{"id":55599,"date":"2026-11-02T15:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altares.be\/?post_type=nieuws&#038;p=55599"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:00:41","slug":"ivalua-and-altares-dun-bradstreet-bring-trusted-supplier-intelligence-into-ai-powered-procurement","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/www.altares.be\/en\/nieuws\/ivalua-en-altares-dun-bradstreet-integreren-betrouwbare-leveranciersinformatie-in-ai-gestuurde-inkoopprocessen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivalua and Altares Dun &amp; Bradstreet Bring Trusted Supplier Intelligence into AI-Powered Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Connected with IVA Studio, the D&amp;B MCP Server brings trusted business intelligence into AI-powered procurement workflows, helping teams assess suppliers faster and with greater confidence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Rotterdam, 2 november 2026<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivalua.com\/?utm_source=ivalua-press-release&amp;utm_medium=pr&amp;utm_campaign=2026-PR-EN\">Ivalua<\/a>,  the enterprise AI platform for procurement, and Altares Dun &amp; Bradstreet are bringing trusted external business information directly into AI-powered procurement workflows. The collaboration helps procurement teams make faster, better-informed supplier decisions.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI can speed up procurement decisions, but only when it works on reliable data combined with business context. The combination of Ivalua\u2019s AI platform and Dun &amp; Bradstreet\u2019s business intelligence puts supplier insights inside the workflows where teams assess suppliers and risks and execute transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Niels van Nieuwenhuijzen, Partner Manager bij Altares Dun &amp; Bradstreet, zegt:<\/strong> &#8220;Betrouwbare bedrijfsinformatie en de juiste context helpen inkoopteams om leveranciers en risico\u2019s met meer zekerheid te beoordelen. Door deze informatie rechtstreeks in de workflows van Ivalua te integreren, is deze precies beschikbaar op het moment dat beslissingen worden genomen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leveranciersinformatie integreren in AI-gestuurde workflows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supplier onboarding is the first use case. A user starts with a supplier\u2019s name and country or, where configured, with information from an invoice.<br>Ivalua\u2019s Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) retrieves relevant company information, guides the user through the workflow and proposes the next steps. The user reviews each action before completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The integration builds on the existing D&amp;B Direct+ connector for Ivalua. Through the new D&amp;B Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, IVA, powered by IVA Studio, can retrieve the Direct+ Data Blocks included in a customer\u2019s contract. While APIs continue to support established data exchanges and supplier data enrichment, MCP adds a conversational way for AI to retrieve relevant supplier information, provide greater context and explain underlying data when a user asks a business question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The value goes beyond data access. Ivalua\u2019s overview of the API and MCP approach shows comparable MCP-driven supplier processes have seen 70% to 96% less processing time for onboarding, screening and due diligence and up to 20 times more review capacity without extra headcount, with deployment in days or weeks rather than months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sandra Cikic, Technology Alliances Manager at Ivalua, says:<\/strong> \u201cBy connecting IVA Studio with Dun &amp; Bradstreet\u2019s business intelligence through MCP, we make trusted supplier information accessible and actionable within intelligent procurement workflows. Employees and agents can make better decisions based on real time information.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combining innovation with enterprise governance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The user stays in control: IVA presents a proposed plan and asks the user to approve key steps before completing an action, such as creating a supplier. Customers can access only the Direct+ Data Blocks data included in their D&amp;B contract.  \n\nThe integration is live, with customer testing underway. Potential future use cases include supplier risk monitoring, corporate relationship analysis, sourcing evaluations and negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ivalua<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Ivalua is the only truly unified, enterprise AI platform for managing spend and suppliers. We seamlessly connect people, AI, workflows, and data, making businesses more profitable, resilient, and sustainable.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">We are trusted by over 500 of the world\u2019s most admired brands and consistently recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivalua.com\/\">www.ivalua.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figures are reported by Dun &amp; Bradstreet from comparable deployments. Customer-specific results for this integration are not yet available.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dankzij de koppeling met IVA Studio brengt de D&#038;B MCP Server betrouwbare bedrijfsinformatie rechtstreeks naar AI-gestuurde inkoopprocessen. 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