Even Lawyers Like to Save Money

I recently came across this article on law.com which points to the rise of strategic sourcing and Spend Management practices in law firms. According to the piece, one firm profiled spends “more than $200 million a year on purchasing goods and service…

Read the rest » SpendMatters

Where Will Steel, Stainless, Nickel, Aluminum, Copper and Zinc go in 2008?

What Will 2008 Bring in the Metals Markets?
Earlier today, Lisa Reisman and Stuart Burns penned a thoughtful and lengthy post over on Metal Miner offering up their predictions for the metals markets in 2008. Among the metals categories they take the…

Read the rest » SpendMatters

Procuri Empower (Dispatch Two)

Welcome to the Spend Management Ecosystem
If you’re looking for any further company-based scoop on these virtual pages — or any others — about the Ariba/Procuri deal, you probably won’t find it. The first forty-five minutes of presentations at E…

Read the rest » SpendMatters

The Growing SaaS Spend Management Market

Even though I’m not a member of the SaaS politburo like On Demand junkie Tim Minahan — who really is betting his retirement and kid’s college tuition on SaaS’ up-take — I do count myself a card carrying party member of the movement. Given this, you can imagine I was pleasantly surprised to see Phil [...]

Read the rest » SpendMatters