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  1. Featured Articles

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    1. Examining the Reasons Electronic Invoicing Will Truly Cross the Proverbial Adoption Chasm (Part 1)

      Explore Spend Matters (Oct 5 2011) Procurement Technology

      Courtesy of Basware, I've have the chance to recently dig into the results of the Institute of Financial Operations/IAPP 2011 E-Invoicing survey report, which examines adoption trends and needs/wants of those in the market for electronic invoicing an... (Read Full Article)

    2. My Take: Supply Chain Future

      Explore Supply Chain Shaman (Oct 4 2011) Procurement Technology , Value creation

      My Take: Supply Chain Future Take out the fat.  Get lean.  Drive the efficient supply chain of the future.  Are you shaking your head yes in violent agreement?  Let me challenge your assumptions. Let me start with a personal story.  In 2010, I stood on the Council of Supply Chain Management show floor 35 pounds heavier.  (Yes, that is me in [...] (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IBM   Oracle   Lora Cecere

    3. Serendipity Happens… to Deliver Million$

      Explore dachisgroup.com (Sep 30 2011)

      Serendipity Happens… to Deliver Million$ As the world turns… social, expect to be surprised by the fruits of serendipity. When large workforces embrace working socially, or as I love to call it – in “socialworking” mode, they discover new ways of solving problems and creating opportunities. Insights are revealed in the fluid web of connections and sharing. We’ve seen a dramatic mood swing toward all things social this year. Even the naysayers have been touting the benefits of working socially recently. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IBM

    4. Will Rearden’s Acquisition of HomeRun Become the First B2B “Social Discount” Play?

      Explore Spend Matters (Sep 29 2011) Procurement Technology , Online Supply Communities , SM B2B Marketing

      Amidst all the news coming out of SAP early last week with the Crossgate deal and a nasty head cold going around the office that's slowed the usual pace of developing current content, we've been slow to cover some major news at Rearden Commerce, incl... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Paris   Philadelphia   SAP

    5. Analyzing the SAP/Crossgate Acquisition: Customer, Product and Competitive Implications (Part 2)

      Explore Spend Matters (Sep 28 2011) Supplier Relationship Management , Marketing & Advertising

      In the first post in this series, we offered our analysis of what SAP's acquisition of Crossgate might mean for customers and future generations of products that exist in the space in between organizations and systems as well from a metadata analysis... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   SAP

    6. Analyzing the SAP/Crossgate Acquisition: Customer, Product and Competitive Implications (Part 1)

      Explore Spend Matters (Sep 27 2011) Procurement Technology , Supplier Relationship Management

      Last week, we covered the basics surrounding SAP's announced acquisition of Crossgate (slated to close in early November). Today, we'll turn our attention to what the announcement means for customers and prospects (as well as future potential products), specifically in the area of procurement and supplier network connectivity. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SAP   Forrester Research

    7. Drug maker goes social to end supply chain crisis - Computerworld

      Explore Computerworld (Sep 21 2011)

      Drug maker goes social to end supply chain crisis - Computerworld Generic drug maker Ratiopharm turned to social networking tools to solve communication problems that choked the supply chain and made it difficult to respond to fluctuations in customer demand. (Read Full Article)

    8. How to be a customer of choice

      Explore cpoagenda.com (Sep 19 2011) Supplier Relationship Management

      Research shows that the way suppliers value their priority accounts depends only in part on the revenue they generate and there are other levers you can pull to make your organisation a more attractive customer. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   London   Toyota   DHL

    9. Procurement masters 'get strategy'

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Sep 15 2011)

      Procurement masters 'get strategy' A new generation of "procurement masters" is adding value to organisations in "unprecedented ways", new research reveals. (Read Full Article)

    10. Video blog: Ariba & Tim Minahan talks Social Media and SRM

      Explore procurement-iu.com (Sep 2 2011) Online Supply Communities , Open Innovation , SM B2B Marketing

      Video blog: Ariba & Tim Minahan talks Social Media and SRM Social networking can create greater engagement with customers, partners and suppliers. In our latest video blog, Mark Perera talks to Tim Minahan, chief of marketing at Ariba, about how procurement can make the most of technology. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Procurement Intelligence Unit

    11. Supplier spat costs Guess? $19.5m

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Aug 26 2011) Retail & CPG/FMCG

      The second quarter profit of Guess? fell almost 10% due to a "settlement charge" arising from termination of a contract with a supplier which had caused the company to experience disruption in its European supply chain. (Read Full Article)

    12. 'Cancer of corruption' afflicting SA procurement

      Explore supplymanagement.com (Aug 16 2011)

      South Africa's finance minister Pravin Gordhan told members of the board of The Institute of Internal Auditors to ask "tough questions" of both public and private sector organisations to root out poor procurement. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   South Africa   Pravin Gordhan

    13. How to become best-in-class in supplier management, Aberdeen Group produce their report

      Explore Procurement Blog (Aug 1 2011) Supplier Relationship Management

      How to become best-in-class in supplier management, Aberdeen Group produce their report Those organisations that can distinguish themselves [as good at supplier management] will be able to leverage strategic supplier management to lower supplier costs, improve supplier relationships and that ultimately translates benefits into competitive advantage. So says Aberdeen Group in their research report ‘The Year of the Supplier – Perspectives on Supplier Management in 2011’. Aberdeen (Read Full Article)

    14. Survey: Green IT issues carry heavier weight

      Explore zdnet.com (Apr 20 2011)

      Only 20 percent of companies have any kind of green technology procurement and management budget, but the issue of green as it relates to IT strategy carries more weight this year than last year.... (Read Full Article)

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