ivalua

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The past few years have highlighted serious deficiencies in prevalent supply chain strategies and the major risk that disruptions pose to corporate success. years and companies can expect to lose 42% of one year’s EBITDA every decade due to supply chain disruptions. Stockpiling inventory has been the most common response.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Management Supplier 52

ivalua

JULY 12, 2021

Helping businesses reduce the risk of supply chain disruption, optimize inventory levels and make better buying decisions. Redwood City, CA, July 13, 2021 – Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, announces an extension of its Procure-to-Pay solution with a new Inventory Collaboration capability.

Inventory 52

Inventory Collaboration Supply Chain Procurement 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.

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

ivalua

JUNE 10, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fact that many supply chains remain inadequately prepared for a crisis. Supply chain management and procurement sit poised on the frontlines of managing global supply risks for their brands. Understanding Supplier Risk Management. Product recalls. Regulatory penalties.

Risk Management 59

Risk Management Supplier Supply Chain Management 59

ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With 30% of respondents indicating their organizations are suffering from an inability to assess risk across suppliers, many are investing in new strategies to minimize the frequency and impact of disruption. The study also found that suppliers will be vital for successfully ensuring supply continuity.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Supplier Collaboration Media 52

ivalua

JULY 11, 2022

New release features AI-powered contract management, more seamless messaging and communications, supplier risk and performance enhancements and procure-to-pay efficiency . The Message Center is an embedded chat functionality that will enable collaboration and contextual discussions amongst internal users and suppliers.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Collaboration Innovation Supplier 52

ivalua

AUGUST 18, 2015

The term “supplier collaboration” can mean many things to many people depending on your functional perspective. Let’s examine three ways that better collaboration with supply partners creates value for a manufacturer from product design through demand planning. Innovating.

Supplier 40

Supplier Collaboration Manufacturing Supply Chain 40

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. There are exceptions to every rule, and that rule just doesn’t work.

E-procurement 94

E-procurement Supplier Buyers Supply Chain 94

ivalua

APRIL 9, 2021

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic.

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Supply Chain Procurement Inventory 52

Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

And at the same time, we’re seeing this growing swell of compliance costs, whether it be cybersecurity, increasing audits, supply chain regulations that are all creating an environment where doing business with the federal market is actually getting more expensive and the barriers are going up.

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Government Government Supply Chain Manufacturing 132

ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic. Ensuring supply chain continuity, identifying new revenue opportunities, and improving decision making are key focuses as firms recover from the pandemic.

Procurement Strategies 52

Procurement Strategies Supply Chain Procurement Inventory 52

ivalua

JULY 22, 2015

This week’s signs deal with supplier relationships. You Have Imbedded a Cost Management Mindset into Every Supplier Relationship. Strategic Sourcing Requires Collaborative Working Arrangements with Key Suppliers. You Appreciate the Real Impact of a Successful Supplier Diversity Program. alternatives. alternatives.

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Strategic Sourcing Supplier Supply Chain Manufacturing 58

ivalua

OCTOBER 8, 2021

During the pandemic, Procurement flexed its muscle, helping to mitigate supply chain disruptions and enable new channels for engaging with customers and fulfilling orders. Historically, Procurement for retail has been largely centralized: Stores request and receive inventory from corporate as needed. Attack GNFR Spend.

Retail 52

Retail Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

APRIL 20, 2021

Leveraging purchasing power to capture volume- based pricing within a competitive supply chain builds sticky relationships with healthy suppliers, keeps input costs low, and acts as a hedge against inflation. This is a great place to begin the conversation about supplier trade credits and terms. Is it worth it?

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Buyers Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Ahlsell, a prominent international retail solutions provider, has led a complete digital transformation overhaul with a central focus on trading goods supplier management. Acting as a complementary partner to their suppliers, Procurement is a central target and strategic function for Ahlsell. billion in annual sales.

Procurement 52

Procurement Retail Supplier Supply Chain 52

ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

Dramatic supply and demand shifts during the pandemic prioritized the need for data accuracy to solve short and long term supply chain challenges. Data builds the bridge between your own internal supply chain visibility and the information you provide to your stakeholders. Timeliness is also important.

