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SERVICES
OUR
IVALUA AROUND THE WORLD
To support clients during set-up and implementation of Ivalua
Buyer, Ivalua employs an agile configuration methodology and
an extended range of services to improve user productivity,
efficiency of the procurement process and spend management
functionality.
IVALUA INC.
702 Marshall Street Suite 520
Redwood City, CA, USA 94063
Toll free : +1 (866) 795-8982
info@ivalua.com
  TRAINING POSSIBILITIES
Ivalua’s training programs cover functional, technical and
administrative needs, catering to all user categories (Buyers,
Managers, Executives, Suppliers), in several languages and
on all continents.
The goal of these training programs is to fully empower
users to make the most out of the application’s rich
features.
  SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
Where desired, Ivalua offers support and assistance
services to users and suppliers with access to Ivalua Buyer.
This service is available 24/6 in multiple languages.
 S YSTEM ADMINISTRATION SERVICE
The functional administration of Ivalua Buyer is a crucial
issue for our clients who want to tune up and enrich their
application on a regular basis. Ivalua offers a complete
administration service to its clients where a product expert
is allocated to perform all or part of the administrative
tasks. This allows the client to speed up implementation
and establish best e-Procurement practices.
INNOVATION
IVALUA FRANCE
69, rue de Paris
91400 Orsay
IN
IVALUA GERMANY
Schumannstraβe 27
60325 Frankfurt
 O RGANIZATION AND E-SOURCING
EVENTS HOSTING
Ivalua assists its clients in the organization of their sourcing
events (RFx and auctions). We assist Purchasing managers
in the fine-tuning of their bid requests, we ensure that
the Suppliers are trained and properly informed of the
rules and we act as a trusted third-party in the running of
auctions.
  INVOICE DIGITIZING
Ivalua offers the ability to handle all necessary operations
for the import of supplier invoices into Ivalua Buyer:
receipt, P.O. flip, scanning, digitizing and software-related
integration.
IVALUA in a nutshell...
Founded in January of 2000, Ivalua is currently ranked among the leading worldwide
Spend Management solution providers. Successful in both Europe and the US, Ivalua
has deployed several hundred projects for large international companies in a wide
range of industries.
In light of its experience and of its multi-sector expertise, Ivalua continues to support
an extremely proactive product innovation policy that centers on bringing its users
the greatest value, efficiency and ease of use, day in and day out.
ASSISTANCE
Ivalua offers a technical assistance service to their clients
to maintain optimal Ivalua Buyer operational conditions in
terms of application performance, security and availability.
Our technical experts can also manage the technical issues
related to software version installation on behalf of the
clients.
  CATALOG MANAGEMENT
The service center provides all necessary operations for the
integration and management of your suppliers into Ivalua
Buyer, speeding up the onboarding process and ensuring
timely updates of key data (items, prices, specifications,
availability, etc.)
   Full Suite of Solutions for Spend Management: by combining strategic sourcing,
transactional functions, supplier relationship and procurement controls, all
from within a single, integrated solution.
  Flexibility in configuration and customization, allowing Buyer to adapt to clients’
specific needs without having to involve IT, while also remaining on the standard Ivalua
Buyer solution package.
  DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Ivalua offers its clients access to a structured supplier
reference database, free of duplicates and enriched with
the information relevant to Procurement, along with a
complete and reliable overview of spend. We therefore
recommend ongoing and in-depth data cleanup and
enrichment services based on our advanced algorithms as
well as the expertise of our teams.
   An agile, collaborative implementation method, to not only shorten time frames
but also contain overall deployment costs.
SERVICES AVAILABLE THANKS TO OUR
KEY PARTNERS
Business Consulting
Change Management
Customized Training
 E xternal Content
Assistance with International Deployment
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
MANAGEMENT
E-SOURCING
Ivalua Buyer’s worldwide success can be summarized in 4 major points:
   A User Interface acclaimed for its simplicity and effectiveness, which allows
a quick start-up and long-term, sustained adoption by its users.
 IT EXPERTISE AND OPERATIONAL
PURCHASING
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
E-PROCUREMENT
PURCHASING DECISION
V8
THE COMPLETE, INTEGRATED, & MODULAR
SOLUTION WITH INTUITIVE USER FRIENDLY DESIGN
Purchasing Intelligence
IVALUA BUYER
Our Purchasing Intelligence modules enable users to
easily capture, consolidate and retrieve purchasing data
such as invoices, purchase orders, income statements,
and supplier evaluations in a single application. Our
Purchasing Intelligence solution further optimizes the
purchasing cycle by providing:
   OLAP Cube Purchasing reports
"The Ivalua Technology promises to provide
Whirlpool with advanced capabilities and
efficiencies that support our efforts to drive
Global standardized processes and integrated
end to end solutions that will improve the
experience of both Whirlpool associates and
our valued supply base."
Blaine Hurley, Whirlpool
  Data normalization and consistency tools
  Individualized data analysis tailored to each
business user
To effectively respond to the
challenges
of
today’s
business
world, Procurement Managers need
easy-to-use
collaborative
tools.
e-Sourcing
Our e-Sourcing modules allow users and
stakeholders to collaboratively manage the
entire procurement process end-to-end, from
requirements gathering, supplier selection, RFP and
auction management to the final issued contract.
Our e-Sourcing solution further optimizes the
procurement cycle by providing:
   
