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Sourcing with the Stars: How to Win Friends and Drive Adoption
As we’ve been barnstorming the nation planet stumping for our eSourcing 2.0 policy, we’ve been a little slower with articles these past two weeks – we will be back in... Read more
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The Case for eSourcing – Manufacturer’s Edition
UPDATE: The webinar discussed below is now available by clicking the following archive link (registration required). I have always felt that the procurement function (or industry) is quite horizontal in... Read more
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On a Quest: SciQuest Buys Spend Radar – Instant Analysis
In its quest to offer a comprehensive supply management suite AND shift its market focus into the private sector, SciQuest (Ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions completed... Read more
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Case Closed: How to Build a Winning Business Case in Seven Easy Steps
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... Read more
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A P2P Case Study – Treasury Perspective
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... Read more
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A P2P Case Study – Supply Chain Persepctive
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... Read more
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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... Read more
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Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (II)
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... Read more
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Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (I)
On Tuesday, after the market closed, SciQuest (ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Upside Software Inc. (“Upside”),... Read more
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M & A(riba) – SAP’s Big Bet
Building on our “instant analysis” of SAP’s multi-billion dollar bid for Ariba, we’ve now come back with a comprehensive report that covers the deal in greater detail. For those of... Read more