QAD

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite its success, KION faced significant challenges in managing its extensive supplier network and procurement processes. For the mitigation of supply chain and business risks , we need closer integration and easy collaboration with our suppliers, said Jens Brethauer, VP of e-Procurement & Digitalization at KION.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react.

Manufacturing Procurement 173

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. In addition, build a planning master data management system. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 20, 2021

For this research report, Raconteur, partnering with HICX, focused on speaking to senior procurement professionals at leading multinational companies. With their revenues in the multi billions and their suppliers in the hundreds of thousands, they were, from our perspective, the best people to talk to.

Procurement 97

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ivalua

JANUARY 27, 2021

27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Ivalua, a global leader in Cloud Spend Management solutions, and the International Association for Data Quality, Governance and Analytics (IADQGA) today announced a partnership to improve the use of data in procurement and supply chain decisions. REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Jarrod McAdoo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Gartner predicts that by 2023, organizations that don’t optimize supplier master data management (MDM) could have wrong information for half of their suppliers! Tip #1 – Use holistic data modeling to optimize organizational needs. That’s significant.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Hackett Group and Ivalua have been working together for some months to assess the status of Digital Procurement transformation and lessons learned from early adopters. Digital Procurement – a place we are planning to visit soon (and hopefully stay). Here are the top takeaways from that Webinar and from the full research.:

Procurement 124

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past few years, supply chain and procurement pros have faced the challenge of navigating their enterprises through one disruption after another. Despite their best efforts, current events and market dynamics caught up with them, leading to issues managing their suppliers and sourcing the materials needed for their products.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 287

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ivalua

JANUARY 24, 2022

How do Chief Procurement Officers and their teams leverage digital transformation to take control of their data and better deliver against their strategic objectives? . There are a few key elements necessary to build this solid First, take a look at the data you already have in the organization and the backend systems.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The second is, Why are companies focused on traditional risk management investments primarily focused on supply/procurement when the more significant opportunity is balancing risk and opportunity in an increasingly complex world? When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement. For context, let’s call him Dave.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

With the digitization of the source-to-pay process being a key initiative for many chief procurement officers, to the inherent automation which promises to accelerate innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), digitization is growing. However, it is fundamental to empowering procurement success in the modern age.

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ivalua

JULY 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react. There are many supply chain management lessons to learn from the Covid-19 crisis. Supplier Data Quality & Management in Decision Making. Managing a Complex Network of Direct Material Suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement 26

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2022

For instance, Joe pointed out that only about half of the survey respondents include their data requirements when sending out an RFP. Only after the contract has been signed does procurement start raising relevant questions around data. The post Is Your Procurement Data Fit for Purpose? appeared first on Ivalua.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What are the pros and cons, and what supply chain strategy will pave the way to higher margins, improved supply chain risk management in healthcare and improved patient care? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. Efficient warehouse management.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Alex Saric, Smart Procurement Expert, Ivalua. Supply Chain Managers today have never been so reliant on suppliers to deliver goods and services to customers. Procurement has a vital role to play in identifying and managing risk. Procurement has a vital role to play.

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2023

Earlier this year, QAD hosted a live webinar to explore and analyze the trends that are likely to dominate the procurement world over the coming months. It’s no secret that procurement teams have an amplified role within their businesses and that many are left with questions — our goal was to offer answers.

Manufacturing Procurement 98

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ivalua

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Jarrod McAdoo, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Ivalua. Procure-to-pay (P2P) automation and analytics won’t work very well without accurate supplier master data. Yet that goal — data accuracy — remains a considerable challenge for many Procurement and Accounts Payable organizations.

Data 130

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HICX Solutions

JULY 12, 2021

How it all started – Podcasting on Supply Chain & Procurement. Kelly starts the discussion by recounting how experts in the procurement and supply chain industry have become much more prominent today, and how their voices have proliferated – which was not the case in the past. What’s next for procurement?

Procurement 98

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As data volumes and complexity grow, procurement professionals increasingly recognize the need for accurate and transparent data management. This is essential for managing equipment flow, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and mitigating risks.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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QAD

MARCH 11, 2025

Insights from a Former Procurement Manager People often ask me why I left FORVIA, a French global automotive supplier, to join QAD. As organizations strive to remain competitive, the need for efficient procurement processes has never been more critical.

