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Is consensus decision making the right approach for CPOs and other executives in leadership positions? Maybe not, according to some recent academic research.

The movement toward early pay acceleration is a response to both structural changes in the broader economy and investment in accounts payable automation and e-invoicing technologies. How are companies accelerating early payment approaches in their supply chains? Download this paper to find out.

This is part 1 in an ongoing series that will primarily focus on procurement-centric CLM in the context of purchasing and supply chain. Where relevant, it will indicate additional sell-side benefits that are offered by a CLM platform and the key capabilities it provides an organization. This iteration covers Contract Lifecycle Management 101.

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Jason Busch and David Gustin talk trade financing news and technology in this Ask the Expert session. They dissect the market, giving a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes action with solution providers, what companies are partnering up and discuss integration efforts with P2P, services procurement and other areas.

Be it resolved that the world surrounding the buying of goods is changing faster than transactional purchasing itself. And this, of course, is not sustainable if procurement is to remain influential, relevant and helpful. Change must come, and it must come fast, for procurement organizations that have not yet fully understood nor embraced new buying styles and modes.

The target audience for this paper is not only internal (brand management, C-level, finance, legal, line of business owners, procurement) but also sales, where SCRM visibility provides an advantage with risk-averse prospects and clients. As for takeaways, we’ll explore SCRM’s potential ROI, including the main drivers to consider when building a business case. This doesn’t just include supply base assurance and brand management - but also immediate hard savings through process efficiency, avoidance and reduction of crisis costs, and insurance premium reductions. What’s not to like about that?

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Jason Busch hosts this session dedicated to discussing the next generation and services procurement and VMS technology coming down the pipeline. What should we expect from these technologies in the future? Tune in to find out.

In today’s global economy, firms like Amazon, Apple, GE, P&G, and Walmart all compete on how well they manage their extended supply chains and associated spending on critical goods and materials. But, in an increasingly services-based economy where nearly everything is becoming a "service" (including all the non-production elements associated with creating a product), applying the same rigor to managing external services spending should also be important. What are the main differences with the contingent market? Why does it matter? What are your peers saying about the space? Download this survey-based report to find out!

In this paper, Jason Busch walks you through exactly how and why Spend Matters feels that the contingent market is failing procurement.

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The entire US Spend Matters analyst team takes us through the next round of our 2015 procurement predictions in this Ask the Expert session. Jason Busch, Pierre Mitchell and Thomas Kase talk about the rise of procurement performance management, as well as the rise (and fall) of solution prices and getting rid of the term "data scientists," and more.

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In Part 3 of this special Ask the Expert series, Jason Busch and Thomas Kase discuss the next 5 procurement predictions for the new year. We're all about the acronyms - M&A activity, PaaS, and what the heck is "XaaS"?

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Jason Busch, Pierre Mitchell and Thomas Kase chime in about our next 5 procurement predictions for 2015 in Part 2 of this special Ask the Expert series. The 3 talk about predictions including engaging millennial workers, making use of big friendly data, understanding the direct side of procurement and more!