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  • ePayables: The Digital Difference Webinar

    March 22, 2010

    ePayables: The Digital Difference Webinar

    A deficient accounts payable function creates problems for procurement and the CPO. AP departments that lack technology, centralization of oversight, and visibility negatively impact procurement processes and performance. A discussion... Read more

  • “We have no specific procurement goals.”

    March 19, 2010

    “We have no specific procurement goals.”

    The title of this article was the response I received to the question “How does your CFO measure your performance?” that I posed to the director of procurement for a... Read more

  • On the Bubble

    March 15, 2010

    On the Bubble

    March Madness is upon us. The NCAA Division I Men’s College Basketball Tournament kicks off this week with a field of the top 64 65 teams taking to the courts... Read more

  • Fail-safe

    March 3, 2010

    Fail-safe

    When things don’t go according to plans, the unprepared are often forced to just grin and bear it and hope that no one notices or that the total impact of... Read more

  • Proof: eAuctions are NOT Evil

    February 26, 2010

    Proof: eAuctions are NOT Evil

    Hypothesis: eAuctions (and eSourcing) are not evil. Proof: I. Google’s Code of Conduct states in its Preface: “Don’t be evil.” Googlers generally apply those words to how we serve our... Read more

  • Meadwestvaco’s Total P2P Package

    February 24, 2010

    Meadwestvaco’s Total P2P Package

    Chris Osen, Vice President of Supply Management at Meadwestvaco (“MWV”) took the presentation baton from me at the NAPP Conference (after I took it from Bill Dempsey) and delivered a... Read more

  • E-Payment Networks: A Best-in-Class Solution for Buyers and Suppliers

    February 22, 2010

    E-Payment Networks: A Best-in-Class Solution for Buyers and Suppliers

    As I noted in my 10 for 2010: Predictions for the New Decade article, “The supplier and payment networks that quickly adopt Web 2.0 capabilities and lead the way on... Read more

  • The Gold Standard

    February 19, 2010

    The Gold Standard

    Over the course of my career in supply management, I have had the great fortune to work with a large number of highly successful CPOs and procurement organizations that have... Read more

  • P2P Tastes Great at MillerCoors

    February 17, 2010

    P2P Tastes Great at MillerCoors

    Bill Dempsey, Director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing at MillerCoors (“MC”) kicked off the 18th Annual NAPP Conference in Marina Del Rey this past Monday with a Keynote Address entitled... Read more

  • Accounts Payable Automation: Choose or Lose

    February 15, 2010

    Accounts Payable Automation: Choose or Lose

    Are you striving for accounts payable gold or just looking to compete? If your answer is “yes” to either option then you may be interested in a webinar (free registration)... Read more

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