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5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris!

ivalua

March 6, 2023 | | Ivalua NOW by Eloise Barnum 5 Reasons to Attend 2023 Ivalua NOW Paris – Breaking New Ground We are thrilled to invite procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues to Ivalua NOW Paris. We are eagerly anticipating her keynote presentation and the opportunity to be inspired by her words!

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Getting Real About Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

That’s already the case in the Netherlands, and there’s pressure on the European Commission to follow suit when it presents a proposal for new sustainable corporate governance laws in June. He writes, “The free Responsible Sourcing Tool helps visualize how human trafficking could enter your supply chain. ”[3].

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CSR Leaders Work With UNGC To Drive Corporate Attention On Supply Chain Sustainability

EcoVadis

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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Network Design: the 5 good questions to ask

KEPLER Consulting

Mind the popular misconception that outsourcing logistics is THE solution to optimize the couple cost/service. Collaborative workshops allowed us to find out that the current lead time was perfectly acceptable by the contractors. Indeed, it will increase the business expertise and bring flexibility but it can also be disappointing.

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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath. Strategic actions like Purchasing Strategy definition or Negotiation preparation are not correctly documented.

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Procurement Leadership Program can help individuals market the real value of procurement to the enterprise

NC State SCRC

Gene Richter is widely known as one of the world’s true procurement gurus, and I was privileged to have known him when he came to speak several times at Michigan State during the 1992-1999 period when I was there. And when I say value, I mean more than just cost savings, or the infamous “purchase price avoidance” metric.

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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Procurement, activities such as strategic sourcing, are one of the main processes in the supply chains that can generate a positive impact on companies by giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Strategic sourcing can help supply chain leaders identify potential risk factors and develop procurement mitigation plans.