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Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study

ivalua

Ivalua Spend Management Insights [ivory-search] Procurement in the Age of Uncertainty: 4 Lessons from the New Forrester Study May 9, 2023 | | Innovation by Alex Saric In today’s age of uncertainty, procurement departments are under tremendous pressure. Fortunately, the report shows that procurement is putting actions behind words.

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Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity

Enterra Insights

Such predictions concern governments, populations, and industries. I want to focus on industrial water requirements. 3] When industrial requirements collide with personal requirements, unrest and political action are inevitable. ” For many industries, access to water, like access to electricity, is a matter of survival.

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Ryder’s Freight Market Update with Kevin Clonch

The Logistics of Logistics

Kevin joined Ryder in October 2015 and led Ryder’s outsourced transportation procurement activity as senior director. Key Takeaways: Ryder’s Freight Update Kevin Clonch and Joe Lynch discuss: State of the Transportation Industry Freight fraud and double-brokering that continues to plague the transportation industry.

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Defence procurement has an opportunity to step up to the global challenge  

Proxima

The starting point for all conversations about defence procurement must be that Western Europe faces its greatest security threat since the Cold War. Ensuring that the UK is ready for whatever may come is at the heart of what the UK’s defence procurement industry does. Yet its task has got even harder over recent years.

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Integrated Supply in 2024: Three Trends Reshaping the Industry

Synovos

Integrated Supply in 2024: Three Trends Reshaping the Industry When it comes to the three biggest trends within integrated supply this year, the need for accurate data is a common thread. It all comes back to the data,” agrees Tom Cummins, Vice President of Global Procurement at RS Integrated Supply. “If That is an advantage.”

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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

ivalua

In a recent webinar, “ How to Leverage S2P Platforms to Enable Supply Chain Resilience ,” procurement experts from Forrester, Ivalua and Procurement Leaders discussed how digital transformation and the technologies that enable it can help companies mitigate risk and be more agile and resilient.

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From the Armed Forces to the world of Procurement

Proxima

Proxima’s Executive Advisor Justin Reuter speaks on his journey from the Armed Forces to the world of Procurement Spend on UK Defence received a boost after the 2021 Integrated Defence and Security Review and continues to grow but supply chain issues remain a challenge. As Justin puts it, “You want the best for your comrades.