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E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B - [PRO Content]
February 19, 2021 | Pierre Mitchell
This Spend Matters PRO analysis looks at the deeper implications of Thursday’s news that the e-procurement specialist BuyerQuest was acquired by The ODP Corporation. When many people think about e-procurement, especially for indirect procurement that is nonstrategic, it doesn’t seem very exciting. However, procurement can actually be a secret weapon — not just for improving…
P2P specialist BuyerQuest is acquired by ODP, a provider of business services and technology
February 18, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
The ODP Corporation, a B2B business services and products provider, today announced the acquisition of BuyerQuest Holdings Inc., a software provider known for its e-procurement and procure-to-pay (P2P) offerings. In a press release announcing the acquisition, ODP said the deal will accelerate the company’s technology development while aiming to provide a cohesive platform integrating e-commerce,…
Negotiatus: Vendor Analysis — P2P/payment solution overview, roadmap, Negotiatus’ competitors, tech selection tips, strength/weakness - [PRO Content]
February 18, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
In procure-to-pay solutions (e-procurement, invoice-to-pay, AP automation), we see different ways to incorporate content (goods and services) to be purchased — and different methods to support the function of processing payments. The P2P provider Negotiatus has interesting solutions for these two topics. For example, Negotiatus' solution can incorporate external content from any website or marketplace…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 3) — Providers in the market and SolutionMap insights - [PRO Content]
January 25, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
For Spend Matters’ re-evaluation of the AP automation sector’s technology developments, Part 3 of this PRO analyst series will focus on the providers in the market — discussing their value propositions, showing charts of their functionality in key areas and linking to more of our Vendor Analysis reviews and other coverage of the vendors. Part…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 2) — Re-evaluating e-pro, supplier enablement, invoicing, payments, financing, analytics - [PRO Content]
January 14, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
As Spend Matters re-evaluates the AP automation sector’s technology developments, Part 2 of this PRO analyst series will focus on the six key elements of AP automation that we evaluate for our SolutionMap’s scoring and ranking of vendor offerings. (Don't read this without reading Part 1, about re-evaluating the tech developments in AP automation.) We…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 1) — Re-evaluating the sector’s technology developments - [PRO Content]
January 13, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
Accounts payables is a business process with great operational workload that needs to be handled with great efficiency and effectiveness. If not done well, it might generate significant additional costs to the business and add risks like business fraud or damage commercial relationships with suppliers — all of which harm a company’s bottom line. Although…
Marketboomer: Vendor Analysis — P2P Solution Overview, Roadmap, Customer Feedback, Marketboomer Competitors, Analyst Insights - [PRO Content]
January 11, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
This Spend Matters PRO will look at Marketboomer, a provider whose procure-to-pay offering is called Purchase Plus. When we talk about P2P solutions, we normally refer to horizontal solutions — those that cover the requirements of a wide range of industries and markets. P2P vertical solutions, however, cover the requirements of specific industries, given their…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Tradeshift
January 6, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — State of Flux and Digitate
January 5, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — The Smart Cube and Capita
January 4, 2021 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Tipalti and Workforce Logiq
December 30, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Efficio and Transfermate
December 29, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…

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Greensill Capital’s troubles, supply chain finance — and where do we go from here? : Markus Hornburg said : Today the German financial regulators effectively closed Greensill Bank in Germany. The fallout will...

E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...