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Geographically distributed suppliers do not automatically create a resilient procurement network if they depend on the same transport routes, infrastructure, or geopolitical risks. Near-scoring therefore additionally evaluates suppliers based on operational proximity, responsiveness, and structural independence. This allows hidden dependencies to be identified and global supplier portfolios to be strategically supplemented with robust regional alternatives.

Procurement only becomes truly resilient when it no longer merely absorbs disruptions, but changes the structures that repeatedly allow such disruptions to become critical. The crucial factor is therefore the shift from short-term recovery to a procurement architecture that permanently enables alternatives, flexibility, and faster decision-making.

This article explains why real-time transparency alone does not improve procurement decisions and shows how common risk thresholds, the visualization of supply chain dependencies, and predefined decision paths help companies reduce uncertainty and react faster.

Supply Chain Resilience evolves from historical transparency to real-time visibility and scenario-based decision support, enabled by the integration of data, systems, and processes across the organization.

Planning to implement a new procurement tool? This guide walks you through the practical steps to structure your initiative, align stakeholders early, and build the internal buy-in required for a successful implementation.

Purchasing teams already know: Compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is not optional.

It creates a new reality for purchasing teams: Every purchase must be reviewed – for all raw materials such as beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, timber, and rubber, as well as all products containing them.

At IvaluaNow 2025 in Paris, we gained exclusive insights into Ivalua's roadmap—including not-yet-communicated developments that will shape the future of procurement. We also immersed ourselves in conversations with procurement teams worldwide—former, recent, and potential customers.

The BeNeering Customer Days 2024 offered insights into innovative cloud solutions for purchasing, the use of AI such as “Ask BEN”, and the strategic development for optimizing procurement processes.

PIA combines Ivalua and SAP into an integrated process landscape and strengthens control in purchasing.

The direct integration of Guided Buying with SAP enables real-time procurement without data replication and simplifies purchasing processes.

As a Silver Partner, we focus on close collaboration with SAP. Learn how we, together with SAP and their customers, are driving the transformation to the S/4 procurement landscape.