ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ivalua’s new Environmental Impact Center empowers Procurement and Supply Chain teams with reliable and actionable insight to reduce Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. EIC will aid our customers in establishing a more sustainable supply chain to reduce both greenwashing and green-guessing.”

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Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Sustainability 98

ivalua

APRIL 23, 2020

Like every industry Procurement & Supply Chain software vendors are having to find new approaches in the pandemic world, and firms are coming up with ways of holding events virtually, some of which work better than others. Do you remember the days when we used to attend these things called “conferences”? Crazy, wasn’t it! .

Supply Chain 18

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Risk Management 18

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

AUGUST 19, 2024

As a procurement professional it is paramount that “we” are aware of the conduct of our suppliers within all tiers of our supply chain. Any supplier within our chain should be performing positively in relation to these areas if they wish to remain on an approved supplier database.

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Supply Chain Ethics Buyers Supplier 59

The Procurement ClassRoom

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

For example, the nature of the market may vary depending on whether the requirement can be sourced from multiple suppliers, a single supplier , or just a few suppliers. From a supplier perspective, this competition may determine whether the procurement process involves full competition , limited competition , or a single source.

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Procurement Competitive Bidding Bidding Supplier 105

ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react.

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Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Procurement Team 69

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.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

ivalua

JUNE 1, 2022

From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But building an agile, resilient supply chain doesn’t happen overnight; it requires forethought and planning.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Procurement Team Freight 52

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

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

In order to evaluate whether suppliers offers are giving a business the optimum value, benchmarking is required. Explore our CIPS courses today and gain insights into effective supplier management strategies. Take the next step towards mastering procurement dynamics and elevating your organisation’s supply chain effectiveness.

Supplier 59

Supplier Supply Chain Price Procurement 59

ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2015

For manufacturers, key functions such as sourcing and supplier management have become more challenging as the result of increasing supply chain complexity. One area that manufacturers need to focus on is improving supply chain visibility. Visibility all the way up the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Capacity Capacity 49

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 103

ivalua

OCTOBER 7, 2015

From the moment that manufacturers began outsourcing the making of parts and components that go into their products, supplier segmentation took on extreme importance. Suppliers were quickly categorized in many ways… by quality, performance, price, riskiness, and so on. What is ABC 2 for supplier segmentation?

Supplier 61

Supplier Supply Chain Manufacturing Import 61

ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. Supply Chain Risk and Supply Continuity: Risk moved front and center of Procurement during the pandemic, as procurement organizations grappled with constrained supply chains.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Procurement Sustainability Supplier 64

ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The onset of the coronavirus epidemic has accelerated the supply chain digital transformation that has languished on businesses’ “to-do” list for years. Chaos from the coronavirus has made clear that procurement & supply chain practices need to get smarter. Supply chains have been badly disrupted.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Risk Management Evaluation 52

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. Why is visibility so important?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Supplier Procurement Team 52

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

A March 11 analysis by trading platform Forex.com claimed that nearly 75% of all companies had already reported supply-chain disruptions, with more than 80% believing that at some point they would experience impacts as a result of COVID-19 disruptions. So, when its supply chain broke, the ripple effects came about quickly.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Retail Manufacturing Supplier 52

FedScoop

MAY 7, 2024

CBP told FedScoop that it cannot publicly disclose confidential business information related to importations. import ban of certain Chinese firms.) Our supplier standards are the strongest in the industry and those protections apply across the supply chain, regardless of a person’s job or location.

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Supply Chain Electronics Supplier Media 113

ivalua

JULY 15, 2021

The world continues to change and evolve, and supply chains are not excluded from that process. In fact, currently 80% of the carbon footprint comes from the global supply chain. . Now is the time to act, and to engage your supply chain on this important global issue. .

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Ethics 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Many businesses, governments, and consumers are now acutely aware of the importance of taking action to prevent climate change. Businesses must start looking to the supply chain to ensure this renewed focus on transparency and accountability. Measure suppliers on carbon emissions.

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Supply Chain Sustainability Supplier Collaboration 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The subject of the hearing was “Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain.” Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to address the federal software supply chain. They include commercial software firms, cloud providers, systems integrators, and IT hardware suppliers.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Procurement Finance Risk Management 59

ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. Some of these challenges include limited: .

