Bonfire

APRIL 3, 2023

Not to mention, ERPs can’t connect you with the vendor communities and networks that sometimes come with a dedicated procurement solution, which means that fewer qualified vendors see and bid on your agency’s solicitations in the first place.

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Eprocurement Strategic Sourcing Supplier Bidding 52

ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Jon led the largest B2B Network Network allow a company to connect and transact effectively with their supply chain partners. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on Cloud Technology, Business Networks, Supply Chain Strategy and Alliance Management.

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Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Business Strategy Electronics 8

ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

This helps organizations avoid supply disruptions in times of crisis such as during Covid-19, support strategic objectives such as increasing spend with diverse suppliers and improve quality and savings from strategic sourcing, especially for new categories where there is less knowledge of the market.

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Supplier Eprocurement Quality Strategic Sourcing 11

ivalua

APRIL 1, 2019

It is either a data input, such as what we gather and use in spend analysis, or it is a process by-product, such as the information we gather from prospective suppliers during strategic sourcing. Procurement knows supplier information is useful and important, and that it needs to be cleansed and standardized after we collect it.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing 53

ivalua

MARCH 14, 2019

But now with strategic sourcing and category management, the process has become much easier to track, monitor and control. Add sourcing workflow to the mix, and introduce machine learning that can link directly to the supplier and track savings, then you can start to see where the science comes in. appeared first on Ivalua.

Procurement 40

Procurement IT Purchasing Supply Chain 40

ivalua

AUGUST 16, 2021

This reliance can increase supplier risk or uncover a large source of value and supplier innovation for organizations. . In order that sourcing and procurement teams fully optimize their supplier network, there needs to be a change in the way organizations view all suppliers. Secure executive sponsorship.

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Supplier Management Supply Chain Risk Management 52

ivalua

MARCH 11, 2015

In a recent Sourcing Journal Online article, Sourcing is Hard , Mike Todaro, managing director of the Americas Apparel Producers’ Network, quotes Barbara Zeins, an industry expert that published a short list of “9 Big FAT Garment Lies,” which we might as well call “Global Sourcing Lies,” more generally.

Supply Chain 40

Supply Chain Global Sourcing Networking Management 40

Federal News Network

AUGUST 1, 2024

Mike Smith, a former director of strategic sourcing at DHS and now executive vice president at GovConRx, said with the successes of the DHS and other pilots, he hoped the FAR Council would take up this project and support CPARs reforms. But if everyone is rated satisfactory, then CPARs has little to no real value.”

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Evaluation Bidding Contract Data 95

The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Congress Passes $3 Billion VA Supplemental Funding Bill Federal News Network reports that on Thursday, the Senate passed a $3 billion VA supplemental funding bill. During the event, you will network with fellow GSS MAS contractors, the GSA MAS Team, acquisition professionals, and strategic customer agencies.

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Price Supply Chain Logistics Procurement 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Healthcare Corner: VA Provides Record Breaking Benefits and Care, Fueled by Expanding Workforce Federal News Network reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided record numbers of appointments and total benefits awarded to veterans in FY23, fueled by the Department’s recent hiring surge and an uptick in demand for its services.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Telecommunication Contract 52