PROCUREMENT OPTIMIZATION BLOG

A new year means many things for you and your employer.  You may want to focus on getting more yoga into your life while your employer wants to focus on year-end.  We all have goals and tasks that need to…

As procurement professionals, I think we have all had enough of the valid complaint from our business colleagues that the office “shopping experience” doesn’t quite match up to what they experience as consumers. This goes beyond “I can buy that…

A wealth of information exists for companies contemplating the launch of an e-procurement platform. Yet learning about the capabilities needed to support ongoing operations has been extremely difficult–until now.   Our latest eBook, E-Procurement Operations: Post-launch capabilities to ensure your…

Integration ranks among the top challenges companies encounter on the road to procurement automation. One reason is that successful integration of your e-procurement platform requires bringing together different technical and business stakeholders, each of whom are focused primarily on their…

CLM Defined: At its core, contract lifecycle management (CLM) is about being proactive. It is about managing all elements of a contract, from initiation and authoring, to awarding, compliance and maintenance. A proactive approach allows for an organization to focus…

There is a long-running debate in management circles about which is more important: strategy or execution. When it comes to supplier onboarding, there is no debate. Execution is everything. It is a “make or break” process for enabling the success of your procurement transformation initiative. While more and more…

With school back in session, it is always a challenge to work out a routine to get everyone dressed, lunches made, bags packed and kids out the door to the bus.  The early morning chaos is enough to make every…

Procurement project implementations can be tricky business but it gets even more complicated when companies have a global footprint. The truth is, while it is important to standardize as much as you can in an effort to create consistency and…

“Where are you going?” It’s a question we consistently ask our clients, our platform partners and ourselves as we continue to lead our clients in platform enabled procurement optimization. The answer often starts with “What do you mean?” and more…

It’s Sunday morning and you’re pushing a cart through the cavernous aisles of the local Costco, overwhelmed by all the options and commitment that the product sizes demand. Do you love Nutella enough to buy a 2-pack of super-sized jars?…