ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

The vision aims to transform the country into a leading economy, a hub for commercial and cultural activities, and a model for sustainable development. In this blog post, we will explore how sustainable procurement practices can help organizations reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve their sustainability goals.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation.

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Tracker Intelligence

AUGUST 30, 2024

Public procurement regulations is absolutely front and centre to this, both in terms of buying more sustainable products and services, but also incentivising its supply chain to adopt environmentally friendly practices. The Role Of The Public Sector In Improving Sustainability The public sector in the UK is huge. What can suppliers do?

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions.

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ivalua

JANUARY 20, 2016

As the New Year approaches, there will no doubt be a lot of talk about the ‘ manufacturer of the future ’. The world of manufacturing is quickly evolving, driven by production modernization, materials innovation, big data, and a new type of workforce. No manufacturing experience required! Collaboration skills. Risk management.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] A Balancing Act: Drive Sustainability while Managing Cost and Risk April 27, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. FCL is a wholesaling, manufacturing, marketing and administrative cooperative that has been recognized by a wide variety of awards.

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The Softly Spark

JANUARY 13, 2025

Sustainable products are experiencing growth in both profits and consumer demand. To successfully market your sustainability efforts, you must carefully navigate the fine line between legitimate marketing and greenwashing. Recommendation: Partner with suppliers who prioritize sustainability.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A top-10 Forbes 500 company, the Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. We are delighted to have been selected for the digitization of one of the world’s leading automotive players’ procurement processes. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software.

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ivalua

JULY 22, 2015

Leading manufacturers have proven that best-in-class strategic sourcing can create measurable and sustainable shareholder value by contributing to top line growth and bottom line profitability. This week’s signs deal with supplier relationships. You Have Imbedded a Cost Management Mindset into Every Supplier Relationship.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2020

For Körber’s supply chain management community, quality, innovative strength, legal certainty, adherence to delivery dates and the sustainability of suppliers and service providers play a decisive role – as does cost. The goal was to increase efficiency across the Group’s Business Areas.

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ivalua

MAY 6, 2020

How an agile Supply Chain drives a sustainable competitive advantage. As companies reassess their supply chains in light of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as growing pressure to improve sustainability, some lessons can be learned by taking a look back. A great example of how sustainability can be improved in parallel to cost reduction.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Redwood, CA, 20th December 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that Canada’s largest co-operative, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), has gone live with its source-to-contract solution which includes a seamless integration to TealBook, the leading supplier data foundation.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Part of our role as Procurement Professionals should be to ensure that the specifications put to us from suppliers, or those created in-house are (1) fit for purpose and (2) thinking about and reflecting good ESG practice. From this, a new phone will be manufactured without any impact on taking naturally recurring materials from the earth.

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ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2022

Progress on sustainability is notoriously hard to measure for organizations, but the needle is moving in the right direction. The report explains that: “Scope 3 emissions reduction is a key challenge for companies, often due to a lack of visibility and monitoring of suppliers’ data. But time is of the essence for organizations.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass is one of the world’s leading producers of glass bottles and jars, operating 70 glass manufacturing plants in 19 countries with an annual revenue of $6.4B At O-I Glass we are committed to working closely with our suppliers to deliver innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for our customers. “At

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 14, 2023

In a polarized political environment, one area of bipartisan agreement in recent years has been renewed interest in leveraging government purchasing power to promote the domestic manufacturing base by expanding and strengthening federal “Buy America” requirements. GAO sustained a protest challenging a U.S. B-420355.7,

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ivalua

JULY 15, 2015

Since its inception in the late 1980s, strategic sourcing has always been about getting the best value for the goods and services purchased from third party suppliers. The decision making process used to select suppliers must be fact-based and driven by a rigorous analytical approach. Supplier selection is more critical than ever.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

Tom Temin And for contractors on the manufacturing side that make things, platforms and so forth. But I think you’re also starting to see an emergence of a new set of supply chain challenges around where the products that the contractors are bringing to the government being manufactured.

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ivalua

JULY 4, 2021

System will improve the experience for employees and suppliers while supporting sustainable growth in shareholder value. The initial scope which was delivered in a 5-month project included Supplier Risk and Performance Management, Sourcing and Contract Management.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Unsurprisingly, sustainability is the top priority, with 67% of respondents actively measuring CSR performance. However, only 33% have defined official sustainable policies and targets. Social and ethical priorities are close behind but still lag. This is followed by a lack of systems to enable effective, scalable collaboration.

