Category: Enablers

You can segment Spend Content in 3 main buckets: Simple catalogs, Good & Services and Contract driven Content Simple Catalogs : Many small value transactions Lists of items with …

Where to start is always the question, for those who are initiating their journey or for those who are on their way and working on continuous improvement. This post shall help you to …

On average an organization/enterprise has: More than 3,000 indirect suppliers Not more than 250 catalogs available online through procurement application Not more than 50% of influenceable indirect spend under …

Working on many different Business cases every year, I noticed a general trend in getting a grip on tail spend management. The main issue is always the same and in a …

If you are in the exciting process of  setting up your Journey for a Best in Class Purchasing organisation , you’ll need a Vision, a structured Approach and right Priorities, namely a Sourcing & …

Are you fishing ideas for setting-up  a Category Management framework ? I believe the below graphic can be a good foundation to start with. Category management process is splitted in 6 Pieces segments and …

Managing Procurement Performance is of course a critical process in any best in class organisation. Dashboard is a very interesting component of this process as its a graphical and easy …

In January 2014, Infosys was predicting 6 mega-trends in Procurement, illustrated in below infography. According to this global leader in consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions, it’s all about User …

if eSourcing benefits are straightforward, adoption is a different story. ScanMarket (a cloud eSourcing & Spend Analysis service provider) explored ways to address in the white paper “The crisis …

A simple but nice benefit tree to summarize the beauty of Strategic Sourcing that I found on the US navy public pages.