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Instant Analysis: Selectica Acquires b-pack for $12.5 Million

By Andrew Bartolini March 31, 2015Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Selectica (NASDAQ: SLTC) made yet another smart acquisition—its second in two years—with an agreement announced yesterday, March 30, to acquire b-pack for $12.5 million in cash and stock. The deal is…

Procurement Influencer Series: Gregory Mark of Hubwoo

By Andrew Bartolini March 18, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As CEO of Hubwoo, Gregory Mark has witnessed the evolution of procurement technologies from the dot com bubble and burst to e-invoicing and e-procurement to spend analytics and the cloud.…

The Real Cost of Contract Non-Compliance: A Multi-Stakeholder View

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2015Articles, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy2 Comments

Editor's Note: Last week, we published a couple of articles previewing our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here. Today's article is a 'spin off' from the report, and…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 11) – Situation Normal….

By Andrew Bartolini March 6, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

Social Media and P2P: How Social Networks Develop and Strengthen Trading Partner Relationships

By Andrew Bartolini March 4, 2015Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

The underlying capabilities and drivers behind the most successful social networks can and should have the same impact in business communication and performance. As such, there is a remarkable opportunity…

GEP: Differentiating Itself with a Broad (& Strong) Portfolio (III)

By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2015Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

In the course of our work for and discussions with large procurement departments over the past 12 months, GEP’s name has been coming up much more frequently than just a…

Procurement Influencer Series: Roy Anderson from MetaProcure

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Some of the best analysis of the state of procurement and its future comes from leaders who have experienced it from the inside as a Chief Procurement Officer or procurement…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 10) – Fast & Furious

By Andrew Bartolini February 25, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 9) – The Tip of the Iceberg

By Andrew Bartolini February 18, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 8) – Hail Mary

By Andrew Bartolini February 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

We invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s Next for Procurement?“) by clicking the…