Supply and Demand Chain Exec has a fantastic article on eSourcing process integration, which is written by Andy Sealock of Pace Harmon. If you can get past the incredibly unfriendly user obstruction for printing and viewing the article on 7 different pages, you will be able to really get a ton of great information. […]
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Although I try to refrain from discussing Iasta or the Iasta solutions in this forum (as we have an entire website for that), I was pleased to notice that when reviewing Gartner’s 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008 (as reviewed in CRM Today), we’re already there with respect to at least four of the technologies and […]
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The Doctor, who runs Sourcing Innovation blog, is never short on heavy hitting analysis. I particularly like when he takes on topics in eSourcing (big surprise). Last week, he had an in depth breakdown of the core functionality that most think of for eSourcing -eRFx/eAuctions. Additionally, you will notice his theme of […]
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I would like to start by thanking those authors that were generous enough to contribute content. I was able to harangue some of the best minds and writers in supply management to offer up their thoughts on concepts regarding the cross-over and application of eProcurement and eSourcing with a sprinkle of next gen.
Monday/Tuesday - […]
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When the subject of supplier enablement for e-procurement comes up, a discussion regarding the merits of supplier networks usually isn’t far behind. Today, as companies work to drive bottom line savings from their e-procurement system investment, using a supplier network is usually the pat answer provided by consultants, analysts or recommenders with regard to supplier […]
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I have been on the strategic sourcing side of procurement for quite a long time now and my knowledge center for the tactical side has grown steadily over the years. However, I have never been closely tied into it, so I have been trying to diagnose the value across the spheres of functionality and whether […]
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Most sourcing programs start off with a bang. Companies attack the biggest spend categories looking for savings. Usually, a flurry of online negotiation follows a lot of careful research and analysis on prior years’ spend data. And oh boy do the initial savings roll in.
Companies pursuing competitive sourcing for the 1st time can achieve fantastic […]
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Even though some may argue that the two platforms should remain separate, especially since most providers today either excel in one platform or the other, I believe there is a strong case for the integration of the two platforms. Let’s start by considering a basic procurement process, pictured below. Even though it looks […]
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A while back, Supply and Demand Executive ran an article titled Elements of Success with Operational Excellence Programs that highlighted the results of a study from Archstone Consulting designed to shed light on what more companies should do to achieve operational excellence.
The article, which was a bit lengthy, noted that fully 55% of the companies […]
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As a follow up to my recent post on Good People First, Good Systems Second, I’m going to highlight a recent article in Supply and Demand Chain Executive: e-Sourcing Tools - Means to an End. This article points out that in addition to good people, you also need effective process definitions and process integration […]
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