ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

This blog offers a clear, practical overview of what spend analysis is, how it supports strategic sourcing, and why it matters for both direct and indirect procurement. When done right, spend analysis enables cost savings, supplier optimization, risk reduction, and more strategic sourcing decisions.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Book a Demo T he Inspiration Behind Freightos Enterprise A little over a year ago, my team and I embarked on an extensive listening tour, sitting down with nearly one hundred enterprise shippers and BCO senior executives from the supply chain and logistics sectors. With Freightos Enterprise, that future is here today.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

With Freightos Procure, were now in a position to build true Procurement Intelligence by combining global market data with modern sourcing and decision-making processes. For more information about Freightos Procure and our complete Freightos Enterprise solution suite, visit our website or request a demo.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2025

AI is reshaping the way organizations source, manage suppliers, and drive value today. AI agents offer a smarter, faster way to manage sourcing, risk, and spend across the entire procurement lifecycle. For example, agentic AI can analyze supplier data, evaluate contracts, manage purchase orders, or recommend sourcing strategies.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Demo Breakout. Watch this on-demand demo to learn how Ivalua’s Supplier Management solution offers: A simple and effective supplier registration and on-boarding process. 360-degree view of supplier information and activity across the source-to-pay process. The post AMER 2021 Day 2 Demo 1 appeared first on Ivalua.

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ivalua

JUNE 3, 2025

Ivalua commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study , offering key insights into how companies can unlock substantial financial benefits and operational improvements by adopting Ivalua’s unified Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform. 393% ROI from process automation, better visibility, and replacing old systems.

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ivalua

JUNE 5, 2025

See a Demo. Procurement is the strategic, big-picture approach to sourcing and supplier relationship management, while purchasing is the tactical execution of those plans. It aligns sourcing decisions with broader business goals and supports innovation, compliance, and resilience. What is Procurement?

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

With Freightos Procure, were now in a position to build true Procurement Intelligence by combining global market data with modern sourcing and decision-making processes. For more information about Freightos Procure and our complete Freightos Enterprise solution suite, visit our website or request a demo.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

Source: National Retail Federation Global Port Tracker These projections have volumes in July – the peak of this year’s peak season – 9% lower than last year’s August peak and 4% lower than in April, this year’s strongest month to date.

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ivalua

MAY 10, 2025

This guide breaks down the key procurement technologies in use today and the trends reshaping the future, such as AI-driven sourcing, predictive risk management, and deeper integration across the supply chain. What Is Procurement Technology? Here are some of the most important tools teams are already using.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2025

Digital procurement streamlines workflows and unifies data, enabling faster sourcing, better collaboration, and improved accuracy. Digital procurement is the use of digital technologies to enhance, automate, and optimize procurement processes across the entire source-to-pay (S2P) lifecycle.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2023

Amplio helps you meet your production goals by removing procurement roadblocks – the software assesses your BOMs’ sourcing risk, locates inventory for you, and recommends optimal purchasing strategy so that you get the components you need at the best price. Access diverse sources of supply. Schedule an Amplio Demo.

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Resilinc

JUNE 13, 2025

From our CEO’s powerful speaking session, to demos at our booth of our AI agents for tariff disruption and more, the Resilinc team showcased the power of Agentic AI for supply chain risk at Reuters Supply Chain USA 2025. A simple demo of Resilinc’s AI agents in action.

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ivalua

MAY 28, 2025

Brent Griffith Day 2: More Keynotes, Sessions, and Silent Demos! Brent Griffith Day 2: More Keynotes, Sessions, and Silent Demos! From overcoming complex challenges to spearheading innovative initiatives, their insights have inspired us to redefine the limits of what’s achievable in procurement and supply chain management!

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. Yet, within the pursuit of efficiency lies a lurking peril: single sourcing. The pandemic was a wake-up call to the dangers of single sourcing. What is single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

Avoid pretty demos and RFP processes. Explore to understand the data sources, the cleanliness and frequency of data, and evaluate the use of machine learning and NoSQL to improve data quality and reduce data latency. Source: Horse for Courses definition Oxford Dictionary As you work on discovery, listen to your gut. Next Steps?

