- 1. Best-of-Breed vs ERP Series
- (News)
- Spend Matters has put together a great series on the ERP vs. Best-of-Breed topic. We posted the first installment but the subsequent ones by Pierre Mitchell were just as helpful. Links to the first ...
- 2. P2P 101
- (News)
- eProcurement is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really encompass? It's a broad concept that fortunately the folks at Spend Matters have done a great job taking apart for ...
- 3. Using Cloud-Based Networks to Improve Intelligence
- (News)
- Bob Ferrarri's Supply Chain Matters site always makes great predictions, but he also goes into great detail on them as well. He recently took a deep dive on his supply chain intelligence prediction that ...
- 4. Connectivity Benefits for Suppliers
- (News)
- The benefits of connecting electronically with suppliers are well documented. In the final installment of his series on supplier networks, Xavier Olivera discusses why connectivity matters and the risks ...
- 5. P2P Network Options
- (News)
- In the first of a series on supplier networks, Xavier Olivera reviews the capabilities that need to be mixed and matched by participants. He takes us through the P2P process and identifies decisions ...
- 6. Disruption vs. Innovation
- (News)
- What's the difference between innovation and disruption, and who cares anyway? Well, it turns out that the terms, although often used interchangeably, have quite different meanings and are very significant ...
- 7. Top Spend Matters Stories of 2016
- (News)
- Lots of publications do 'Best of...' lists for the previous year, but few provide the insight of the Spend Matters' analysts. They're all over the P2P (procure-to-pay) process and are adept at identifying ...
- 8. The Meaning of "World Class
- (News)
- "World Class" seems to be an over-used phrase, but the supply chain experts at the Hackett Group know it when they see it.Their recent report not only defines the term, but it spells out what it means ...
- 9. Is Blockchain a Fit For Supply Chain?
- (News)
- We've been reading a lot about 'blockchain' technology, but is any of it relevant to our work?According to a recent guest article on the Spend Matters site by Jonas Divine, the P2P process may be a good ...
- 10. SAP to P2P Integration Fun & Games
- (News)
- Integrating SAP with a P2P system can be challengiing. In fact, the technical part is the easy piece, according to Jason Busch. The business process changes add a complex layer to the whole thing. ...
- 11. Whither the Supplier Catalog?
- (News)
- Jason Busch and Pierre Mitchell of Spend Matters are duking it out on the topic of catalog use in procurement. In 2 recent posts on the site, we learn the pro and con arguments as well as alternatives ...
- 12. Arguing About Catalogs in Procurement
- (News)
- I posted the link to an article earlier in the week about catalog use in the procurement process. Jason Busch and Pierre Mitchell at Spend Matters have followed up with a series of pro's and con's on the ...
- 13. Catalogs in the eCommerce Age
- (News)
- Those of us who have dealt with supplier catalogs in the age of ecommerce probably have an immediate answer to Jason Busch's question about whether to kill them completely.However, they have their place ...
- 14. Getting P2P Adoption on Track
- (News)
- Spend Matters' Jason Busch is spot on with this observation: getting front-line procurement people to adopt P2P technology is a bear. Getting them to understand the 'why' and ensuring the technology doesn' ...
- 15. Digital Strategies and the Supply Chain
- (News)
- Everyone has their own definition of what comprises the 'digital supply chain'. When Jason Busch, head honcho at Spend Matters, weighs in while discussing the topic with the president of SAP Ariba, we ...
- 16. Integrating the Procurement Pieces
- (News)
- When you have an ERP, P2P systems, supplier networks, and various supply chain system components running your supply chain functions, you have your hands full. Integrating the technology pieces is tough, ...
- 17. OpenText Plans
- (News)
- OpenText, a well-known software company in the ecommerce and B2B integration space, continues to evolve. Bob Ferrarri attended their recent conference and came away with a wealth of information about where ...
- 18. An Increase in B2B Choices
- (News)
- Business-to-business (B2B) sales will probably never be the sexy side of ecommerce, but it's very profitable and competition is increasing. Amazon Business has gotten most of the press since its inception, ...
- 19. What's Being Automated in Supply Chain
- (News)
- Supply Chains are embracing automation, yet some processes are in focus more than others. Kaitlyn McAvoy reviews the data from a recent study and finds that automation of P2P processes was very popular.SRM ...
- 20. P2P Next Generation Requirements
- (News)
- The folks at Spend Matters have been looking into what's required for 'next generation' procure-to-pay functionality. Having a best of breed suite is no longer enough: a top-line platform is required.According ...
Most Read
-
-
Feb 13 2013
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 17 2012
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Feb 13 2019
-
Written by Scott Koegler
-
-
-
Jul 18 2017
-
Written by Super User
-