Tag: Technology

The rise of Procurement ecosystem apps.

GEP, the company who’s mission is “to provide customers the most creative, most effective and highest value end-to-end procurement and supply chain solutions” , just released a white paper …

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 & …

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 …

Thinking about the future is exciting. Exciting for creatives. Exciting for entrepreneurs. Exciting for Procurement! The field of possibles is wide-open and transformation is happening fast.  I’ve gathered in this post a …

Scanmarket is a small eSourcing software company, where I have some friends but no shares and interest, providing easy to use spend analysis, RFX and contract mgmt automation tools.  They are inviting any organisation to …

When having to shape a ‘TO-BE-best-in-class’ Procurement organisation, right sizing the organisation is one of the first matter that comes to the table and that needs an answer. Let me share my experience …

Sourcing and demand management are best levers for spend baseline reduction, but on the long run Vendor Management is critical for 1-3% savings year on year. First of all …

Non-Core Purchasing (i.e. Purchasing non directly related to the end-product and not manageable through a full automated MRP system) has from the very start be appreciated as a low-value contributor …

Press Release from Ariba website here Deal will expand depth and breadth of Ariba Network creating additional value for buyers and sellers around the world. SUNNYVALE, Calif., and AMSTERDAM, …