Viewing Supply Chain Visibility

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Modernizing the healthcare supply chain in the coronavirus era
June 22, 2020 | Pierre Mitchell
The COVID-19 crisis shook almost every industry globally, but the healthcare system was forced to adjust in real time. Spend Matters’ Chief Research Officer Pierre Mitchell recently spoke with Karen Conway, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) Vice President of Healthcare Value, about the issues that hospitals faced with their supply chains, and how the industry has…
EcoVadis: Vendor Analysis, 2020 Update (Part 3) — SWOT, Competitors and Tech Selection Insights - [PRO Content]
June 4, 2020 | Magnus Bergfors
In this update of Spend Matters’ Vendor Analysis series, we have been analyzing EcoVadis, a provider of a cloud-based sustainability rating and monitoring “Solution” (with a capital “S” to denote a solution that transcends software) for your critical supply chain suppliers. The supplier-friendly and buyer-friendly platform offers three modules: IQ for broad-scale risk assessments and…
EcoVadis: Vendor Analysis, 2020 Update (Part 2) — Product Strengths & Weaknesses - [PRO Content]
June 3, 2020 | Magnus Bergfors
The market demand for supplier intelligence and data within procurement continues to increase. Whether it’s supply chain and supplier risk data provided by originators and aggregators or category and supply market-based general intelligence offered by analyst-driven models, an increasing number of firms are looking to third parties to augment their internal data-gathering and analysis efforts.…
EcoVadis: Vendor Analysis, 2020 Update (Part 1) — Company Background & Solution Overview - [PRO Content]
June 2, 2020 | Magnus Bergfors
Sustainability. Go back 10 years and that was not a topic that got much more than lip service from most procurement organizations. But in recent years, as discussions around climate change have become louder, organizations started to address sustainability much more seriously. Now, the coronavirus pandemic may prove to be the tipping point as most…
Coronavirus crisis shows that visibility into supply chains is critical
April 22, 2020 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted supply chains big and small — and not just ones connected to China’s global manufacturing sector that the coronavirus hit first. As COVID-19 affects supply chains around the world and people must work from home or not at all, businesses everywhere are feeling the pain of halting operations, dealing with…
Coupa’s new CPO — his first few weeks in the seat
April 15, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Spend Matters' London office spent some time (virtually) last week talking with Coupa’s new CPO, Michael van Keulen, as he joins the business spend management giant at a pivotal time for procurement. He talked to us about his background in finance, his transition to procurement and what he expects his first steps will be as…
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE: Supply Risk — Mitigating and Recovering from the Grey Swan of COVID-19 - [PRO Content]
April 6, 2020 | Pierre Mitchell
The mission of our “Coronavirus Response” series is to examine categories of relevant solutions and example providers that professionals in procurement, finance and supply chain organizations should investigate to reduce coronavirus supply risk. We’re calling the pandemic a “grey swan” because pandemics are not unknown risks. If you look at the 2019 World Economic Forum…
The Future of Visible Commerce & the Role of Business Transparency - [Sponsored Article]
February 25, 2020 | Klaus Andersen, Basware CEO
How are businesses responding to demands for transactional transparency from customers and wider society? Company leaders need a more holistic approach, which means knowing what sits underneath all their transactions. At Basware, we see such Visible Commerce as a way to simplify operations, spend smarter and do more. We partnered with Harvard Business Review Analytic…
China’s coronavirus outbreak puts global supply chains at risk
February 17, 2020 | JP Morris
The coronavirus has killed 1,665 people and sickened 68,500 in China, with other deaths now reported in Taiwan and France, according to Reuters on Sunday. A special Dun & Bradstreet report, called the “Business Impact from the Coronavirus,” said the risk to companies around the world also is profound — with the outbreak hitting China’s…
Supply chain outlook: Digital visibility, agility are needed for this year’s top 10 concerns for manufacturers
January 16, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Spend Matters welcomes this guest post from Frank McKay, the Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer for Jabil Inc., a global manufacturing solutions company with a focus on electronics. After weathering volatility over the past few years, the business climate in 2020 is shaping up to be a better year for supply chain managers,…
EcoVadis gets $200 million boost for its sustainability ratings and supply chain technology
January 9, 2020 | Spend Matters Team
EcoVadis, a provider of ratings on sustainability, CSR and ESG, today announced a $200 million investment from CVC Growth Partners that puts three CVC executives on the EcoVadis board and sets the company up to expand. “EcoVadis plans to leverage the funding to expand internationally, break into new countries and further invest in its technology…
EcoVadis — Catching Up on a Provider to Know
October 18, 2019 | Spend Matters Team
EcoVadis, a provider of ratings on companies’ sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts, was named to Spend Matters’ 50 to Know list six months ago. It’s the third year running that it has been highlighted as one of the providers to know in the procurement technology sector that we cover. This year, we’ve taken an…

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‘The answer to a better nation is supplier inclusion’ : Daryl Hammett said : Robert, I agree. We should pivot from the old mindset of Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Supp...