During a recent podcast, Tim Minahan and I tackled the rise of sustainable procurement as a top issue for executives in the coming years. As part of our discussion, we examined the rise of China RoHS. Now, Purchasing has tackled the issue in far more depth, publishing a useful survey piece that examines RoHS […]
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This is a quick announcement to let Spend Matters readers know that one sponsor slot will be opening up in April. Just as in the past, I am limiting the number of Spend Matters sponsors to four. While I’m happy to chat with potential sponsors offline and provide more details, I’ll share the high level […]
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Over on European Leaders, I found this fascinating short article noting that DHL’s growth in Asia is largely coming from a boost “in the number of express delivery shipments” in the region. Expecting growth in the area, DHL previously “invested $1.7 billion in Asia-Pacific over the past six years” and “expects shipment volumes to continue […]
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Last week, in a post on where Chrysler went wrong, I joked that the automaker may need to face the fury of supplier backlash after reneging on its supply management commitments. I never expected how true that statement might become. Or how soon.
Rumors surfaced yesterday that Tier-One automotive supplier Magna International Inc. may buy DaimlerChrysler’s ailing North […]
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“International companies spend approximately 1% of their overall procurement costs on administration. The goal of using Shared Services in procurement is to improve the input-output relationship between the procurement processes… Any procurement process that is not a key procurement competency can be considered as a candidate for Shared Services.”
So begins the chapter […]
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As Coupa grows we’re getting serious about prospect followup, etc. One aspect of this is evaluating the quality of leads. In CRM terms, suffice it to say “quality” can mean whatever you want - in this case let’s say it measures interest-level (vs. budget-approved, is-the-right-sized-firm, etc).
For small firms like Coupa, the SalesGenius service seems pretty […]
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Talent location, acquisition, and retention is a big problem for many companies across the board. It’s not just restricted to the Spend Management Talent Game. Given my inclination to blog about the talent deficit, and my recent proclamation that You Will Lose Your Top Talent, it’s no surprise that the recent Supply Management […]
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Tomorrow morning, we return to our regularly scheduled programming on procurement, sourcing, trade and supply chain related matters. But I can’t help but chuckle that the personal hell that MSFT has put me through these past few days has gotten such attention today on TechMeme and other sites.
Before signing off for the night, I’d […]
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Without question, one of the most hyped integration components within enterprise technology is set to make a splash this year. And that’s Duet — an integration platform and joint MSFT/SAP solution which will, in theory, allow SAP users to work within Microsoft applications to manage workflow, permissions, and other capabilities outside of the SAP application […]
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Hey, category managers in charge of IT spend. Want to make yourself a friend of the business for life? I’ve got a secret for you: don’t rubberstamp your CIO’s decision to upgrade to Vista or Office 2007. In fact, tack on a big ?reject? to the request or the requisition. And don’t do it to […]
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