Data 52

Data Procurement Supply Chain Supplier 52

ivalua

JUNE 12, 2020

The need for Procurement to improve collaboration with suppliers, and other stakeholders, has gained broad acceptance in recent years. As supply chains were disrupted, those organizations that had the closest relationships with suppliers were most likely to gain preferred access to keep goods flowing, and effectively forecast.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Supplier Supply Chain Procurement 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 17, 2024

Inventory Inventory relates to stock. Defects can relate to things going wrong on a shop floor or things being sourced and supplied incorrectly. Or, it could relate to the route a vehicle takes. Think about a journey a salesperson makes to visit customers. How much stock is being held?

Inventory 59

Inventory Manufacturing Transportation Transportation 59

Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 5, 2024

Instead, the Industrial Base Policy M&A office merely has broad discretion to assess “covered transactions” involving “major defense suppliers” as defined in DoD’s M&A policy under Directive 5000.62. Section 856 requires DoD to establish and carry out a pilot program to analyze, map, and monitor key U.S.

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Government Government Export Data 40

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

This effort focused on enabling the deployment of Choppies’ state-of-the-art Farmer’s app across its supplier network. The proposed idea is to digitally integrate smallholder farmers into Choppies’ supply chain, to overhaul procurement operations to allow fresh produce to swiftly reach store shelves.

Public Private Partnership 69

Public Private Partnership Inventory E-procurement Supply Chain 69

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 11, 2024

The amendment includes the following eight updates to the solicitations: The provision at FAR 52.204-29, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures, is being incorporated into the solicitation.

E-procurement 98

E-procurement Procurement Procurement Contracts Supply Chain 98

Procurement Notes

OCTOBER 10, 2022

He states, “there may be circumstances where an accommodation can be reached by mutual agreement of the contracting parties, perhaps to address acute impacts on small business and other suppliers[.]” [52] Now, he is getting to the heart of the issue, which is what to do about fixed-price contracts already in existence. 195] See Indus.

Government 40

Government Government Price Contract 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The objective of the interim rule is to “…address risks in supply chains by reducing or removing threats and vulnerabilities that may lead to data and intellectual property theft, damage to critical infrastructure, harm to Federal information systems, and otherwise degrade our national security.”

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain E-procurement Price Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

We also are concerned that commercial item suppliers will be forced to assume expensive compliance obligations without proportionate benefits to industrial security. national security, law enforcement, supply chains, foreign policy, or public health and safety. SAM currently requires contractors with over $7.5

Price 52

Price Data Contract Accountability 52

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

MARCH 24, 2025

Aimed primarily at imports from key trading partners, these tariffs are set to significantly affect a wide array of goods, directly highlighting the impact of US tariffs on UK supply chains. For procurement professionals, this development presents new challenges in cost management, supplier relationships, and regulatory compliance.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Export Automotive Supplier 52

The Procurement School

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There can be various types of services which supply chain consultants can provide.

Consulting 52

Consulting Competitive Bidding Inventory Public Procurement 52

The Procurement School

JANUARY 20, 2025

Competitive bids need to be issued; policies updated: contracts need active oversight; staff hiring and retention; trade agreement obligations; supplier performance evaluations; or Indigenous engagement must be factored in to the decision-making. There can be various types of services which supply chain consultants can provide.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Contract Management Management Contract 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The hallmark of that effort to date had been a proposed rule that would, if finalized, require thousands of federal contractors to inventory, publicly disclose, and, in some cases, seek reductions in GHG emissions (see our prior discussion here ). 57405, 57405 (Oct. 15, 2021) (emphasis added).

Bidding 52

Bidding Evaluation Procurement Supply Chain 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 19, 2024

White House Publishes 2024 Federal Agency AI Use Case Inventory Fedscoop reports that on December 18, the White House released the 2024 Federal Agency Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Case Inventory. Only use cases that can be publicly disclosed are included in the inventory.

Inventory 52

Inventory Procurement Data Thresholds 52

Import and Trade Remedies

DECEMBER 2, 2024

during 2018/2019 and outline strategies for businesses with North American supply chains to navigate potential uncertainty in the first quarter of 2025. Know your supply chain. Increase inventory and secure warehousing space, as appropriate. Where possible, diversify suppliers (by jurisdiction) for key inputs.

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Supply Chain Export Import Finance 79