ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2016

When incorporated into an efficient strategic sourcing process, collaboration can result in better visibility into total costs and a better negotiation position. Product cost management over the life cycle of the product is required in order to meet financial performance goals.

Supplier 40

Supplier Collaboration Manufacturing Finance 40

ivalua

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This is precisely where organizations see the benefits of a TPRM program built into or working seamlessly with a Strategic Sourcing or Source-to-Pay solution. The importance of a single supplier database and a 360 degree view of all information and activity is often underestimated.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Supplier Supply Chain 52

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

The answer for many organizations is to ensure employees have access to pre-negotiated catalogues of goods and services which they can shop from on an as needed basis. This type of “Amazon”-like experience is commonplace in modern Source-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay platforms and also greatly improve end user adoption.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supply Chain E-procurement Procurement Team 52

ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Sprint’s strategic sourcing transformation, presents a great example, in multiple ways. First, their approach digitized not just the sourcing process itself, but also requirements gathering from the business, providing transparency into the pipeline and prioritization across the company.

Procurement 52

Procurement Supplier Price Leadership 52

The Procurement School

JUNE 25, 2023

demand aggregation As one strategy for meeting this obligation, both sectors look for opportunities for volume buying or ‘demand aggregation’ wherever possible and often approach strategic sourcing from a category management perspective.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Thresholds Transparency 52

ivalua

MAY 1, 2020

Companies that maintained zero-sum, hard negotiation relationships with suppliers cannot suddenly reset those in a more collaborative mold. Look at overall margins throughout the supply chain and negotiate temporary price adjustments in return for future business, considering the relative financial stress of each party.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Management Supplier E-procurement 40

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The deadline to avoid a government shutdown is September 30, although Friday, September 27 is seen as the target date for lawmakers to finalize negotiations before returning to their home districts to campaign until the election. Another option is a clean CR through December 2024.

Price 52

Price Supply Chain Logistics Procurement 52

Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

APRIL 10, 2016

Procurement Methods: Effective Techniques by Lourdes Coss Table of contents: Here's the table of contents for the book: Bids or Competitive (Sealed) Bids Objective and Application Invitation to Bid (ITB) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) Development Bid Evaluation Summary Request for Qualification (RFQ) Objective and Application RFQ Development RFQ Evaluation (..)

Procurement 130

Procurement E-procurement Bidding Evaluation 130

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The four priorities of the BCI include: Leveraging Data Across Federal Agencies to Get Lower Prices and Better Terms; Negotiating Common Enterprise-Wide Software Licenses; Saving Money and Avoiding Waste by Getting Contract Requirements Right the First Time; and Getting Better Value from Sole Source and Other High-Risk Contracts.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Telecommunication Contract 52