e-Procurement Software
26 Jun e-procurement solutions are only as good as the savings they deliver
The business community, including the analysts and commentators, have for a long time been obsessed with two things about e-procurement solution vendors, both of which are irrelevant. The first is functionality – the second is share price. No wonder e-procurement doesn't work.11 Jun SAP and Ariba – good news for shareholders and competitors alike
The more I look at the proposed acquisition of Ariba by SAP, the less sense it makes. SAP didn't need the functionality. They didn't need the brand. The Ariba shareholders will clearly be pleased to see this deal go through but what, I wonder, would an SAP sales guy be thinking and what would Ariba's competitors be making of it all?07 Jun The day we lost the e-procurement map
Posted at 05:08h
in e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software, eProcurement, Purchase to Pay, Purchase to Pay Process, The Rest
The original vision was right. The cost of purchasing as well as the cost of purchases could be dramatically reduced by applying the new technology. And there was a road map – a detailed vision showing how to secure the savings. The costs weren’t even that high – especially in comparison to the potential savings - but in the excitement, we lost the map and now, the vision is lost.
16 Apr Why is everything always a mess?
Posted at 12:05h
in Compliance, e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software, Purchase to Pay, Purchase to Pay Process, Purchasing Card
Ask anyone who’s worked in more than one purchasing organization. When it comes to technology, they’re not normally what you would describe as model implementations. Supplier data all over the place, catalogues out of date, Heinz 57 varieties of purchasing system. Purchase to Pay processes are very rarely joined up and if purchase to pay really is the plumbing of your organization, you’d be drowning.
But before you beat yourself up about your role in this chaos, ask yourself the question: Why is it that everything is always a mess?