ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Work to achieve 100% supply chain visibility.

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ivalua

JUNE 4, 2020

A review of the key elements in supplier management for manufacturers and how Source-to-Pay procurement technology can support the journey towards supply chain resilience and agility in times of crisis. As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains, procurement organizations around the world are scrambling to react.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 12, 2022

As supply chain disruptions continue the procurement function should adapt to improve transparency, build collaborative relationships, and ensure sustainable sourcing practices, resulting in a stronger, more resilient supply chain with Cloud ERP for manufacturing. Strategic sourcing with Cloud ERP.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Meeting these objectives, on top of addressing existing industry challenges, requires steel manufacturing companies to become more efficient and flexible in their operations—and this means optimizing their master production schedules. As your steel manufacturing operations transform, so too will the complexity of your planning needs.

Optimal Sourcing 287

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2024

In this research, 81% of brand owners and contract manufacturers primarily depend on communication through email and spreadsheets. Approximately 32% of manufacturing, across industries, is outsourced. Purchase order data, while not as important, has the smallest gap. Most is silo’d. Many systems without interoperability.

Supply Chain Network Software 295

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ivalua

AUGUST 29, 2019

At the same time, two-thirds (66%) of businesses admitted they were still reliant on such processes as part of their Procurement or supplier management function. At the same time, two-thirds (66%) of businesses admitted they were still reliant on such processes as part of their Procurement or supplier management function.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Globally ten percent of jobs are in manufacturing, while 37% are associated with supply chain management. The discipline, first defined in 1982, includes source, make, deliver, and planning functions. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The Rubikloud acquisition was a $60M cash purchase. Elemica Purchase by Eurazeo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development. With the continued challenges facing supply chains, that is no surprise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 285

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2021

What does Procurement mean? An organization’s Procurement function is responsible for managing spend, in other words the buying goods and services that are used to make the products sold to customers as well as the purchasing of products and services used to run the organization on a day to day basis.

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ivalua

MARCH 24, 2021

The role that procurement plays in manufacturing organizations is a difficult one. Without digitization, many manufacturing organizations see one or more of these areas suffer due to a reliance on manual processes, a lack of collaboration with suppliers, and little to no visibility of risk during the product development process.

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ivalua

AUGUST 11, 2022

Redwood City, 11 August, 2022 – Ivalua, a global leader in spend management , today announced that Aegion Corporation, a leading provider of infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation, and protection solutions, selected its platform to digitally transform procurement. Ivalua will also deliver implementation services. About Aegion Corporation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

The company transitioned from an innovator in the 1990s to a late adopter in the last decade. Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence.

Procurement Analytics 339

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Too few companies have a holistic approach to embrace the plan, make, source, and deliver together. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Current State of Visibility. Your wallet has a social security or a passport number. Close this gap.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

The current taxonomy (or frame/models) for the engines does not address the issues of the global multinational manufacturing company. In the Global Supply Chain, there are More Constraints To Address Than Just Manufacturing. Companies need a planning solution to analyze the trade-offs between make, source, and deliver.

Optimal Sourcing 306

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. I firmly believe that the rebound of the economy requires strong supply chains, but to make this happen, we need to turn our backs on historic practices and innovate new ways of working. China was the source of over 90% of PPE.) Step #5 Safe Manufacturing. Swimming Up Stream.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

The three steps in realizing the vision are 1) flexible, reconfigurable plant; 2) global manufacturing networks of flexible, configurable plants; 3) the integration of the previous step with digital, certified, encrypted product definitions. flexible manufacturing in fast-moving products. both in the process and discrete industries.

Supply Chain Network Software 263

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. The taxonomies and goals are different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 1, 2014

CRM and SRM functionality did not fit the needs for manufacturing-based companies (CRM was too lightweight. And SRM functionality, while automating indirect procurement, did not address the larger needs to automate direct material purchasing for a manufacturer.) SAP is an innovation copycat in the supply chain space.

Supply Chain Design Software 318

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

With this in mind, in this blog, I make an argument that we, as supply chain leaders, have screwed up direct material procurement. My goal is to have supply chain leaders consider a procurement redesign for 2017. As shown in Figure 1, roughly one in two supply chain organizations have responsibility for procurement.

Material Savings 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

This means building a cognitive engine to sense, learn, and adapt using market data for innovators. Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

Supply Chain Planning Software 285

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. Global Complexities Terence: Industrial manufacturing companies are modifying their supply chain landscape and operations to prepare for the new world. Sunil: The No.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Paul is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Verusen , a supply chain intelligence platform, purpose-built to help manufacturers streamline their MRO supply and materials management. Headquartered in Atlanta, Verusen has been named one of Georgia’s Top 10 Innovative Technology Companies. Industrial Distribution business unit.

Optimal Sourcing 265

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. We started the conversation with sourcing. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

Procurement Analytics 221

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Precoro

JULY 15, 2024

The chief procurement officer (CPO) is a senior executive responsible for developing and implementing their organization’s procurement policies, procedures, and strategies. Making sure these purchases are of high quality and compliant with relevant laws and regulations also falls under the CPO’s responsibilities.

Negotiating Skills 90

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 20, 2023

If you’re eyeing a role as a Procurement Manager (or are looking to hire one), you’re in the right place! As a procurement Manager, you’ll play a crucial role in overseeing the purchasing and procurement process for a company or organization, making sure they get the best bang for their buck.

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ivalua

MARCH 16, 2021

Sajid Kunnummal, Vice President and CPO at Navistar, was interviewed in late 2020 by Philip Ideson from Art of Procurement. When the crisis hit, Procurement as a function was suddenly in the hot seat, and it became the driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

After this came the next AP Automation project, and ever so slowly, innovation just became the norm, now it’s legacy Invoice Processing. So for the last decade the Procurement teams have been pushing the ‘No-PO, No Pay’ mantra, it’s now even ‘Government Policy’. Have we received all the items and what items are outstanding?

Supply Chain Software 237

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Most manufacturing companies are working on what a low carbon future means for their business with the urgency to cut global CO2 emissions in half by 2030 and strive for a net-zero by 2050. We know that the manufacturing industry is the engine of economic growth and social impact. The pressure to confront climate change.

Manufacturing Procurement 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This global, Tier 1 manufacturer is headquartered in Stockholm and had revenues of over $8 billion last year. in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. The implementation was not trivial.

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Jaggaer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s dynamic market, procurement is far more than just a buying and purchasing center. Forward-thinking organizations have transformed the department into an untapped gold mine that creates value for the entire end-to-end manufacturing process—from design and sourcing to production and delivery.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. The question is, “Why?”

Optimal Sourcing 221

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned procurement professional or just stepping into the world of sourcing and acquisitions, understanding the nuances of procurement synonyms can make all the difference. So, get ready to elevate your communication skills and gain a deeper understanding of the procurement domain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2023

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 235

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

Many businesses use some form of Total Cost of Ownership model to support their Procurement and sourcing decisions. In fact these models are not just used casually, but they often are designed to inform and make optimal sourcing choices. Typically and historically sourcing decisions were predominantly based on unit price.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. We started the conversation with sourcing. Manufacturing equipment lead times were 19 months.

Procurement Analytics 195

Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 195

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The perspective of a manufacturing leader is quite different than that of a business leader in logistics. Companies having the teams from source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader tend to be the most balanced, with the smallest gaps between operations and commercial teams. “ Reflection. Were the plans feasible?

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