The Blog - Part 24

Que sera sera – the evolution of supply chain finance

08 May 2014 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Financial Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Finance

The soundtrack to my formative years was the Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Clash, Deaf School, Gregory Isaacs and Aswad. It was fun that the generation I was a part of had music that was revolutionarily different from previous generations yet there were still those…

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Thoughts occasioned by the UK Parliamentary e-invoicing report

07 May 2014 Posted by Ian Burdon in e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

I had the pleasure of attending the formal launch of “Electronic Invoicing, the next steps towards digital government” on 30 April. The report is a welcome indication of the seriousness with which the issue is taken in government. It is also a sensible document which…

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UK Government confirms its commitment to e-invoicing

01 May 2014 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing, Financial Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Finance

It was announced yesterday that the UK Government will be fully supporting the introduction of electronic invoicing in public sector. Speaking at the launch of a Parliamentary Report: ‘Electronic Invoicing – the next steps towards digital government’, Francis Maude, the Minister for the Cabinet Office,…

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Luke McKeever leaves OB10

29 Apr 2014 Posted by Pete Loughlin in News

It was announced this morning that Luke McKeever, the former CEO of OB10 and, until today, Executive Director of Tungsten Corporation is moving to pastures new. He had already transferred the bulk of his responsibilities to focus on the integration programme following the acquisition of…

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Seeing is believing – a series of interviews with Nipendo customers

25 Apr 2014 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, Purchase to Pay

A few weeks ago I visited Israel to meet some of Nipendo’s customers. Nipendo are attracting quite a bit of attention from the analysts because of the success they’ve had in their home country and now that they’re making progress in North America and Europe…

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Analysing indirect spend part two – the direct way to increase your profits and your success

25 Apr 2014 Posted by Michael Wydra in Spend Analysis

In part two of this short series of guest posts from REL Consultancy, manager Michael Wydra takes a closer look at how, once an indirect spend analysis is complete the insights gained can be turned to procurement’s advantage. After analysing indirect spend on an aggregated level…

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CloudTrade – one of the best kept secrets in e-invoicing

23 Apr 2014 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

Every service or solution provider has their USP – their unique selling point that makes them stand out from the crowd. But in reality, when you take a group of similar vendors, they’re actually not that different. Electronic invoicing is just like that. To the…

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