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ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

Through Ivalua’s EIC, emissions data can be imported from recognized third-party emissions data sources or directly from suppliers; the data is then combined with other information such as environmental risk scores, policies, published targets, or certifications. To learn more about this new offering register for an upcoming live demo.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 14, 2025

SONAR aggregates data from hundreds of sources, presenting the data in charts and maps and providing commentary on what freight market experts want to know about the industry in real time. To request a SONAR demo, click here. The post Import demand recovers back to even with 2024 appeared first on FreightWaves.

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

There is a strategic incentive in understanding the optimal sourcing location for specific customers, and the optimal sourcing location for different resources. Study 3: Identify Optimal Sourcing Locations . Demo in Network Design Navigator . Study 5: Refine Capacity Smoothing (click to view demo and more information)

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

It creates a single source of truth for your rate management, automating RFQs and streamlining the entire procurement process. million+ transactions annually This network effect means better visibility, more competitive rates, and unparalleled connectivity across the global logistics landscape. Ready to Transform Your Freight Operations?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. The solution demos are weak, and the leadership vision is lacking. For Llamasoft it is sourcing rationalization and risk management network design. The supply chain career is new. Evolution is messy. Challenges abound.

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ivalua

APRIL 23, 2020

This May event replaces the planned US physical conference, and will be run using a clever platform that mimics much of a physical event – you walk into the virtual “room”, choose from concurrent break-out sessions, “visit” different exhibitors, get product demos and so on.

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Locus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Companies relying on lean inventory models or single-region sourcing are particularly exposed. Diversify Supply Chains Moving away from single-region sourcing reduces vulnerability. Chat with our experts and book your demo now. Challenges for Businesses 1.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction Inventory management is the backbone of a successful supply chain operation, but it’s often a source of persistent frustration. Contact RFgen today to request a personalized demo and discover how our solutions can revolutionize your operations.

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Precoro

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Unlike traditional tools that often operate in isolation or rely on rigid workflows, AI connects the dots between disparate data sources, providing a more comprehensive view of procurement activities. AI in procurement use cases : Analyzing data from multiple sources to predict demand trends with greater accuracy.

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Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

Safely Mine Your Supply Chain Data with GenAI Watch the Demo Myth 3: Generative AI is best as a black box At first glance, the prospect of generative AI supporting a 100% automated workflow might seem like a desired goal for your supply chain processes. For example, suppose an order for a key customer is going to be late.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing With Arena and Part Analytics Learn more about the integration between Arena and Part Analytics here. Full transcript below: Heatherly Bucher Welcome to our session on Succeeding at Strategic Sourcing. Engineering and sourcing professionals build the platform for engineering and sourcing.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. Live map of Suez Canal and Red Sea, Dec.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

One-third of respondents (33%) paused shipments entirely, while 29% are exploring alternative sourcing options outside of affected regions. Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Having successfully digitized the entire Source-to-Pay process, Ashell is on the path to evolving Procurement from a cost center into a competitive advantage.”. Extend risk and performance mapping with external data sources and alert systems. Increase strategic insight and identify new sources of savings.

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ivalua

OCTOBER 22, 2020

digitization Procurement processes from sourcing to accounts payable is a key strategy. If you are interested in knowing more about the Ivalua’s Procure-to-Pay solution , please visit our Procure-to-Pay page or request a demo of our Procure to Pay software. Digitizing the P2P Cycle is good for productivity.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 4, 2025

Exigers Tariff Intelligence gives companies a live, part-level x-ray of that exposure and an AI playbook to pivot production, sourcing, and routing to drive resilience and profitability. Dynamic modeling assesses tariffs by product and country of origin, and allows for filtering by HS Codes and exportable data.

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Logility

JULY 31, 2024

Jump to sales, marketing, and finance demo videos here Traditional Demand Planning Challenges: Current demand planners can get bogged down in the daily grind of gathering, organizing, and analyzing the sales history for an accurate forecast. They are managing complex spreadsheets populated by multiple sources and stored in too many locations.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. The future belongs to connected platforms that can bring together disparate data sources and processes into a coherent whole. With Freightos Enterprise, that future is here today.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 12, 2021

Viterra, formally Glencore Agriculture, a global leader in the sourcing, handling, processing and marketing of agricultural commodities and products, has started a global digital transformation program to improve and accelerate its business decisions. This is a video for a demo cell with ABB robot and a vision partner. See you there!

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

CommonSense, one startup that demoed, is systematically automating fulfillment, working down a laundry list of things that take human time at warehouses and building bespoke robots. The crux of visibility is that given how complex supply chains are, there’s no one data source that is a single source of truth for everything.

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