PROCUREMENT OPTIMIZATION BLOG

Outsourced Services: The Next Big Challenge

May 23, 2016

Outsourcing represents a fundamental component of an organization’s cost management strategy. But in the delivery of complex outsourced services, there is often a disconnect between the prices negotiated during the procurement phase and the actual costs of what is delivered…

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Insights from Blackstone’s eProcurement Initiative

February 29, 2016

In 2012, Blackstone–one of the world’s largest alternative asset management companies–set out to streamline its procurement processes with the implementation of the Coupa Procure to Pay (P2P) platform. While the challenges Blackstone faced are somewhat unique, the approach the company…

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