ivalua

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re evaluating procurement technology or exploring ways to drive more value from existing systems, chances are you’re looking beyond tactical fixes – you want a smarter, scalable strategy. Misaligned priorities across finance, legal, and procurement create friction that delays decision-making and reduces impact.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 7, 2025

Sorting through this to make a decision on a new planning solution at this time is tough. For example, if I improve the cost structure in transportation, procurement, manufacturing and sales independently, what decision support framework decides the right trade-offs? My advice? You are right. The reason? How Do You Drive Value?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2012, when I started Supply Chain Insights , I believed that I could revolutionize the purchase of supply chain planning solutions by initiating a rating and review process across trading partners. Business leaders see the open sharing of feedback on software as too risky. How can I improve the process of software selection?

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Precoro

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Traditionally, procurement has been a process weighed down by manual tasks, fragmented systems, and endless paperwork. Today, procurement is undergoing a transformation. While procurement teams have long worked to add strategic value, Artificial Intelligence (AI) amplifies their impact.

Price Reduction 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Most supply chain and logistics teams have recognized that the only way to combat todays incredible level of uncertainty is by adopting and applying digital tools. The pace and scope of supply chain disruption are beyond human cognition, manual analysis, and consumer-grade spreadsheet tools.

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Precoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For most CPOs and CFOs, deciding on the right purchasing setup — centralized or decentralized — is no small task. In this article, we’ll explain what centralized purchasing is, the challenges it tackles, the benefits of centralized procurement, and the types of companies that can benefit most from it.

Pricing Training 105

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ivalua

MAY 30, 2023

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] 3 Powerful Ways Procurement will Drive the 2030 Saudi Vision Transformation May 30, 2023 | | Procurement Strategy by Sara Omer What is the Saudi Vision 2030 Program? Procurement and supply chain teams will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality.

Manufacturing Procurement 49

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

Here’s a look at six customer experience examples to help you maximize long-term customer loyalty. 6 Examples of Excellent Customer Experiences. Image source: National Retail Association. Image source: Twitter. Image source: Ikea. However, simply having a loyalty program is not enough.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2021

In a previous post , I made a case for how the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) and Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) are smarter together. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration. Here are some examples of such use cases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Optimizing fulfillment requires a series of steps to get a shipment from its source to the end customer. These steps include sourcing and receiving inventory, storing inventory, order processing, picking and packing an order, shipping the order, and returns management. Many companies aim for 95% or higher, which can be a daunting task.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Business Spend Management Solutions are Networked .

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Precoro

JUNE 3, 2025

Businesses often use it in retail and purchasing. Category management isn’t just another procurement trend. It’s a way for companies to group similar goods or services (like IT infrastructure, facilities, or raw materials) and manage them holistically instead of handling every purchase in isolation.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 24, 2025

Introduction Gardner, (1954) and Huntzinger, (2007) define Purchase price variance (PPV) as a metric used to measure the effectiveness of cost-saving efforts by calculating the difference between the planned cost (standard pricing) allocated for purchasing activities and the actual cost incurred.

Purchasing Skills 69

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2025

Companies often push aside procurement compliance to focus on more pressing issues. No wonder—procurement often gets tedious and burdened with time-consuming processes. However, ignoring procurement compliance is like ignoring a ticking time bomb. Scroll down to find out: What is procurement compliance?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2025

Below are the individual web links and prime takeaway messages from each of our prior postings: Part One : Michael observed that standard sourcing solutions struggle to support direct materials sourcing because of specific challenges in legacy software design.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

What Is Strategic Sourcing? A Complete Guide Strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. It is called strategic because it replaces traditional ad hoc approaches to sourcing, which were almost entirely focused on cost savings, item by item.

Negotiating Skills 52

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2025

Beyond simply improving forecast accuracy, todays ML-powered demand forecasting software uncovers hidden supply trends, anticipates pricing fluctuations, and enables proactive supply chain planning decisions. According to McKinsey , organizations implementing AI-driven demand forecasting solutions can reduce forecast errors by 30% to 50%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

Coupa is a supplier of spend management solutions. She knew the company was innovative; after all, Coupa created a new software enterprise category: business spend management. Coupa also has a supply chain collaboration solution that runs on the platform. This solution provides for purchase order collaboration.

