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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

ivalua

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. Consus and Ivalua implemented and went live with the solution for Pacific Drilling in just two weeks. The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria.

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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

Unleashed

When considering where to purchase from, the prevailing idea seems to be that domestic sourcing allows for better control and shorter lead time, but international sourcing is more cost-effective. Low-cost country sourcing is a procurement strategy that falls under a broad category of procurement efforts called global sourcing.

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

According to PLS Logistics , global companies will install procurement managers in China for entire organizations by 2025. Meanwhile, Brazil, Russia and India will become major suppliers as companies access the remaining untapped resources of the world. Globalization Will Become More Important in Everyday Decisions.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.

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Apps for more efficient procurement procedures

Supply Chain Movement

SynerTrade, provider of purchasing software and apps for more efficient procurement procedures, is growing robustly. More than 250 customers in 11 countries have already entrusted their purchasing processes to the software company with French-German roots.

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Pacific Drilling Selects Consus & Ivalua to Drive Sourcing Best Practices Globally

ivalua

Offshore ultra-deep water drilling company to deploy eSourcing globally across its purchasing function. Consus and Ivalua implemented and went live with the solution for Pacific Drilling in just two weeks. The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

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