The Blog - Part 9

P2P round table – where great ideas get shared

20 Jul 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Coupa, Purchase to Pay

When talented people get round a table of food, great conversations happen. Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting a round table event in London and I shared the company of a group of senior procurement and finance professionals all with a common interest…

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P.O. Flip is Flipping Flawed

17 Jul 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Procurement Software, Purchase to Pay

I’m fortunate. Like most people, I’ve never been in a serious car accident but accidents do happen and seat belts save lives. I must have been on tens of thousands of car journeys and despite the fact that I’d be no worse off if I’d…

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Brexit to cost the NHS £1 billion a year

14 Jul 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Public Sector Procurement

Procurement professionals in the UK’s National Health Service have their work cut out. The effect of Brexit on the NHS is going to cost an estimated £1 billion per annum according to Colin Cram, a veteran of Public Sector procurement in the UK. Speaking at…

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Invoiceware International acquired by Sovos

12 Jun 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Electronic Invoicing

Sovos Compliance, a global leader in tax and business-to-government compliance software, announced today that it plans to acquire Atlanta- and Sao Paulo-based Invoiceware International, expanding the company’s capabilities in Latin America and adding the industry’s only solution for handling electronic invoicing and fiscal reporting in…

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Things you thought you knew about e-procurement that you don’t #4 – your existing ERP is your e-procurement

03 Jun 2016 Posted by Ian Burdon in e-Procurement, Purchase to Pay

Using an ERP for purchasing is like not buying a family car because you already have an battle tank in the yard. Sure, it will get you to the mall but is it the ideal vehicle? To understand why ERP procurement modules should not necessarily…

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Paul Taylor appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Sales of Basware

01 Jun 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Basware

Mr. Paul Taylor has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Sales and as a member of the Executive Team at Basware, the leading provider of networked purchase-to-pay solutions, e-invoicing and innovative financing services. Taylor will join Basware on June 1, 2016 and will report…

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P2P Masterclass – How to Solve an Issue like Late Payment

29 May 2016 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Events

Date: 5th July, 201 Location: The Hospital Club, Covent Garden Roundtable: How to solve an issue like late payments Duration: 2 hours Time: 09.15 – 11.30 Speakers: Gerard Chick FCIPS, Optimum Procurement, Pete Loughlin, Purchasing Insight, Ellen Leith, the P2P Network Price: Complimentary* …

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