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Where is Procurement Going? 3 Key Insights from ProcureCon’s 2017 CPO Study
February 9, 2017Read MoreFebruary 1, 2017 By: Sydney Lazarus Worldwide Business Research and ProcureCon released their Annual CPO Study Wednesday, a survey of chief procurement officers and what they see as their challenges or priorities for this year. The report, titled “Exploring the…
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Resistance is Futile, Disruption is Coming!
February 7, 2017Read MoreFebruary 7, 2017 By: Mark Stevenson Massive changes are coming to procurement pros, whether they like it or not! Is it high time we started embracing, instead of resisting, them? Mark Stevenson is one man who understands the key trends…
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Procurement: Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Supply Base?
January 31, 2017Read MoreJanuary 24, 2017 By: Kristian O’Meara When it comes to choosing suppliers, some procurement teams are losing sight of what matters most. Instead of a focus on the long-term, strategic value of a relationship, many often get caught up in…
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Coupa Acquires Spend360 to Modernize Processes for Data Analysis
January 10, 2017Read MoreJanuary 10, 2017 By: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire; Coupa Software SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in cloud-based spend management, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Spend360 International…
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No Seat at the Table? Time to Build Your Own Chair
January 9, 2017Read MoreDecember 8, 2016 By: Nicholas Ammaturo How many times have you heard your peers or even yourself say the inevitable term, “seat at the table”? I am not sure where this proverbial leadership table came from, but we are constantly…
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The Immediate Future of IT Procurement: FANG not MISO
January 2, 2017Read MoreDecember 12, 2016 By: Den Howlett Procurement in 2017 isn’t going to be any easier than it has been for many years. But modern buyers are thinking ahead to what the shape of their investments might look like going forward….
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Why Indirect Spend is the Next Frontier for Supply Chain Cost Savings
December 5, 2016Read MoreNovember 22, 2016 By: Rich Weissman Direct stakeholder involvement is a hurdle in managing complex supplier relationships. While supply managers were extracting the last pennies from their latest negotiation with their steel supplier, the human resources manager was signing off…
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Going through a Merger? Procurement Plays an Important Role
November 28, 2016Read MoreQuarter 4, 2016 By: Susan Avery The procurement department is indispensable when it comes to delivering the savings promised by a corporate merger. There has been a lot of news about mergers lately. We’ve been hearing about activity involving the…
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Where Will Procurement Be in 2017?
November 1, 2016Read MoreNovember 1, 2016 By: Tim Burt The function has changed a lot over the past few decades. This has been evident in the ten years we have been producing this magazine, both in its early days as European Leaders in…
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Why Platforms are Needed to Accelerate Procurement Agility
October 31, 2016Read MoreSeptember 15, 2016 By: Pierre Mitchell he digitization of our everyday lives through cloud-based services served up over the internet is arguably the single greatest consumer trend of the modern era. This digitization trend has also worked its way upstream…
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