The Blog - Part 71

Treasury managers need to take a closer look at dynamic discounting

09 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Dynamic Discounting

Corporate cash balances are at a record high and with poor returns on treasury bonds not to mention the uncertainty generated by the turmoil in Europe, treasury managers are struggling to find a safe home for all that cash. Perhaps it’s time to look closer…

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Become good at selling to become better at buying

08 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Purchase to Pay

We’ve all seen it at the airport check-in. Mr. More-Important-Than-Everyone-Else complaining about something or other. He’s late to board and they won’t let him on. Maybe he’s exceeded his luggage allowance, or, best of all, because he’s a frequent flyer, he wants an upgrade. “I…

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Australians don’t give a XXXX about procurement

08 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Dynamic Discounting, Global Sourcing, P2P Europe, Procurement Best Practices, Procurement Software, Purchase to Pay, Supply Chain

Some great things have come out of Australia but leaving Rolf Harris and Skippy aside, passion for procurement doesn’t seem to be one of them. Why is it that Aussies don’t get as passionate as the poms about procurement? Well I’m not sure that the…

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Has Ariba lost its sparkle?

07 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-invoicing, e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software, Electronic Invoicing, Purchase to Pay, Supplier Networks

Ariba is falling behind. It’s falling behind in customer growth and it’s failing to innovate. So why has Ariba got such a rosy future?

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Forrester’s four forces that impact supplier networks misses the biggest force of all

05 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-invoicing, e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software, Electronic Invoicing, Supplier Networks

In their market overview Market Overview, ePurchasing And Contract Life-Cycle Management In 2011 to 2012, Forrester describes four forces that are keeping supplier networks dynamic and competitive. They talk a great deal of sense but they forgot the fifth force – the one that’s going…

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e-Invoicing to play a key role at the John Lewis Partnership

03 Nov 2011 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing, News

London, 3 November 2011 OB10 (www.ob10.com), the e-Invoicing network, has been selected by the John Lewis Partnership, a leading UK retailer, to drive efficiencies and streamline its processes with suppliers to support the continuing growth of its business.

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Moving to Oracle R12 and leveraging value through greater automation

28 Oct 2011 Posted by Simon Shorthose in AP Automation

Again, we’re delighted to welcome Simon Shorthose, MD Readsoft UK, as a guest contributor Many organisations are currently operating on Oracle Applications Release 12 or are planning to do so in the near future. With Release 12, Oracle boasts over 2300 new features over Oracle…

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