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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Time and time again I hear people say that you can only really auction a commodity; something that is standard, simple – like a widget that doesn’t have too many service components. Well, if that’s the case then what have we been doing the past 10 years??
The European Leaders in Procurement magazine (Spring 2007 […]
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At EyeForProcurement’s recent Technology for Procurement Forum held in San Francisco, Art Laszlo, Director of Strategic Sourcing for Brunswick Corporation, gave a presenation on Effective bidding, common pitfalls, and proper approaches to e-auctions. This was a good presentation, and one who’s content you know was worth it’s weight at least in silver since […]
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During our user conference - Iasta reSource - we spent some time in break out sessions where users of different industries and disciplines could exchange best practice experiences. One that I moderated, and was very interesting, was regarding the concept of supplier communication for reverse auctions. This is an especially important topic in […]
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There were recently a string of articles that showed up in widely read, Inc Magazine, which focused on reverse auction technology. The first of the series focuses on what is being termed as a supplier survival guide with a lot of basics regarding auctions and supplier viewpoints. Do not consider it a deeply […]
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Just as the Discovery Channel pioneered “Shark Week”, Jason blazed a trail on ERP week from SAP Sapphire, last week. His posts have been educated and informative about the direction of the industry. I raised a very skeptical eyebrow on his first post about 3 sourcing events for under $10k, but he clarified […]
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Many people often wonder (especially eSourcing newbies) what the criteria are for a good reverse auction sourcing event. Since billions and billions of spend are negotiated through reverse auction technology every year, these rules have been developed and refined over time. Honestly, I do not even know the origin of this list or […]
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Many people often wonder (especially eSourcing newbies) what the criteria are for a good reverse auction sourcing event. Since billions and billions of spend are negotiated through reverse auction technology every year, these rules have been developed and refined over time. Honestly, I do not even know the origin of this list or […]
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Apparel Magazine just released it’s 1st Annual Top Technology Trends Report, authored by Michael Barret, Retail Research Director of AMR Research. The report had some interesting findings.
The four most important business initiatives for 2007 are:
Reducing product costs to improve margin
Reducing lead times for new products
Business intelligence / analytical capabilities […]
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Apparel Magazine just released it’s 1st Annual Top Technology Trends Report, authored by Michael Barret, Retail Research Director of AMR Research. The report had some interesting findings.
The four most important business initiatives for 2007 are:
Reducing product costs to improve margin
Reducing lead times for new products
Business intelligence / analytical capabilities […]
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