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08 Aug There are only two things wrong with e-procurement – the first is the “e”. The second is the “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 that people think it is about buying things and it is not.30 Jul The purchase to pay burning platform
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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.
24 Jul Coupa’s 6 month ROI impresses Blackstone
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 other portfolio companies in coming months.23 Jul e-invoicing – What’s the incentive for non-subscription services?
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 your company were essentially run by equipment and (often-expensive) experts in-house who knew how to get the most from it.
Of course, the cloud has changed all that - and while I’m sure we don’t need to go into the full history of that here, there is one aspect of this shift that is becoming more and more important. When you’re talking about software-as-a-service, it’s nothing without consistent and improving service.