There was an interesting announcement this week in the Purchasing Software world. The Access Group, a UK provider to growing mid-market businesses, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Procure Wizard who specialise in providing procurement solutions for the UK hospitality industry. This is…
In the early days of e-procurement – the 1990s – the solutions that were emerging were transformational and to understand why, we need to recall what the procurement landscape was like then. For a start, people didn’t have computers on their desks and if they…
When it comes to price models for Purchase to Pay solutions, there are as many as there are providers. Some charge per transaction either as a flat fee or as a percentage of the value of the transaction. Some charge suppliers, some don’t and some…
It was quite a coup (pun intended). It was by no means a certainty that Coupa’s initial public offering would be so successful but I think even the most optimistic would not have dared to expect how things played out. At the 11th hour the…
One of Europe’s leading human resources management groups, House of HR, has selected Coupa Software for its Pan European Procure to Pay (P2P) rollout. As one of Europe’s leading human resources management groups with annual sales of more than €700 million, House of HR’s roll-out…
I’ve learned over many years that when faced with a complex problem there is always a very simple solution that is wrong. There’s a standard approach to everything that will not work most of the time and one size fits all never quite fits. Relying…
I’m fortunate. Like most people, I’ve never been in a serious car accident but accidents do happen and seat belts save lives. I must have been on tens of thousands of car journeys and despite the fact that I’d be no worse off if I’d…