Sometimes even bloggers are cursed by writer’s block, and sometimes even the witty rhetoric of other bloggers is not sufficient to get the creative gears moving again. So what’s a blogger to do? Where can a poor blogger turn for inspiration for that critical first line?
No longer will I need to ask that question [...]
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The 8th annual open source convention wraps up today in Portland. I hope to make it there next year. On the open source startup advice front, Matt Asay had an interesting blog post summarizing his presentation. Good stuff Matt and thanks for sharing!
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If you go looking for a traditional requisition line category in the Coupa eProcurement Preview Release you will come up empty-handed. It’s not there. Of course, it’s MIA on purpose.
While I was at Oracle I kept trying to figure out how to solve the categorization riddle. On the one hand, classifying spend is a reporting/accounting [...]
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Last weekend we discussed supply chain risk and how important it is in today’s efficiency based supply chains where a single disruption can cost a corporation six, seven, or even eight figures and when more than 80% of supply managers reported in a recent Aberdeen study on Supply Risk Management that their companies [...]
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With profitability, compliance, and risk management high on executive agendas, demand for contract management automation has been climbing steadily for the past three years. Two recent benchmark reports from my alma mater Aberdeen Group indicate that businesses’ appetite for these solutions continues to grow. (Click here for free copy of the full report. Registration required.)
More than [...]
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The well buzzed and documented release of Dave Stephens new venture, Coupa, has gone live. Originally slated for July 4th – “Independence Day” (meant to symbolize freedom from expensive installations of the past) is available at Coupa eProcurement. Dave personally took me through the tool in mid-June and I can attest that it [...]
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While firmly endorsing the adoption of environmentally and socially responsible supply management practices, Supply Excellence has never said going green would be easy. The latest proof: a new Purchasing magazine article reports that the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) has triggered shortages for both compliant and non-compliant electronic components.
The law, which went into [...]
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According to McKinsey, they want Software as a Service usage to go up. This aligns very well with the recent data that has come out from Aberdeen and AMR. McKinsey states that software costs can be reduced by 30-40% by having external hosting and implementation and usage is greatly increased.
In addition, our own [...]
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And to celebrate, they’re having the sale of the century! They’re practically giving it away. You can try it for free! You heard me! For Free! Now that’s a price that can’t be beat!
The reality is that Closed systems are dead. From software to supply chains, open is the new standard. And Coupa is making it reality, [...]
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I’m pleased to announce we’ve issued our preview release of Coupa eProcurement. Our corporate website is refreshed, and we are live on Sourceforge. There are still a bunch of things to do to dress up our presence at both places, but it’s a good start.
I want to strongly express my gratitude to Noah Eisner, David [...]
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