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ePayables: The Digital Difference Webinar

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2010Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

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…

“We have no specific procurement goals.”

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2010Articles, General, People, Process, StrategyNo Comments

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…

On the Bubble

By Andrew Bartolini March 15, 2010Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

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…

Fail-safe

By Andrew Bartolini March 3, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, StrategyNo Comments

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…

Proof: eAuctions are NOT Evil

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

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…

Meadwestvaco’s Total P2P Package

By Andrew Bartolini February 24, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, TechnologyNo Comments

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…

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

By Andrew Bartolini February 22, 2010Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, TechnologyNo Comments

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…

The Gold Standard

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2010Articles, Process, StrategyNo Comments

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…

P2P Tastes Great at MillerCoors

By Andrew Bartolini February 17, 2010Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

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…

Accounts Payable Automation: Choose or Lose

By Andrew Bartolini February 15, 2010Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology2 Comments

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)…