The Blog - Part 36

Disruptive technologies and the myth of the magic bullet

29 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in The Rest

We would all love to replicate success and when we see new and innovative ideas that disrupt the established order it’s exciting to think that we can replicate it. But how do you do that? What’s the secret sauce to success? We’ve all heard successful…

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Procurement and supply chain management within a rapid response environment

23 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software

I’ve often said, somewhat provocatively, that e-procurement doesn’t work. It does work of course but often only in the most straight forward of environments. Keeping the stationery cupboard stocked up isn’t the most challenging of business situations and even when you can address lots of…

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Basware Purchase – we never knew it would be like this

22 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.” I wish I’d said that but Bill Gates thought of it first. It’s an often quoted piece of Gates wisdom from…

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Why are finance people scared of e-invoicing?

16 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

The business case stacks up. The technology is proven. There’s a potential to save literally $millions. So why are finance people scared of e-invoicing? Those who have been on the electronic invoicing journey will be familiar with the issue. There’s no objection to e-invoicing per…

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Ariba’s supplier fee model and the killer anomalies.

15 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing

I don’t write much about Ariba. We don’t say much about SAP or Oracle either. They’re old news and there isn’t much to say that hasn’t been said before. Besides, there are better analysts like Jason Busch who understand the intricacies of the functionality of…

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Tradeshift and Invoiceware International partner to deliver compliant e-invoice validation in Latin America

15 May 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

e-invoicing sounds to most like a boring bit of back office business but in Latin America, the issue of e-invoicing and in particular the issue of getting it right is a little bit more on the edge. Getting its wrong can have serious and dramatic…

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