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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Procurement ran a request for proposal event.

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Procurement Rising – The Time is Now

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Procurement’s stature has grown during the COVID-19 crisis as costs, cash flow and supply continuity quickly became top boardroom priorities and homepage news. Across the world, procurement leaders have risen to the challenge. Examples abound. People should be thankful, and procurement practitioners proud.

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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

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May 23, 2022 – Ivalua, a leading provider of Spend Management Cloud solutions, announced the winners of its Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup at its marquee annual event, Ivalua NOW 2022 in Washington D.C. The Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup featured 17 teams of volunteers. About Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. For example, the bricks in a pizza oven are refractory bricks. HWI employed a crawl-walk-run methodology.

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Procurement and Sustainability are Your Yin and Yang!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement and Sustainability are your business’ Yin and Yang. Procurement and Sustainability are two disciplines and business functions that exist in a perfectly harmonious contradiction. Procurement is fundamentally centered around the act of acquisition and/or buying.

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Automating Procurement and Supplier Relations to Alleviate ESG Concerns

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It is no secret that procurement executives are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize efficiency and address unexpected supply disruptions. However, procurement is evolving into much more than the most cost effective option since the cheapest option often involves real world atrocities like child and forced labor.

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How to tackle the top five procurement risks in 2021

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In the last 12 months, procurement teams have evolved rapidly while adapting to the new landscape. In 2021, companies will need to look more closely than ever at how to increase the resilience of their supply chains and reduce the risk of future disruption. Supplier collaboration can take different forms.