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20 Questions On Supplier Network Selection (Part 1) - [Plus + Content]
September 27, 2019 | Jason Busch and Pierre Mitchell
Editor's note: This Spend Matters Plus brief is a refresh of our 2013 series on supplier network selection, which originally ran on Spend Matters PRO. The supplier network and business connectivity landscape has evolved into a world where simply staying on top of all of the on-ramps to systems and commerce is challenging enough —…
ConnXus Brings ‘Quick and Clean’ Supplier Data Cleansing to the Masses with SmartScrub: Vendor Analysis Update - [PRO Content]
July 1, 2019 | Nick Heinzmann
For the majority of procurement organizations today, obtaining and maintaining accurate supplier master data is a huge pain point. Most organizations still do not trust their vendor master as a single source of truth (or even have one!) — nor do they have the time or personnel to continuously validate and enrich supplier records to…
ConnXus Envisions a Next-Generation Supplier Network With myConnXion: Vendor Analysis Update - [PRO Content]
December 27, 2018 | Nick Heinzmann and Jason Busch
ConnXus has grown in less than a decade from a specialized supplier diversity compliance tracking service to a notable provider of supplier relationship management solutions. As Spend Matters’ Q4 2018 Supplier Relationship Management and Risk SolutionMap indicates, ConnXus offers mid- to top-tier functionality for capabilities including supplier performance management, risk management, configurability and services —…
Gary Hare Talks Amazon Business and Turning the Internet into the ‘World’s Largest Supplier Network’ (Part 2)
November 27, 2018 | Nick Heinzmann
“I think the market is going to move from being buyer-centric ... to supplier-centric. [Suppliers] need help going digital,” says procurement veteran Gary Hare. “We really have no choice if we want to get this right.” Hare’s assessment came during a discussion about Coupa’s purchase of Aquiire and the future of e-procurement shopping, which he…
Sustainable SRM Is Focus of 10th Annual State of Flux Report on Supplier Relationships
November 1, 2018 | Jonathan Messinger
Many businesses have come around to the idea that sustainability is not just a hashtag or a marketing ploy but something that can help a company advance its business goals. But as organizations dive into all the ways they can save energy and use friendlier materials, they soon realize there are only so many they…
Supplier Relationship Management Needs a Jolt of Technology, State of Flux’s SRM Summit Finds
October 31, 2018 | Nick Heinzmann
Procurement has made significant strides in supporting supplier relationship management initiatives, but poor investment in technology could limit the potential benefits those programs can deliver in the years to come, according to State of Flux, a consulting firm that specializes in SRM and which held its annual SRM summit in Chicago on Oct. 23. Over…
Tradeshift vs. SAP Ariba: E-Invoicing and Supplier Network Evaluation and Head-to-Head Comparison
June 22, 2018 | Jason Busch
In its early years, Tradeshift was a thorn in the side of SAP Ariba in a handful of strategic accounts. More recently, as Tradeshift transitioned from operating at least in part (previously) on the PowerPoint platform to its own, the provider has emerged as more than just a credible threat and is now an everyday…
SAP Ariba LIVE Dispatch: The Ariba Network Today and Tomorrow (Part 1) — Past and Present
March 22, 2017 | Jason Busch
The future of the Ariba Network is arguably the future of SAP Ariba. As more content, intelligence and capability shifts into not just the cloud but the space between companies, network and platform-based connectivity will become increasingly important for procurement and suppliers alike. Connectivity is even now forming the basis of competition in the procure-to-pay…
Supplier Networks and P2P: The Benefits of Direct Connectivity for Suppliers
January 19, 2017 | Xavier Olivera
In this last installment, I will focus on the risks of insufficient connectivity, the benefits of doing it properly and why it is worthwhile for suppliers to invest time and resources to stay connected in the most automated means possible. For organizations that still use their ERP as their only (or primary) system to process…
Platforms, Networks and Suppliers: Concepts and Benefits
January 18, 2017 | Xavier Olivera
What is a network? What is a platform? Technology providers often confuse customers with these terms. But it is important that procurement and AP organizations become comfortable with the terminology. A network concept centers on supplier connectivity that joins buyers with suppliers. It can provide value in areas such as supplier management, catalog management, e-invoicing…
Managed Services and Connectivity Vs. Software and Networks
January 17, 2017 | Xavier Olivera
Evaluating a comprehensive business solution can be tricky, especially when the organization is evaluating just software capabilities — which is to say “features and functionalities” — but the provider brings more than this alone. For example, it can be difficult to do apples-to-apples sourcing comparisons when considering the types of value-added services that a solution…
From Heavy Hitters to Blockchain: The Best of P2P in 2016
December 29, 2016 | Nick Heinzmann
When discussing procurement processes and strategy, it’s hard not to mention procure-to-pay (P2P) or the enabling technologies that go along with it. E-procurement, one of the original technology segments to center on automating and improving procurement, has led to numerous internal improvements for procurement groups; e-invoicing automation has led to substantial cost and efficiency gains…

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