The selection of procurement software is no - absolutely not - a technical decision. The successful implementation of Purchase to Pay Processes in a global environment has many challenges. In a short series of items, Purchasing Insight discusses some of the pitfalls. In the second, we...
According to Forrester, reported by Purchasing.com, spend on procurement software will increase markedly in 2010 following a stagnant 2009. The areas high-lighted to enjoy increased revenue are: Supplier Risk and Performance Management Automated spend analysis Contract Life-cycle Management Services Procurement Supplier Networks Consolidation in the Procurement Software Market There is also talk...
// It’s well known that the biggest challenge in implementing procurement software successfully is managing the change in people’s behaviours. Some environments are worse than others of course. Implementing procurement software in an office environment where everyone uses a computer familiar with a browser based...
// In a world where sophisticated procurement software and supply chain technology has helped industry squeeze almost every drop of inefficiency out of its supply chain operations, where do you look for further savings when the going gets really tough? The Purchase to Pay cycle...
Supply Chain management can be like spinning plates – spin as many as you can and just make sure that the ones that drop are the ones that count least. But it’s a fairly exact science in the 21st century and armed procurement software that...
Why, in the 21stcentury, when we want to know how much we spend in a particular category, do we need to become experts in SAP or Oracle reporting or whatever procurement software we use?...