Spend Matters
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
For example, many reports show that the adoption of e-sourcing by best-in-class companies has stagnated at 60% – 70% since 2007. Analysts and research firms have all reached the same conclusion. Our analyst writes that a few simple and pragmatic approaches can make the difference between success and failure.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 4, 2025
The end result was a territorial struggle that manifested itself in a divided supply base. Note: my August 3rd, 2007 post titled Procurements expanding role and the executive of the future reviewed the results of a panel discussion hosted by CPO Agenda. This is hardly the environment for a successful consolidation.
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Procurement Insights
MAY 27, 2024
Businesses must take an outside-in-network view and together serve the end consumer. For those following this blog since 2007, the above text will likely tweak a few recalls of the much-repeated words I used to describe how I developed my company’s platform in the late 1990s – early 2000s. ” 30
Procurement Insights
MAY 21, 2025
Ecosystem Orchestration: Agents align procurement with finance, logistics, and suppliers, ensuring end-to-end process coherence. Part 1 & 2)” (2007) Key Impact: Process Over Technology: The success of Virginias eVA initiative (8090% adoption of identified spend by 2007) stemmed from methodology, not software.
Procurement Insights
APRIL 9, 2025
Strategic Fit: Amex aimed to build an end-to-end B2B platform (Anna Marrs, Amex), enhancing its supplier-side offerings beyond card issuance. Here is the link to Procurement Insights’ coverage of Coupa going back to 2007: [link] Regarding ZIP, they virtually came out of nowhere not too long ago. Nipendo pre-Amex).
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