The Blog - Part 56

Public sector procurement – moving on from the new normal

20 Aug 2012 Posted by Ian Burdon in Public Sector Procurement

The purpose of public service is to serve the public. You may consider that a crude tautology and you could be right, yet it is something that I think is worth repeating. Frequently.

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Selecting a capture solution for AP automation

16 Aug 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation

Capture technology is old right? Scanning business documents for archiving, processing and workflow is at least a 20 year old way or working. And as we increasingly use email and electronic messaging, our reliance on paper for business is diminishing. So capture as a business…

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There are only two things wrong with e-procurement – the first is the “e”. The second is the “procurement”

08 Aug 2012 Posted by Ian Burdon in e-Procurement

e-procurement suffers from two problems: the first is the “e” and the second is “procurement”. Both “e” and “procurement” immediately put people on the wrong mental track. “e” leads people to think that it is all about IT. “Procurement” is now so diffuse in meaning…

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The purchase to pay burning platform

30 Jul 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, Financial Supply Chain Management, Purchase to Pay, Supply Chain Finance

There are two significant business solutions that are gaining traction globally: AP automation solutions such as e-invoicing and supply chain finance and businesses that overlook these opportunities could pay a very high price.

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Coupa’s 6 month ROI impresses Blackstone

24 Jul 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software

Today, Coupa Software has announced that Blackstone, the investment and advisory firm, has selected Coupa as its spend management solution and has made a limited investment in the company. Some Blackstone portfolio companies already use Coupa, and the Coupa-Blackstone relationship will now be leveraged at…

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e-invoicing – What’s the incentive for non-subscription services?

23 Jul 2012 Posted by Christian Hjorth in e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

Today we’re delighted to welcome a post from Christian Hjorth, CCO at Tradeshift There once was a time in business when you bought a box, it did what you expected until it became obsolete and then you bought a new one. The key functions of…

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State of Flux launch their 2012 SRM survey – now sell-side and buy-side

17 Jul 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Supply Chain

This month, State of Flux, the London based procurement and supply chain consultancy, has launched its fourth annual Global SRM Survey 2012 which is, for the first time, divided into two areas: a buy-side survey to validate the procurement and supply chain perspective and a sell-side survey that…

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