Time savings and improved throughput for
buyers and suppliers
Designed with the most cutting edge
technology, Ivalua Buyer V8 provides
a set of built-in solutions including
remote access from mobile devices,
a simplified user interface, enhanced
analytics
and
easy
integration
with existing information systems.
   A complete Spend Management
toolset
   A n entirely web-based
application with worldwide
access guaranteed
   B uilt-in localization capabilities
including language and currency
support
ULTRA
FLEXIBLE
   Custom deployments: Implement
only the required modules
  Vast configuration capabilities
   S elf-hosting, single-instance ASP,
or SaaS hosting available, as well
as cloud hosting
RAPID
DEPLOYMENT
   R apid design-to-deployment
cycles
   Seamless integration with
existing information systems
   O ngoing upgrades: Quickly
activate additional modules
when needed
THE MOST FLEXIBLE AND ROBUST SPEND
SOLUTION AVAILABLE
  
An enhanced procurement toolset including
RFI, RFP and reverse auction tools
  
A dedicated module for specialized spend
management processes around complex,
services-based categories
SRM
Ivalua Buyer V8 bundles these features
together into a single tool providing
quick and lasting adoption by users.
Our SRM solution is the cornerstone of Ivalua
Buyer. It is composed of multiple product modules
that structure and segment supplier data, providing
solid supplier analytics. Our SRM solution further
optimizes supplier management by providing:
Built on a completely modular
architecture, Ivalua Buyer V8 gives
maximum flexibility to users by offering
the choice between SaaS or self hosting
with the option of implementing
the standard version of the product
or a customized implementation.
   A single supplier repository built on data feeds
from internal and external sources
Contracts & Catalogues
e-Procurement
Ivalua Buyer allows for the management of contracts
and catalogs within a single, common application for
all users:
Our e-Procurement modules allow users to efficiently
manage the entire procurement process from importing
supplier catalogs to handling purchase orders, managing
fulfillment, and processing invoices and receipts.
Our e-Procurement solution provides the following
additional optimizations:
   Contract drafting in a collaborative mode, dynamic
management of clauses, key milestone alerts,
archiving and reporting.
  
Automatic loading and updating of suppliers’
catalogs from diverse formats (Punch-out, etc), fault
management, price management, descriptive listings
and comparative tables.
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COMPLETE &
MODULAR SUITE
   One portal for all purchase orders
   Purchase orders in 3 clicks
  
Approval workflow: configurable for diverse
audiences, automated routing, parallel tracks and
lifecycle management
  Cutting-edge performance evaluations and
supplier risk management tools
Design process flows specific to
each organization that include
the right people at the right
time.
Build custom-made analyses,
indicators and queries without the
need of programming.
Modify the screens, forms,
templates, fields, visibility and
accessibility to any functional area
in the suite.
Share views and comments across
internal buyer users and suppliers
about different objects and
processes.
Use EAI to tie together ETL, Query,
WebServices, EDI/XML and other
integration tools
Manage documents in a Content
Repository including supplier credentials,
contract exhibits, order attachments and
many others.
  A dynamic and easy-to-use supplier portal
Manage secure access for
users, password controls, and
leverage outside Single Sign
On or LDAP resources.
Business Network: Take advantage
of the Ivalua Business Network
to ensure reliable data from
suppliers.
CUSTOMER REFERENCES
Whirlpool, ArcelorMittal, Honeywell, CACI,
Del Taco, Beacon, Total, Michelin, Technip,
Veolia, Orange, Areva, Jarden, Valeo, Spie,
Seb, Beneteau, Faurecia, PSA Peugeot
Citroen, Bakcell, Bull, Covea, Havi.
ADMINISTRATION
Our powerful system administration tool,
called Ivalua Platform, provides the ability to
manage items across the application, including
user authorizations, access rights, languages,
currencies, business data, navigation and
screen layouts. The underlying structure of
Ivalua Platform consists of:
   
Robust and secure architecture built on
Microsoft .NET technology
  Proven spend management processes built on a
strong underlying code base