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Source or Lose 2012: Campaign Kickoff

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Good morning. We interrupt this 'steady stream of engaging and informative procurement-themed articles' with this update: News reports over the Columbus Day weekend that the somewhat boring completely depressing U.S.…

Case Closed: How to Build a Winning Business Case in Seven Easy Steps

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2012Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

UPDATE: The webinar discussed below is now available by clicking the following archive link (registration required). The fall event season has officially begun. Accordingly, I will try to update you…

A P2P Case Study – Treasury Perspective

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions‘ Seminar “Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables” held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

A P2P Case Study – Supply Chain Persepctive

By Andrew Bartolini September 27, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions' Seminar "Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables" held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

Payables Place Math: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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)

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2012Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers

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…

Survey is LIVE for “CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score”

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Technology1 Comment

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

By Andrew Bartolini August 8, 2012Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

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…

How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud

By Andrew Bartolini July 30, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (II)

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2012Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Yesterday, in Part One of this story, we provided some background and then outlined the news from SciQuest (Ticker: SQI) that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Contract…