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ivalua

APRIL 22, 2021

This has led many companies to consider diversifying their networks to include more onshore suppliers in order to reap the benefits of having a supply chain that’s a bit closer to home. . In many cases, international markets have different environmental and ethical regulations when it comes to how suppliers operate and treat their employees.

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

At the same time, two-thirds (66%) of businesses admitted they were still reliant on such processes as part of their Procurement or supplier management function. Procurement is perfectly placed to help manage this growing risk landscape, support innovation and create sustainable cost savings. please visit: [link]. About the study.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In this way, they can be ready to face a crisis like Covid-19 or various other potential challenges — extreme weather caused by climate change, consumer demand for sustainable and ethically produced goods, trade wars or political tensions, to name a few. . Balancing New Priorities Makes Procurement More Valuable.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Many businesses have become reliant on overseas suppliers due to their more competitive costs against sourcing at home. About The Trainer Katie Jarvis-Grove has worked in procurement for over 20 years and has experience in industries ranging from manufacturing to education to agriculture.

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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JULY 17, 2024

This approach was first implemented in manufacturing in the 1950s after the Second World War. LEAN can be used for tangible or intangible procurement and although widely associated with manufacturing, it does not have to be. The logic behind LEAN is to reduce waste and make processes more efficient.

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

It is also helping to bridge the supply chain management gap that has traditionally existed between healthcare providers and other industries such as manufacturing. When the time is right and you’ve been able to automate much of the source-to-pay process, then you can engage in more supplier collaboration and innovation activities.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

CTA April 28, 2023 | | Supply Chain by Vishal Patel Cost, Risk, and Sustainability. A recent webinar hosted by Supply Chain Now, “Balancing Cost, Risk and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty, ” took an in-depth look on what it takes to transform Procurement into a highly efficient function that supports these key initiatives.

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ivalua

MARCH 18, 2021

The Belgium-based automotive supplier, specialising in sustainable and affordable propulsion system solutions, deployed Ivalua’s platform in September 2020 for the sourcing of components for the DT2 program, within the company’s Joint Venture operations: Punch Powertrain PSA e-transmissions.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

There is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of collaboration for manufacturers. These systems were designed for accomplishing functional-specific activities like product design, supplier quoting, materials ordering, (slowly) paying invoices, etc. At Directworks , we serve manufacturers who build highly engineered products.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

CPO’s are now being asked to manage not only the transactional piece of the supply chain, but to also create partnerships with suppliers who are beginning to become more deeply vested in the entire product lifecycle. Challenges in this new manufacturer/supplier partnership Burton cites include: Risk management. Sustainability.

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Import and Trade Remedies

MARCH 8, 2024

The Regulation will replace the current Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC , aiming to reduce packaging waste and introducing a range of sustainability measures including a requirement for all packaging to be recyclable by 2030.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2022

Consumers also expect transparency – in product origin, quality standards, and how organizations are improving their environmental and sustainability efforts. . Digital supply chains use one integrated network for all relevant supply chain partners, including procurement, suppliers, service providers, and even customers.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, I can say that there’s incredible plans underway to continue to deliver more value to our citizens, to our customers, to create a much more equitable, inviting, successful marketplace for suppliers and to continue to make it easy for people who do business with the government. We asked a question of ourselves almost every day.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

Creating Value occurs when sourcing and procurement uses relevant sourcing processes and tools to engage and select the best fit supplier. Monitoring and measuring value is where the procurement organization takes a holistic view of the Source-to-pay process and supplier relationships. What is Direct Procurement?

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

There is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of collaboration for manufacturers. These systems were designed for accomplishing functional-specific activities like product design, supplier quoting, materials ordering, (slowly) paying invoices, etc. At Directworks , we serve manufacturers who build highly engineered products.

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The Softly Spark

JULY 1, 2024

The FTC has determined that the rule offers clear and suitable guidance for marketers, but if you’re unsure whether your product passes the “virtually all” test, look at your total manufacturing costs and the origin of all your parts. Don’t assume a component bought from a US supplier is entirely US-made.

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The Softly Spark

JUNE 4, 2024

Consumers are demanding more sustainable products, and businesses that make environmentally friendly products want to advertise their good works to their customers. Understanding New Green Marketing Regulations Green marketing involves promoting products or services as environmentally friendly or sustainable.

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