Spend Management
After an uneventful trip, I made it to IACCM just a few minutes after Tim Cummins opening keynote began. While the pearls of wisdom in the initial discussion so far have been somewhat limited — other than the need for closer collaboration between le…
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I don’t know about you, but does anyone else find it odd that Purchasing — or anyone else, for that matter — did not further analyze Chrysler’s decision to shut down for two weeks this summer? According to the above-linked article, “Chrysler announ…
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It’s been a while since I’ve taken out the microscope to a company’s financial statements, but over the weekend, I called up a colleague from Chicago who specializes in tech M&A and we decided to take a quick look Procuri’s
released financial statem…
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I’m excited to announce that Spend Matters is recording a new podcast series with JVKellyGroup. I recorded the first edition of the series with JVKG’s Ryder Daniels a few weeks back, focusing on the consumerization or technology and the importance of…
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I’m leaving Monday morning to attend the IACCM Americas conference in Scottsdale. For those who don’t know IACCM — even if you’re outside of the US — you should. The non-profit organization and think-tank looks at the broader concept of contracting…
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This morning, I’d like to welcome back a regular guest columnist to Spend Matters, who is sharing a two-part piece that will be continued Monday. Brian Sommer is author of the blog Services Safari.
Recent news stories detailing problems with Hepar…
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Over on E-Sourcing Forum David Bush has the scoop on a recent Ariba SEC filing that documents Procuri’s numbers going back before the Ariba deal. I’m on the road today, so I’ll need to leave my formal analysis of it for a later date. But here are som…
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Editors Note: This is the first part of a three-part series. Part 1 will provide background and context for D&B’s new Spend Management applications. Part 2 will analyze two of the products and how they stack-up in the market. And Part 3 will provide …
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Over on All Roads, Richard Brubaker has the scoop that the Chinese government is considering seriously curtailing factory production between July 17th and September 20th of this year. This is not an April Fools joke (like my post about quitting this …
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I’ve decided to throw in the towel as a blogger and take a real job. From here forward, I’ll be working half my time as an analyst and half as a journalist. I decided to take this route to minimize the amount of time I have to work while maximizing m…
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