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QAD

MAY 1, 2025

In todays complex and often volatile global environment, procurement leaders face mounting pressure to cut sourcing costs while navigating geopolitical instability, inflation, tariffs and talent shortages. When I started working with KION five years ago, they faced fragmented procurement processes across regions. His takeaway?

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Logility

MAY 14, 2025

Companies need a comprehensive view of their supply chain network to understand how every change impacts procurement, production, and distribution. While tariffs are often thought of as a one-time cost increase, its notable to remember they are part of a larger system where freight costs shift, supplier costs fluctuate, and demand changes.

Gartner 131

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In fact, companies that have automated procurement negotiations consistently achieve significant cost savings compared to traditional methods. At AFFLINK , we've seen how automation transforms supplier management, helping businesses save time, improve efficiency, and build stronger supplier relationships.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 29, 2025

The S&OP process is geared to align sales, marketing, product management, procurement, supply chain management and operations for achieving joint planning and alignment of product demand and anticipated supply generally over a tactical planning window of weeks, months up to one or more years.

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, the key to building a cohesive digital thread is connecting systems and data across the company to establish cross-department collaboration. Identify the CAD, CAM, and data management software that will be required across your company. Learn more about the Advanced Arena Connector here. Watch Video

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Committed to environmental and social responsibility, ALOM manages the physical supply chain from procurement, inventory management, contract assembly, digital media and print, to omni-channel fulfillment and returns.

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Vinculum

MARCH 20, 2020

Look at most successful businesses, enterprises or retail stores; the leading reason behind their success is their master data management solutions. Data is known to be one of the valuable assets this 2020. All thanks to the technological revolution, there has been data generated at an unprecedented pace.

Data Management 52

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

The days of quarterly reviews and annual procurement cycles are giving way to a much more dynamic, responsive approach to supply chain management. Having everything connected from market intelligence to tender procurement to actual bookings transforms how shippers operate.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2025

billion acquisition of Generative AI start-up MosiacML in 2023, and the upwards on $1 billion acquisition of data management start-up Tabular in 2024. Cloud ERP and infrastructure provider SAP SE announced in February that this provider with be the prime partner to a newly announced SAP Business Data Cloud capability.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

That includes industry supply chain teams that utilize various SAP SCM software and data management applications as their primary support mechanism. Last weeks announcement represents the fourth iteration of a data management and analytics driven decision making capability available for the companys customers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Before I started doing this research, I believed procurement and manufacturing were aligned. While this is the case in 50% of the organizations, there are many organizations with large alignment gaps between finance/operations and procurement/manufacturing. I thought the primary issues were between commercial teams and operations.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In the report 60% of CPOS select poor data quality, standardization and governance as being the biggest challenge in mastering digital complexity. There is definitely an aspiration to reach the point where data can be used as a matter of course to influence strategic decisions, but of course, excel is not the best tool for this job.

Data 130

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ThroughPut

APRIL 4, 2025

Supply chain disruptions create uncertainty in procurement. Leverage Data and Technology Using AI-powered tools and data analytics helps in: Identifying slow-moving and obsolete inventory. Optimize Procurement and Vendor Management Work with multiple suppliers to mitigate risks. Overstocking of non-essential items.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Logility

JUNE 15, 2021

Supply chain data management. These solutions can even make it difficult to connect disparate data systems across a company. By contrast, F&B business can use a supply chain data management solution to alleviate these issues. Time-phased replenishment planning.

Supply and Demand 147

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This resilience can be defined as “ the ability of a central procurement and supply management function to prepare for unexpected events, respond to disruptions, recover, and emerge even stronger. ” Manufacturers cannot foresee every risk, inconvenience, or disaster, but they can equip themselves to handle the unexpected and come out on top.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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My Office Apps

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this ultimate guide, we’ll show you how to elevate your business operations, from procurement and logistics to manufacturing and more, ensuring a path to operational excellence and strategic success. Cloud-Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a cutting-edge approach to managing core business functions using cloud computing.

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