected on the fact that the proposed clauses contain two options: (1) a ‘pro-supplier’ drafting based on off-the-shelf provision, and (2) a ‘pro-customer’ drafting based on a bespoke arrangement.

Supplier 75

Supplier Transparency Negotiation Procurement 75

ivalua

MAY 7, 2019

Top of the list is supplier adoption. But that goes hand in hand with supplier adoption. If your suppliers aren’t onboarded, users can’t find what they need and have an excuse to go around your system. Intermediate departments struggled with supplier adoption, user adoption and data quality.

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Supplier Capacity Integration Integrity 58

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A first observation is that the controversy surrounding the definition of ‘high-risk’ in the EU AI Act immediately carries over to the model AI clauses and to the choice of ‘demanding’ vs light version. Similarly, most requirements are offloaded to (yet to emerge) standards or the technical and organisational measures devised by the parties.

Buyers 88

Buyers E-procurement Transparency Procurement 88

ivalua

MARCH 3, 2020

Often, we see suppliers to the enterprise participating in the incubators. On the contrary, Procurement often plays the bad cop role, creating barriers to onboard new and innovative suppliers, asking for endless compliance documents, ending the magic of the incubation. Yet, these initiatives are rarely owned by Procurement.

Procurement 72

Procurement Supplier Collaboration Innovation 72

ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In another recent report, Gartner predicted that by 2023, organizations that don’t really tackle the issue of supplier master data management will very likely have the wrong information for half of their suppliers. Provide an enterprise view of clear, comprehensive and accurate supplier information.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Data Quality Supplier 52

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Why did these outsiders want to know about our key strategic suppliers? . It’s also worth pointing out that this is a pretty broad definition of outsourcing. Are suppliers managed properly, with clear and accessible contracts, performance measures and information? But it seemed a bit of a cheek, really.

Procurement 56

Procurement Supplier Management Buyers 56

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The small team is tasked with managing a wide range of responsibilities, including overseeing the purchasing budget, soliciting and evaluating bids, addressing supplier queries, finalizing purchases, and handling payments. “Securing three quotes for our purchases poses a significant challenge.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing IT Supplier Negotiation Efficiency 58

The Procurement School

JULY 16, 2024

But first a definition of efficiency. Contract Management is not a ‘one and done’ but a continuous process that if structured correctly can lead to strong supplier relationships and better procurement outcomes. It frees up time for developing proactive strategic supplier relationships.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Procurement Contract Supplier 52

ivalua

MARCH 4, 2019

In the rule-based system, for instance, the supplier is typically identified thanks to a regex search on the VAT number in the OCR data of the invoice. However, even with this model the most challenging problem remains the correct identification of the supplier. We wanted a more reliable method to identify the supplier with certainty.

Data 49

Data Supplier Engineering Quality 49

Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

And I think the labor market is definitely an area of challenge that a lot of contractors are facing, not just this particular issue, but just in general. Absent that, we definitely don’t want them manufactured in places like China or North Korea or Russia. That kind of provision and insertion we’ve never seen before.

Government 137

Government Government Supply Chain Manufacturing 137

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 1, 2024

These include nearly every major technology supplier to the government from Adobe to AWS to Dell to Google to Microsoft to Splunk. It definitely would’ve piqued my interest when I was on the Hill,” the former staff member said. “I They also see some legal and administrative benefits too,” the source said.

Supply Chain 115

Supply Chain Price Supplier Government 115

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In the rule-based system, for instance, the supplier is typically identified thanks to a regex search on the VAT number in the OCR data of the invoice. However, even with this model the most challenging problem remains the correct identification of the supplier. We wanted a more reliable method to identify the supplier with certainty.

Data 45

Data Supplier Engineering Quality 45

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

Significant changes in the Final Rule included redefining how prevailing wages would be calculated for DBA-covered contracts, outlining a process for regularly updating wage determinations applicable to these contracts, and expanded definitions of key terms governing the application of DBA to contracts and particular employee roles.

