From what I heard from colleagues and friends that attended Oracle’s Open World, the event practically took over a large part of San Francisco. Most of the major analyst firms had swarms of their minions in attendance. But alas, Oracle did not invite me. Perhaps Oracle’s SRM marketing guru David Hope Ross took offence to […]
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Few know that one of the best general business resources on the web has been around for quite some time, pre-dating the blog world. Indeed, Knowledge @ Wharton, a free site, offers expert opinion on everything from the capital markets to operations research. In a recent edition, I came across a roundtable discussion between Jerry […]
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Dave Stephens has the scoop on another lackluster revenue quarter from Ariba. Clearly, Ariba remains caught in the On Demand revenue trough as it transitions traditional software license sales to recurring subscription revenue. The challenge on the revenue side of the software business makes sense to me. And I won’t beat them up for it […]
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Yesterday we discussed how the article Nine Cautionary Tales in the September (2006) issue of IEEE Spectrum makes it abundantly clear that no matter what you think, your supply chain is NOT secure - regardless of how safe you think your supply chain is or what voluntary security initiatives you might subscribe to.
Today we […]
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I cannot remember the last time I was interviewed and quoted in a magazine and yesterday received a copy of La Lettre des Achats. I was interviewed by the author, Philippe Guillaume, back in September about the growing influence of blogs in the supply management world. The group is described on their website […]
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I’m pleased to report Coupa is hiring additional personnel.
The pitch is something like this: Do you believe open source is the future of enterprise software? Are you ready for a challenge? If so, maybe joining an early-stage start-up like Coupa should be your next big move.
We currently have openings in Sales and in Development. Drop […]
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Supply and Demand Chain Executive ran a guest column in their online edition last week by Sara Ireton, a global trade expert at JP Morgan (which owns Vastera). In the piece, Sara offers her view about ten areas companies should consider when sourcing globally. These include such areas as supplier performance, total cost, tariffs, financing, […]
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I was disappointed after reading the headline of this piece in Purchasing to find out that the article contained an infomercial for Staples rather than tackling the true juicy subject matter it could have. For identify theft and security are topics that all procurement organizations should care about. And not just from a tactical buying […]
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Fresh off its record fund-raising drive, the Clinton Foundation is looking to manage the delivery of its expanding programs as efficiently as possible. I noticed several open Procurement positions, including this one:
Africa Regional Manager, Procurement - The Regional Manager will be responsible for ensuring countries have access to high-quality, low cost ARV and laboratory products […]
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Sorry to interrupt our regularly scheduled programming. But every once in a while you come across advice that transcends disciplines and reminds us of the most sage principles for sustained success in both business and life.
On his self-named blog, new-age marketing guru (and former Yahoo! exec) Seth Godin takes on the Gordon Gekko-era adage, “It’s […]
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