Procurement differs from purchasing: purchasing is primarily focused on the transaction, while procurement covers the broader process of sourcing, supplier management, purchasing, and spend control. Ivalua, the enterprise AI platform for procurement, today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q4 2026. Procurement means the process an organization uses to source and acquire the goods and services it needs — from selecting suppliers and negotiating terms to approving and controlling spend before money is committed.

Understanding the Context

CBS News: The Future of Procurement: Supply Chain Risk Management and Scalable Growth Yahoo Finance: Ivalua Named a Leader in Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q4 2026 Evaluation by Independent Research Firm Ivalua Named a Leader in Supplier Value Management Platforms, Q4 2026 Evaluation by Independent Research Firm FinanceFeeds: Does the Lowest Price No Longer Win? Dmitrii Kutuzov on How Procurement Turns Into Risk Management Does the Lowest Price No Longer Win? Dmitrii Kutuzov on How Procurement Turns Into Risk Management Aviation Week: EAG Procurement and Supply Management team holds annual Collaborating for Sustainability Symposium Etihad Aviation Group’s Procurement and Supply Management team has held its annual “Collaborating for Sustainability “Symposium. Attended by more than 500 representatives from local and international ...

Key Insights

EAG Procurement and Supply Management team holds annual Collaborating for Sustainability Symposium Inflation, economic instability, materials and labor shortages, climate change—almost any disruption you can imagine is a pressure point that makes procurement and supply chain management ... What Is Procurement? Procurement is the process of buying or otherwise obtaining goods or services, typically for business or government purposes and usually on a relatively large scale.