Procurement Solutions 293

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At the same time, the Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) has taken on a pivotal role by securing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect the workforce and direct materials when primary sources fail. As disruptions become the norm, Supply Chain Planning and Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycles need to be increasingly dynamic and intertwined.

Manufacturing Procurement 284

Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Pharmaceutical Procurement Solutions 284

Precoro

JULY 29, 2024

Procurement operations are no exception. In fact, 43% of GPOs that took part in the 2023 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey cited overall procurement risk had increased significantly as compared to 20% in the 2021 study. Keep reading to learn: What is an online procurement system? Let’s break them down.

Procurement Solutions 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. Randall Moore was hired as the new chief procurement officer in May. Facilities sourcing and construction contracting were centralized in the procurement department. There was also a realignment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. One of the more interesting is o9 Solutions. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 A unicorn has a valuation of over $1 billion.

Supply Chain Planning Software 284

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Decoding the Procurement Department: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles and Responsibilities This supply chain article provides a comprehensive overview of the procurement department within an organization. Read In Detail About Procurement Department Here 2.

Negotiating Skills 95

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

A SCCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a public cloud – many-to-many architecture – which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. 20 Things to Know About SCCN.

Optimal Sourcing 293

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Knowledge Graphs are emerging as an important tool for building advanced AI capabilities. What Celanese has accomplished is the single best example ARC is aware of employing agentic AI and copilots at scale. Then, another application would be purchased, and another, and another. Celanese is an exception. Data does not move.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. For example, current congestion at China ports is based on COVID restrictions on cross-province trucking stoppages and port labor COVID lock downs in China that have prevented workers from off-loading and on-boarding shipping containers.

Rail Software 274

Rail Software Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software 274

ivalua

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Are ERP systems better than best-in-class supply chain solutions for managing healthcare supply chains? That’s the question we set out to answer in our recent panel discussion with Procurement and Supply Chain experts. This could be why, according to Forrester, 82% of organizations regret their software selection within 12 months.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Within this setup, an ERP procurement module helps companies make purchases and manage suppliers. Numbers speak louder: According to Procurement Tactics’ top procurement trends in 2025 , 83% of CPOs prioritize digitization.   Keep reading to learn: What Is ERP in Procurement?

Procurement Solutions 45

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

Supply Chain Design Software 318

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Strategic Sourcing Success: Best Practices and Key Strategies Of course, there are many definition s of source-to-pay but put simply, strategic sourcing is a data-driven approach to securing the best value for your organization from its strategic suppliers. How Has Strategic Sourcing Evolved?

Negotiating Skills 52

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

What is Source to Pay (S2P)? Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. Yet in the case of source to pay, it is wholly justified. Yet there are good reasons to do so. manufacturing and process industries) or the delivery of services (e.g.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A digital thread integrates different tools and data systems (CAD, CAM, ERP, PLM etc.) This creates a continuous flow of information between design tools, simulation environments, and manufacturing systems allowing all stakeholders to access a single source of truth.

Supply Chain Design Software 94

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As a developer working on the braking software of an automatic car for the past eight years, he constantly tells me that it is not easy, and all of the estimates are too waaaay too positive. Self-driving supply chains are an example. For example, are you using actual lead-time data? The facts are clear. Next Steps?

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Precoro

MAY 13, 2025

  In this guide, we’ll explore what cost efficiency is, examples, and best practices on how cost efficiency can make your company more competitive and profitable in today's fast-paced economy. Example of cost efficiency A TechRepair Company operates two service plans: Plan A costs $6,000 monthly and services 1,200 devices.

Sourcing Strategies 45

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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. The truth is, sourcing smarter isnt just about softwareits about strategy, support, and best practices.

Sourcing Strategies 52

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Jaggaer

APRIL 16, 2025

How Intake and Orchestration AI Are Reshaping Procurement If youve been paying attention to technology developments in procurement, youve probably come across the term Intake & Orchestration. These could be service requests, inquiries, demand planning, or purchase needs. So, whats it all about? And why should you take note?

Procurement Solutions 52

Procurement Solutions Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Modeling Software 52

RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2025

That’s where manufacturing inventory management software comes in. The right software can streamline your production, optimize stock levels, and even help you save money. We’re talking real-time tracking, automated purchasing, and a whole lot less stress.

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