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SolutionMap Fall 2020 new vendors (Part 3) — Symfact, AvidXchange, ProcurePort, SourceDay, graphiteConnect
November 24, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann and JP Morris
On Oct. 1, Spend Matters launched the Fall 2020 update of its free-to-use SolutionMap, which evaluates procurement technology solutions on their technical capabilities and how customers rate them. Twelve new vendors participated in the latest release, which has grown to evaluate 77 providers. Read our SolutionMap Fall 2020 launch post for more details, like how…
Veriscape’s Symphonia: Vendor Analysis — Solution Overview, Roadmap, Customer Feedback, Symphonia Competitors, Analyst Insights - [PRO Content]
November 23, 2020 | Xavier Olivera
This Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis will give an overview of Veriscape's Symphonia e-procurement capabilities, and we’ll also consider how ERP systems and e-procurement solutions have evolved. A response to the rigid ERP systems to support the indirect purchasing function in the 1990s was the development of e-procurement solutions, which initially functioned more as a…
Can services spend for engineering/maintenance be helped by a new technology approach?
November 19, 2020 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
Services procurement creates so many headaches across companies, and business leaders’ frustrations with it have risen to a level that it needs to be addressed. Spend Matters has heard from procurement pros that technology doesn’t properly address all services workflows, doesn’t offer enough spend visibility, can’t be easily used by anyone across the company, and…
IT supply chain: Product-delivery delays; Tablets up, smartphones fall; Prices volatile
November 19, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Spend Matters welcomes this guest post from Ian Nethercot, MCIPS, Supply Chain Director at Probrand, a marketplace for IT products, services and solutions. 2020 has undoubtedly been a challenging year for many, with new ways of working driving demand and constraint for work-from-home IT products. To help navigate the ups and downs, here are the…
MineralTree: Vendor Analysis — Solution Overview, Strengths/Weaknesses, Tech Selection Tips, Commentary - [PRO Content]
November 16, 2020 | Xavier Olivera
Eliminating paper-based financial processes is the main benefit for payment automation solutions in the SME market. It is an important and growing area of opportunity that is generating efficiencies and savings for companies. MineralTree is a solution provider that is helping mid-market companies have greater control, visibility and certainty in their accounts payable process while…
Is coaching the missing link as an accelerator to embed Category Management capability?
November 13, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Future Purchasing regularly talks to new clients who tell us that they have tried category management several times but never make it stick, is this true of your organization? In this article, we will explore coaching as the missing link in sustaining and embedding category management.
5 simple truths about category management - [Sponsored Article]
November 12, 2020 | Jake Taylor, ProcureAbility
Category management may not be known as simple, but it doesn’t need to be complicated either. Whether you’re a procurement leader who has implemented category management or are thinking about it, here are five simple truths about category management.
Great acquisitions — and how technology helps us avoid bad buying
November 11, 2020 | Guest Contributor
Anyone who reads Spend Matters knows that technology makes a vital contribution to effective procurement these days. Not using it properly can also lead to problems, and in my new book, "Bad Buying — How Organisations Waste Billions Through Failures, Frauds, and F*ck-ups," I talk about some issues where technology can undoubtedly help us avoid…
2020’s Future 5 start-ups: Spend Matters announces standout newcomers in procurement technology
November 10, 2020 | Morgan Zombolas
Spend Matters has always been committed to covering the bleeding edge of procurement technology, highlighting not only the established market contenders at the table but also some of the most exciting procurement technology start-up companies in the world. We’re thrilled to announce the second annual “Future 5” today.
Procurement in Practice — JSC Ukrainian Railways CPO talks to Spend Matters
November 9, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
For our new monthly CPO interview series, Spend Matters' Nancy Clinton talks with Sergii Dovgalenko, an experienced procurement strategist and transformation executive. He is also a licensed tutor and author — his most recent book being “The Technology Procurement Handbook: A Practical Guide to Digital Buying." Prior to being CPO of JSC Ukrainian Railways, he…
Public Spend Forum: immersive AR/VR datasets, advocating for SMEs, and solving public market barriers
November 6, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Public Spend Forum (PSF) is a public sector procurement global community and market intelligence platform dedicated to improving public buying everywhere. GovShop is its free-to-use […]
SolutionMap Fall 2020 new vendors (Part 2) — Corcentric Payables (COR360), Uppler and Medius (Wax Digital)
November 3, 2020 | Sally Ehrmann
On Oct. 1, Spend Matters launched the Fall 2020 update of its free-to-use SolutionMap, which evaluates procurement technology solutions on their technical capabilities and how customers rate them. Twelve new vendors participated in the latest release, which has grown to evaluate 77 providers. Read our SolutionMap Fall 2020 launch post for more details, like how…

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