Many thanks to you, Readers, for helping Spend Matters be the success it is. Here are some of the posts you enjoyed the most in 2009, judging by the number of hits. Thanks for a great 2009; we look forward to continuing to be your Spend resource in 2…
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Amex: No Safe Harbor
Pay it Forward — Quantifying Payables and Invoice Automation Returns…
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More BOSM on this subject, because we understand that it’s a hot topic. In fact, rumor has it that the next-generation iPhone will have an app for this: press the appropriate icon, and a team of contingent workers will arrive at your door within an h…
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Traditionally, Sourcing Innovation would chronicle the wit and wisdom of the SpendFool on December 31, but ever since he announced his departure in the seventh comment to a post on SpendMatters last year, he’s been quiet. As a result, there are no comments to base my annual wit and wisdom post, which chronicled the best of the ‘Fool’s comments during the year. So instead, I bring you “Ode to the SpendFool” in the hopes that the ‘Fool will accept my offer and return to the space (as a[n anonymous] contributor on Sourcing Innovation should the ‘Fool …
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Dear Readers: Here is the another installment from Jason “Ladies Man Wannabe” Busch. Jason’s wife, MetalMiner’s Lisa Reisman, just sent me a digital photo from the cruise, showing Jason posing with Minnie Mouse, a nervous smile on his face. Now, Jas…
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Friday Rant: Apple’s Sustainability Bigots — Lies, Damn Lies and Green Statistics …
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White-collar white boys singing the blues in Docksiders — I need 20 cc’s of ethnic, STAT!
Seriously, this is a very funny, very clever post. Enjoy! –Joy
Friday Rant: Spend Matters Idol — “The Purchasing Blues”…
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As I noted in my recent post on Why You Need Visibility, if you put an energy meter inside a home and show people total usage in real time, a miraculous thing will happen: they will use about 10% less energy. And, more importantly, you can use this behaviour to drive savings, revenue, and innovation in your business. How? Consider these five uses courtesy of Andrew Winston and the Harvard Business Review which give you a green advantage. Usage Reductions If you provide operations with information on resource use, they will …
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Jason called me today from the wilds of Florida. “MORE SAP!” he cried. “I NEED MORE SAP!” He may be a thousand miles away, but he’s still the boss. –Joy
Friday Rant: SAP — Pull the Trigger on Ariba
Sapphire Dispatch 4: The SAP E-Sourcing Ro…
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A lot of supply chain 20xx lists are produced each year, and while many aren’t worth a second glance, Dan Gilmore over on Supply Chain Digest has one of the best top 10 lists on what supply chains will look like in 2015 that you’re going to find. But what’s even more important than the items on his Supply Chain 2015 is why supply chains are being forced to change. I’ll attempt to answer that a bit in this post. Fuel Prices Will Spike Again … to $200 a barrel Global demand …
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