Supplier 52

Supplier Contract Government Contracts Government 52

ivalua

JULY 22, 2020

Also, the guidelines offer a broader definition of outsourcing and bring a special focus on “critical activities”: Outsourced : an authorized entity’s use of a third party to perform activities that which would normally be undertaken by the authorized entity. Contingency plans (alternate supplier or re-internalization plan).

Supplier 52

Supplier Risk Management Management Contract 52

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

According to 2019 Definitive Healthcare data, U.S. For example, unique workflow and fields in a requisition to capture doctor, patient, product serial numbers & procedure details and route specific product types to specialized buyers/suppliers. Share on Twitter. Big Opportunity Ahead. This represents a lot of “opportunity”.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

ivalua

JUNE 24, 2015

This magnifies drastically when you multiply across all of sourcing, as well as suppliers, engineers, and managers. You should care because you and your organization are investing in new technologies to help automate and standardize your internal sourcing and supplier management processes. Velocity: How quickly do you create data?

Strategic Sourcing 55

Strategic Sourcing Data Supplier Manufacturing 55

ivalua

JUNE 6, 2022

The simplest definition of quality,” Joe Yacura said, “is whether or not the data meets your requirements.” Whatever suppliers and customers can communicate at the desired level of detail will either allow them to manage their operations and win in the marketplace or not. Supply chains are in a battle for data supremacy.

Data 52

Data Procurement Quality Supply Chain 52

ivalua

MARCH 15, 2016

He said he had seen it all in supply base management and had experienced the feeling of victory leaving plenty of blood on the floor in negotiating with suppliers in his day. He cautioned us that this was a slippery slope and “You will all need suppliers to save your butt one day, never forget that”. Process definition is critical.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Supplier Real-time Visibility Negotiation 40

Bonfire

MAY 17, 2022

These businesses would include entrepreneurs or businesses with fewer than 50 employees (definition varies per jurisdiction) as well as businesses owned by women or people of color. At what point did diverse suppliers or small suppliers become a priority? At what point did diverse suppliers or small suppliers become a priority?

Supplier 52

Supplier Education Public Private Partnership Procurement Team 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nowadays, Procurement practitioners primarily talk about emerging topics like the reduction of scope 3 emissions, supplier-enabled innovation and supply risk management. The ultimate goal is to realize contracted savings and ensure that suppliers ‘perform to contract’. Treat your supplier as the expert, also in P2P-related matters .

Supplier 52

Supplier End to End Procurement Integration 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

MAY 9, 2024

Covered entity contractors are required to disclose to their direct customers any inclusion of a covered product or service in the purchased electronic product or service, regardless of whether the covered entity is a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Electronics Purchasing Manufacturing 52

Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

As government bids follow a definite procurement process it is important for Bid Managers to meet all the deadlines and eligibility criteria of Government Procurement. Most government institutions have a Supplier Database and it is important to get yourself registered in the respective portals to secure a free and fair chance to bid.

Bidding 52

Bidding Tender Buyers E-procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Highlights of this final guidance include: Alignment with certain Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) definitions. In its proposed rule, OMB invited comment on how to treat cement and other aggregates such as gravel and crushed stone, which are statutorily excluded from the definition of “construction materials.”

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Transportation Transportation Supplier 40

GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 2, 2024

Applicability The requirements of the proposed rule will apply to all DoD contracts and subcontracts where the awardees will process, store, or transmit information that meets the definitions of Federal Contractor Information (FCI) or Contractor Unclassified Information (CUI) on contractor-controlled information systems.

Contract 147

Contract Supply Chain Electronics Supplier 147

Inter-American Development Bank

MARCH 9, 2023

Such certification is normally granted when a company enters its information in the supplier registry maintained by the agency administering the procurement system, a necessary step to participate in the public procurement market in most countries. 2) Definition of requirements. 3) Updating the supplier registry.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Participation Procurement Supplier 52

SmallGovCon

MAY 14, 2024

As part of its review, the SBA may, among other things, visit an offeror’s worksites and/or contact an offeror’s suppliers, financial institutions, or other relevant third-parties directly to verify any part of the contracting officers determination of nonresponsibility.

Contract 80

Contract Purchasing Government Contracts Evaluation 80