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Benefits of Spend Analysis
You would think that the benefits of spend analysis would be obvious, but if that's the case there are many companies that still need to take the first step. Recent data from APQC illustrates the advantages.
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Big Data Concerns
John Horgan, in a blog on the Scientific American site, warns us against getting too far ahead of ourselves on the Big Data hype. Although he agrees that correlation can sometimes yield usable results, he has misgivings about some of the other claims.
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A Checklist for the New CPO
You've worked years for it and now you have it: you're the chief procurement officer. Now what? A checklist of how to move forward would help.
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Building a Resilient Supply Chain
We all agree that sustainability in the supply chain is an important objective. But how do you get there? Resilience helps.
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Make Your Re-Shoring Project Work
Re-shoring, or bringing back manufacturing and other processes that had been performed overseas, sounds like a great idea. The problem is, you have to have a plan and execute it, which sometimes doesn't happen.
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Differentiate by Innovation
Innovation in the supply chain typically is not at top of mind when you think about differentiating your business. Maybe it should be- the opportunities are there.
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SAP & eBay
SAP's recently announced partnership with eBay gives the folks at Spend Matters something interesting to ponder. SAP continues to add functionality in an attempt to shore up their eprocurement offering.
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IoT and Sustainability
Sometimes, innovations tend to have an aura of 'good' around them, but eventually concerns and issues surface. It's all part of the hype-cycle.
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Consumers Push Back on Delivery Costs
This just in: on-line buyers want fast delivery but don't want to pay extra! This isn't exactly man-bites-dog news, but it's good to see some actual data behind it.
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SAP's Future Direction
SAP's CEO Bill McDermott recently spoke at their yearly Sapphire conference. It's always instructive to hear what an industry or technology leader is thinking. SAP wants to simplify things, but is also moving forward in a lot of different directions.
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