e-Procurement

16 Dec

Posted at 18:46h in AP Automation, e-invoicing, e-Procurement, News by
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The dust hasn't settled on the decision by the UK to turn its back on the EU when a freedom of information request submitted by Basware makes it look like Great Britain is making a habit of being left out in the cold. While much of the world is embracing technology to reduce the cost of doing business, HM Treasury, the UK government counting house, still receives 80% of it's business invoices on paper and 83% of local government authorities are in a similar situation.

05 Nov

Posted at 16:58h in e-invoicing, e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software, Electronic Invoicing, Supplier Networks by
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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 to make 2012 the year for supplier networks.

02 Aug

Posted at 07:42h in e-Procurement, e-Procurement Software by
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Embracing innovation is crucial in the procurement world. Peter Smith's recent series on procurement innovation has produced some fascinating debate, but it's not only innovation in our procurement processes that are important, we need also to be mindful of new products and new way of doing things so that when we don't become blinkered in our sourcing approach. Innovation is great - which is why our patent laws are so bad.