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Supply Chain Procurement Procurement Team Supplier 10

ivalua

JUNE 18, 2020

The release features a broad array of innovations to empower customers to better manage their spend and suppliers. Through its ease of use and native integration with the sourcing solution, SDC will empower any user to leverage optimisation and make smarter allocation and supplier selection decisions.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Innovation Supplier Finance 10

ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

In recent years, Körber’s global supply chain management network has been intergrated increasingly into all relevant processes – from product development to requirements processing – due to its significant contribution to the company’s success.

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Supply Chain Procurement E-procurement Supplier 19

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As buyers we often expect a lot from our suppliers, but do we take the time to think about what they need from us in order to perform to the standard we often demand of them? It is important for us to remember the suppliers perspective and to effectively communicate with them, so we receive the end product that we want.

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Ethics Sustainability 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Just because the purchase order is placed with the supplier , our work as procurement professionals is not done. At this stage of the procurement cycle (stage 10), our work should be focusing on the management of the contract to ensure that the supplier is delivering as per our expectations. KPIs also motivate suppliers.

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Import Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 59

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

P rocurement, a critical component of supply chain management, is transforming, driven by the expertise of certified procurement professionals. The impact of such training is significant, leading to more streamlined procurement processes and better decision-making in supply chain management.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Efficiency Procurement Management 52

ivalua

AUGUST 21, 2022

Among these practices are supplier identification through sourcing, relationship management, and reporting. In our survey, Heads of Procurement ranked supply chain fair labor practices (68% of respondents) and preventing bribery and corruption (52%) as a high priority in their CSR endeavors.

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Procurement Strategies Sustainability Procurement Supply Chain 96

ivalua

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The majority of organizations consider supply chain transparency to be a top priority, however less than a third are satisfied with the level of visibility into their suppliers. Most organizations continue to suffer from severely limited visibility in the lower levels of their supply chains.

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Supply Chain Transparency Procurement Procurement Team 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They are important carbon sinks, are home to around 80 percent of the animal species living on land, and form the basis of life for around 1.6 It is the first public system able to monitor direct and indirect suppliers and integrate federal and state level environmental and social data daily. Forests are crucial for climate protection.

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Supply Chain Data Sustainability Transparency 75

ivalua

APRIL 15, 2020

Premier event for procurement & supply chain practitioners will showcase latest technological innovations and extensive line-up of industry leaders. Registration is free for procurement, finance and supply chain practitioners and can be done online at Ivalua’s website. Redwood City, CA.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Procurement Supplier Innovation 17

ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Healthcare Procurement: Why the Healthcare Industry Needs to Modernize Supply Chains to Meet Today’s Challenges. percent on most categories of supplies compared to those who don’t 2 , according to the Healthcare Supply Chain Association. That is why it is no surprise that 98% of all U.S. billion annually.

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Supply Chain Procurement Purchasing Distribution 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Apple has long been known as a leader in supply chain management with Gartner consistently ranking them number one in its annual report identifying the Top 25 Supply Chain Leaders. The need to demand supplier transparency and responsibility. The impact that supplier decisions can have on your reputation.

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Supplier Supply Chain Management Demand 53

ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

Supply chains are complex and varied; to manage them effectively, you need to understand exactly what’s happening in both your supply chain and your customers’ end markets. These teams were able to quickly communicate and negotiate with their key suppliers to establish a “supplier of choice” solution. .

Supplier 52

Supplier Supply Chain Procurement Team Tender 52

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We’ve completed over 250 deep dive assessments now of our suppliers, supply chains and institutional procurement teams and their internal stakeholders. We’ve seen conflict across the world, which affects our supply chains. We see them increasing the uptake of the real living wage, which is so important.

Public Procurement 49

Public Procurement Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement 49

ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality. It is an important part of the decision-making process and requires careful consideration of a wide range of factors, such as cost, quality, reliability, and delivery times.

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Procurement Supply Chain Eprocurement Manufacturing 19

NIH NITAAC

JANUARY 5, 2022

Dear Federal Partners, Information technology manufacturers and suppliers across the country are struggling with significant supply chain disruptions that are impacting their ability to meet customer and market demands. As one of the biggest purchasers of IT, the federal government is not immune to these challenges.

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Supply Chain Warehouse Electronics Capacity 52

ivalua

MAY 28, 2014

In my last blog post, “ Will your supply chain lead in the next decade? ,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. This is an especially important message for manufacturers’ supply chain organizations.

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Supply Chain Innovation Total Cost of Ownership Cost of Ownership 40