When AP Meets Common Sense: Discounting and Payment Terms (Part 1)
Categories: Procurement FinancialsTags: AP, Finance, PRO, ProcurementWhen I first came across “payment terms” outside of a classroom setting it was in Japan in the ‘90s. I must admit, from my vantage...
View ArticleWhen A/P Meets Common Sense: Discounting and Payment Terms (Part 2)
Categories: Procurement FinancialsTags: Accounts Payable, PRO, Spend ManagementOne of the fundamental challenges of A/P strategy and payment in the past (for organizations of all sizes) is that it has...
View ArticleP2P and Network Buying Tips
Categories: Procurement FinancialsTags: Best Practices, PRO, purchasing, Sourcing, TechnologyI’ve purchased a few cars in my life from dealers (mostly used, mind you). I’ve also bought software – for...
View ArticleFinancial Services Vendor Risk Management
Categories: Procurement Financials, Risk Performance and ComplianceTags: FInancial Services, Hiperos, PRO, Solution ProvidersSpend Matters knows Hiperos primarily as a supplier performance management...
View ArticlePrivate Equity and Procurement: Context and Introduction
Categories: Procurement Financials, Purchasing, Savings Tracking, Sourcing, Total Cost ManagementTags: private equity, PRO, ProcurementAt Sourcing Interest Group’s Spring Summit, Welsh, Carson,...
View ArticlePrivate Equity and Procurement: Driving Savings and EBITDA
Categories: Procurement Financials, Purchasing, Savings Tracking, Sourcing, Total Cost ManagementTags: private equity, PRO, ProcurementThe first installment of this series (and subsequent topical...
View ArticlePrivate Equity and Procurement: Building a Savings Network and Results
Categories: Procurement Financials, Purchasing, Savings Tracking, Sourcing, Total Cost ManagementTags: private equity, PRO, ProcurementContinuing with our analysis of private equity and procurement...
View ArticleExtending Procurement Information Architecture to Provider Ecosystems (Part 1)
Categories: Procurement Financials, supplier networksTags: member, PRO, Procurement Architecture, Supplier NetworksIn our previous series on procurement services provision and information architectures...
View ArticleAnalytics at the Core of P2P and E-Invoicing: Basware’s Transformative Effort
Categories: Invoicing, Procurement Financials, Purchasing, TechnologyTags: Basware, member, PRO, Solution ProvidersFor many P2P providers (aside from those with robust spend analysis modules that...
View ArticleNew Procurement Metrics: Cost per Outcome in the Private Sector (Part 1)
Categories: Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Total Cost ManagementTags: PlusIf cost per outcome can be measured in the government, it can most certainly be measured in the...
View ArticleGartner’s Global IT Spending Forecast: The Warnings Behind the Numbers
Categories: Guest Post, Innovation, Procurement Financials, Total Cost ManagementTags: L2, NPIIf you’re not ready for the holistic impact that BYOD will have on your IT spending, you may be in trouble....
View ArticleNo Transparency for Microsoft Office 365
Categories: Guest Post, Procurement Financials, Solution ProvidersTags: L2, NPICase in point #1: Recently, Microsoft began an Office 365 promotion which allows existing Office customers (perpetual...
View Article10 Reasons For Procurement to Work With Payments (Part 3)
Categories: Best Practice, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: PROClosing the payment gap – not just the invoicing gap – remains a Holy Grail for procurement organizations...
View ArticlePop-Up Webinar: Writing an EDI, Supplier Network or E-Invoicing RFP? Ask...
Categories: Ask the Expert, Procurement Financials, supplier networksTags: L2, WebinarsJoin us this Friday, 10/24, from 10-10:30 am Central for Writing an EDI, Supplier Network or E-Invoicing RFP? Must...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: How to Achieve Value Creation in Procurement (Beyond Just...
Categories: Ask the Expert, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & PlanningTags: L2, Plus, WebinarsSourcing and procurement professionals are used to bringing "value" by exploring the most...
View ArticleHow to Justify Spend Analysis to Finance/IT When There’s No Clear ROI (Part 1)
Categories: Best Practice, Finance, Procurement, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Procurement Systems & ArchitectureTags: PROAnalytics are all the rage. And spend...
View ArticleHow to Justify Spend Analysis to Finance/IT When There’s No Clear ROI (Part 2)
Categories: Best Practice, Finance, Procurement, Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Procurement Systems & ArchitectureTags: PROYesterday, we discussed the first five of...
View ArticleHackett P2P Efficiency Metrics: From Requisition to Discounting and More
Categories: Procurement Financials, Procurement Strategy & Planning, Spend Analysis, Spend ManagementTags: L2, Process and Best PracticeHackett Group has built a reputation as the gold standard for...
View ArticleHackett P2P and eProcurement Effectiveness Metrics: Where Procurement ROI...
Categories: Analytics, Procurement Commentary, Procurement FinancialsTags: L2, Process and Best PracticeEarlier in this series on the Hackett Group metrics that Richard Waugh shared at Zycus Horizon, I...
View ArticleProcurement and Finance: How to Close the Budget Loop (Survey Results!)
Categories: Procurement Commentary, Procurement Financials, Procurement ResearchTags: b-pack, General News, L2In today’s economy, many companies are looking for ways to improve their budget management...
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