It’s been a difficult couple of weeks to RIM. The service disruption in parts of Europe then more recently in the US couldn’t have come at a worse time. With revenues down 10% and profits more than halved, (according to The Economist) it’s a brave…
We hear all the time about big companies paying suppliers late, abusing their power to take advantage of the good will of smaller companies by delaying payment for as long as possible in order to enrich themselves at the expense of weaker, more vulnerable companies….
You think purchase to pay is a back office function? e-invoicing is a technical innovation? AP automation an incremental improvement to financial supply chain management? And you wonder why nothing ever gets achieved. P2P is as boring as you make it. The reality is though,…
I have sometimes described purchase to pay as sitting at the least glamorous end of the business spectrum. At one end is the sex, drug and rock ‘n’ roll world of PR, marketing and sales – life at the coal face where business really happens…
I wonder if it’s just me that recalls that embarrassing teenage episode when one of your friends declares their new membership of the biker club. Proudly carrying their full face helmet, they don’t volunteer that they haven’t actually managed to save enough money for the…
I like and admire good sales people. I would even go so far as to say that I enjoy being sold to – when it’s done well. Taking the time to understand me and my situation, my objectives, my likes and dislikes. Adding value to…
There are few that would disagree that Ariba sits firmly amongst the best in class procurement vendors. Its heritage goes back to the pioneering days of e-procurement and it has continued to innovate successfully ever since, diversifying its portfolio of solutions across the P2P spectrum….