Payables Place Math: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization
For those of you straddling the P2P line or just interested in the "second P," I'd like to call your attention to Ardent Partners' research director, Vishal Patel's site, Payables…
P2P – The Best-in-Class Blueprint (Webinar)
The results of Best-in-Class organizations show that an investment in P2P can pay large dividends, while the relentless pressure on bottom-line performance makes a P2P investment all, but necessary, for…
What’s in Your Sourcing “Tackle Box?”
King of the deadpan, Steven Wright once quipped that "there's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." (click link to view actual quip)…
Teach a Team to Source and it Saves for a Lifetime
Sorry for the slow start this week, but my first Labor Day without a Telethon has thrown off my timing - ok, not really :-).... Anyway, welcome back, I hope…
Survey is LIVE for “CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score”
I’d like to announce that we have just launched the survey to our major CPO-focused research effort for 2012. Starting today, you have a chance to participate in this survey…
Swifter, Higher, Stronger in 2012
The London 2012 Olympics are still going full throttle through this Sunday and I've been doing my best to watch as much as I can. This year, approximately 10,500 athletes…
Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)
In doing research on how different organizations attack procurement fraud, I became very impressed by the level of detail included in the United Nations' policies. In particular, I think the…
Examples of Procurement Fraud
Publisher's Note: Procurement fraud is a complex topic and one we take very seriously. For more information on procurement fraud, make sure to review the "Related Articles" at the bottom…
What is Fraud?
As I was reviewing our coverage of Procurement Fraud, and looking at how to best summarize it (something I will do at the end of the series), I realized that…
How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud
Long time readers of this site know that I am a strong advocate for eSourcing. I am an advocate based upon extensive first-hand experience developing, using, researching, and evaluating eSourcing…