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Brother, Can You Spare $1 Trillion Dollars?
Despite all of the supply chain and lean initiatives that companies have underway, it turns out working capital reduction is still a huge opportunity for […]
Accenture's Report and the Correct Usage of the Phrase "SRM"
In my view, supplier relationship management (SRM) is a word that ERP vendors have bastardized to fit their description of procurement, sourcing, visibility, and contracting […]
Buyer Beware: Buzzwords Are In The Air …
This morning, I'd like to welcome a guest blogger to Spend Matters. Charles Dominick is President of Next Level Purchasing and also authors the blog […]
The Network Effect: A Supplier's Perspective
Since Ariba LIVE, I've grown increasingly interested in the impact of network-based supplier management and on-boarding approaches. Having heard a number of first-hand accounts from […]
Catching up with Ketera on Supplier Enablement and eProcurement
In the past few weeks, I've had a couple of conversations with various folks from Ketera, including Bill Phelps and Jon Lew. Bill heads up […]
There's Two Types of Spend Management "Content" Expertise
When I read the title of this piece in Purchasing, "Content Expertise vs. Procurement Expertise", I immediately got the wrong impression of the article. Rather […]
Sourcing Bedbugs at the Lowest Cost
I recently came across this hospitality magazine recently featuring a study of Hilton's sourcing and procurement practices. Needless to say, bedbugs -- which I have […]
Pravin Kumar Offers His Perspective on Coupa and Open Source
This afternoon, I'd like to welcome Pravin Kumar to Spend Matters. Pravin is VP of Products at Ketera. Last week, I asked Pravin if he […]
Comcast, Monopoly Pricing Power, and VOIP
I enjoyed reading Dave Stephens' Comcast horror story earlier this week. Come on Dave, where are the trust-busters when we need 'em most? Well, at […]
Catching Up with Emptoris' Avner Schneur
Earlier in the week, I spent the better part of ninety minutes catching up with Emptoris' CEO and Founder, Avner Schneur, on a range of […]
Protiviti: Taking Supply Risk Management to the Next Level
Earlier in the summer, I sat down with Phillip O'Keeffe, a practice leader for Protiviti's supply chain risk management group. To be completely honest, it […]
Sourcing Innovation: Next Generation On-Demand
Yesterday, I posted a blog describing the potential to securitize direct materials buying and selling. Today, I will tackle an unrelated subject, but also one […]
Evaluating Spend Visibility and Analytics Providers
In the past few months, I've talked to a range of spend visibility providers about their capabilities. And I've also spoken with a number of […]
Part 5: Reflections on Spend Management's Decade
I got a couple of emails from people last week asking why my take on Spend Management's first decade showed a bit of cynicism rather […]