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Three Reasons Public Sector Must Transform Grants Management NOW

ivalua

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) estimates federal grants to states and local governments in FY2019 totaled nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. To put that in perspective, the US GDP that year was just over $21 trillion and federal spend was $4.4 trillion, making grants roughly 17% of the total federal budget. .

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration: A Comprehensive Guide

Planergy

Vertical Integration: By taking control of different stages of the production or distribution process, businesses can gain supply chain control, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and differentiate their products and services. What is Horizontal Integration?

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What the Coupa software acquisition means for procuretech

Procurement Software

They are arguably the market leader and self-proclaimed “inventor of the Business Spend Management (BSM) category”. Coupa was founded back in 2006. They quickly rose to be the market leader, especially in the untapped area of spend management for indirect procurement teams. Only time will tell.