Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet
I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…
Staples: Cloud-Based Business Apps For Small Biz… That Was Easy
Yes, I’m talking about the same Staples where you buy your pens and copy paper. About a month ago, Staples announced the launch of the Staples App Center, an innovative…
Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network
Supplier networks have existed for many years and over the initial years slowly gained in popularity. Today, however, these networks are a quickly growing trend and an increasingly cost effective…
Concentra: An ePayables Case Study
Concentra is a health care company that provides occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy, and wellness services to workers and the general public from 308 medical centers in 40 states.…
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Solutions)
Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at supply management solutions. Click here to read Part One of this…
Category Sourcing Scorecard – User Instructions
As I mentioned last time, Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is now available by clicking here (reg. required) and brought to you by BravoSolution. For those of you who have…
The Category Sourcing Scorecard is Now Available
Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts discussing the creation of a Category Sourcing Scorecard. Today, I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is…
Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 3)
Today, we continue with Part Three of our focus on Hubwoo, the supply management solution provider and operator of one of the world’s largest business (or B2B or supplier) networks…
Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 2)
Today, we continue with Part Two of our focus on Hubwoo, the supply management solution provider and operator of one of the world's largest business (or B2B or supplier) networks…
Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 1)
Today, we begin a two-part three-part series focused on Hubwoo and its recent re-launch of its network, “The Business Network.” Note that this “Provider Profile” series is a sneak preview…