ivalua

DECEMBER 8, 2020

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. People should be thankful, and procurement practitioners proud. Examples abound.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

To become demand driven (or market driven), they need to learn how to speak a new language. Tonight, I am stuck at a New York airport in a snow storm. Each role–customer service, sales, procurement, manufacturing–have a different need/definition for the demand signal. Demand Translation. Demand Shaping.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. AI can integrate with procurement platforms, utility meters, logistics trackers and internet of things sensors to gather real-time data. Retailers are following suit. In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The combined entity listing is E2open on the New York Stock Exchange, and the trade is ETWO. Coupa is well funded and performed well in the indirect procurement software market. There is tension within organizations: the move from procurement as a self-serving function to enabling effective trading partner flows.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 1, 2025

Meet with the Leader in Procurement Risk AI As geopolitical risk, regulatory change, and ESG expectations accelerate, Exiger helps CPOs tackle the growing list of procurement challenges. Were excited to join World Procurement Congress 2025 for several exclusive events to discuss technology-driven transformation and building resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

They explain, “Rising tariffs, export restrictions and a lack of supplier diversity are making rare metals more expensive and difficult to procure. 2] CNW Group, “ Global Supply Chains Forced to Change Rapidly As World Trade Enters New Era According to Economist Impact and DP World ,” Yahoo Finance, 20 January 2025. [3]

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

According to the New York Times, Iran sent a barrage of missiles into Israel on June 20 that struck in several places, including Haifa, where two people were severely injured. Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2023

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. 45% collaborated with suppliers to launch new products.

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

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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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization. In early April, employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island made history by becoming the first Amazon warehouse to vote to join a union (JFK8 fulfillment center).

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 2, 2018

While we cannot unequivocally guarantee Kinexions ’18 will be a pumpkin spice free zone (after all, there are venues at the Gaylord Hotel at which one may procure hot, caffeinated, assumingly seasonally themed beverages), we can let you in on the identity of secret keynote speaker we’ve kept under wraps until now — Adam Grant.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The Center for Global Enterprise releases new research suggesting revenue growth at the hand of improved digital supply chains. The research suggests improved enterprise Digital Supply Chains ( DSC ) can lead to a 20% reduction of procurement costs, a 50% reduction in supply chain costs, and an increase in revenue of 10%.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Supply chain efficiency and effective strategic sourcing in support of our operations and clients are critical to achieving our objective,” said Mike Curtis, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Pacific Drilling. We look forward to contributing to their Procurement cost optimization initiative”. About Ivalua.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The post Kodi Connect Procurement (CPO) Leaders: New York appeared first on Ivalua.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere , a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Established in 2007, Consus is a leading procurement services provider operating across 9 countries. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. billion , the companies announced on July 10.

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QAD

JUNE 2, 2022

The first World Sustainable Procurement Day was held this year on March 21. With the increasing focus on sustainability, I guess we should not be surprised that sustainable procurement now has its own day on the calendar. How are you preparing for future procurement and supply chain sustainability regulatory requirements?

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ivalua

JANUARY 15, 2021

New York, NY January 07, 2021. The solution will support Intalere’s Supplier Management, eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management and transactional procurement processes. We are excited to announce that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. has successfully deployed the Ivalua solution suite.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Supply Wisdom Secures $14 Million Series B Funding Continuous and multi-domain procurement supply risk intelligence technology provider Supply Wisdom has secured $14 million in a Series B funding round. Risk is assessed for both indirect or direct materials procurement teams and their supply networks.

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ivalua

APRIL 1, 2020

New York, NY March 30, 2020 – Consus , a leading procurement services provider, today announced that Intalere, a healthcare supply chain GPO based in St. Established in 2007, Consus is a leading procurement services provider operating across 9 countries. has gone live with Ivalua’s Source to Contract solution.

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Procurement Academy

MARCH 14, 2022

In addition to his primary focus on Skill Dynamics, Sam is also chairman of the National Education Group and is an operating partner at Eden Capital in New York. I am truly passionate about how continuous digital training can advance the skills and standard of these vital teams on a global scale.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2024

This morning, the New York Times pushed me an article by Peter S. The second issue is that process companies are manufacturing centric while discrete organizations are supply centric (procurement). (A Goodman titled “ The Supply Chain, Reconfigured.” The Functional Manager. Supply-centric or Manufacturing Thinking.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Professor of Supply Chain Procurement at Rutgers University), the article discusses some key traits held by the best supply chain managers. The Port of New York and New Jersey was hit hard, and they “had about 24 hours’ notice before Sandy hit,” she said. Featuring research by Arash Azadegan (Ph.D, Strauss-Weider Inc.,

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

Supply chain efficiency and effective strategic sourcing in support of our operations and clients are critical to achieving our objective,” said Mike Curtis, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Pacific Drilling. We look forward to contributing to their Procurement cost optimization initiative”. About Ivalua.

Optimal Sourcing 100

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

According to a recent New York Times article , 181 CEOs jointly released a statement on “the purpose of a corporation.” Procurement is at the core of many companies’ efforts to increase green practices. ” For many organizations, green procurement is something of a wouldn’t-it-be-nice idea. Register now.

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QAD

DECEMBER 3, 2019

For example, a food label in a store in New York might read “ New York State Grown and Certified ”. Sustainability is another increasing concern, and procuring food products from local farms, growers, merchants and manufacturers encourages sustainability programs and environmental protection.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

I grew up in New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology. The company searched for smart people who understand what the next new technology will be. I was involved with the procurement of equipment and materials. 01:20] Tell us a little about your background. It had 2,500 pieces.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development. Compliance appears to be a significantly larger driver for sustainable procurement than ethics or consumer demand.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

A January 2012 article published in The New York Times , for example, focused on many topics, including the poor working conditions at Foxconn, but here is the excerpt that caught my attention the most: Apple typically asks suppliers to specify how much every part costs, how many workers are needed and the size of their salaries.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 31, 2021

A number of the larger states were hit hardest early in the pandemic, including California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, and Washington; many of the Mid West states didn’t feel the full wrath of the virus until later. 1] Simon J.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Brian describes himself as “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain, and has helped many supply chain professionals connect and find synergies as the co-founder and organizer of the New York Supply Chain Meet Up and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation.

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ivalua

JANUARY 20, 2020

The post Insights from New York City’s Procurement Transformation appeared first on Ivalua.

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Procurement Academy

JULY 29, 2022

Again, this will introduce a range of new requirements, including a directive on non-financial reporting, which will compel companies to disclose their ESG risks and impacts. Meanwhile, in the US, New York State revealed plans for its Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act (Fashion Act) earlier this year.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

I received a few questions yesterday about Indago , our new market research community for supply chain practitioners that benefits charities. Indago is a Latin word that means “to investigate, search out, try to find/procure by seeking.”. The most common question was “What does Indago mean?”.

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