TweetAriba is falling behind. It’s falling behind in customer growth and it’s failing to innovate. So why has Ariba got such a rosy future? continue reading…
TweetAriba is falling behind. It’s falling behind in customer growth and it’s failing to innovate. So why has Ariba got such a rosy future? continue reading…
TweetIn their market overview Market Overview, ePurchasing And Contract Life-Cycle Management In 2011 to 2012, Forrester describes four forces that are keeping supplier networks dynamic and competitive. They talk a great deal of sense but they forgot the fifth force – the one that’s going to make 2012 the year for supplier networks. continue reading…
TweetYou can tell who the good guy is – he wears the white cowboy hat. But enterprise application vendors don’t wear hats so how do you tell them apart? continue reading…
TweetIt’s fascinating. No one would argue that e-procurement wasn’t e-procurement because the final P.O. produced was an emailed pdf. But when it comes to e-invoicing, people get very precious about what is and isn’t an e-invoice. Why is that? continue reading…
TweetEmbracing innovation is crucial in the procurement world. Peter Smith’s recent series on procurement innovation has produced some fascinating debate, but it’s not only innovation in our procurement processes that are important, we need also to be mindful of new products and new way of doing things so that when we don’t become blinkered in our sourcing approach. Innovation is great – which is why our patent laws are so bad. continue reading…
TweetIn the facebook age, when the digital natives – those who don’t remember a time before the internet – are emerging as the new generation of business leaders, thinkers and politicians, it can be easy to forget how today’s business technology evolved. And it’s easy to dismiss it. But knowing a little more than best practice and understanding why we do stuff the way we do is enlightening and helps inform us about the future evolution of business technology. continue reading…
TweetJason Busch, the founder and executive editor of Spend Matters, is on a world domination tour at the moment and this week, I had the great pleasure of bumping into him together with Peter Smith in a London pub and took the opportunity to share thoughts on the world of purchasing and stuff. continue reading…