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Your procurement compliance and risk management checklist

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Keep reading for a checklist to help you optimize procurement compliance and internal risk management. Compliance and risk management is a team effort Procurement compliance and risk management doesn’t just fall to the procurement department—it’s everyone’s responsibility.

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

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Using a cooperative purchasing program ensures compliance with state and federal laws while reducing the risks associated with supplier management. Tools like eProcurement platforms, contract management systems, and supplier portals streamline tasks such as order processing, invoice management, and supplier communication.

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The Opportunity — and Challenges — for Digital Transformation in MENA

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What’s more, PwC found that the average investment in risk management among MENA companies was $1.5 Enter eProcurement. It’s also critical to have the right skill sets in-house — experts in data science, intellectual property and contract management are essential. Why did MENA organizations react with such urgency?

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Key Principles of Public Procurement: Transparency, Value, and Fairness

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many Government departments and agencies use eProcurement platforms to publish contract opportunities , award decisions, and procurement processes. The use of AI powered analytics helps in detecting abnormalities and eProcurement solutions give audit trails to reduce the chances of conflict.

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Stretch Procurement partners with Ivalua to help companies reach the next level within procurement

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We are proud to have helped the majority of Nordic global companies to increase collaboration, improve risk management and act more sustainable. Stretch help our clients to increase the contribution from procurement. Our approach is to provide both world class solution consulting and business advisory services.

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5 Procurement Focus Areas for Cities & Counties in 2020

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The next level of risk management might include identifying and tracking subcontractors and second tier suppliers as well as general contractors/first tier suppliers. While eProcurement punchout catalogs are a popular solution, they only work in some categories of spend and are prone to compliance problems.

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Modern CPOs on their way to Smart Procurement

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Today, they are tackling new priorities like risk management, supplier compliance, actionable insights. .” It is not a surprise that the responsibilities of today’s CPOs are evolving fast compared to the ones they had in the past years. Traditionally, the CPO’s first priority was to ensure the optimization and reduction of costs.