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Is Amazon The New Oracle or How The Emergence of The B2C World Marks The Official End of The ERP Era (Originally Published Sept. 2014)

Procurement Insights

At the time, it was as much whimsy as it was reasonable contemplation. I say reasonable because that was the time when many people started asking the question, “Why can’t buying at work be as easy as it is at home on Amazon? .” ” Comparison Results: Amazon AWS is the clear winner in this comparison.

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How to succeed with eAuctions: An essential guide

Procurement Software

With tangible benefits for buyers, eAuctions could help your organisation survive the economic downturn. eAuctions are a negotiation method that allow buyers to leverage market-driven pricing opportunities. These negotiations take place in real time, with all prospective suppliers at once.

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Selecting the right service provider partner for each one of the three steps or stages of procurement digital transformation success

Procurement Insights

They say that, like truth, good ideas stand the test of time. In this test case, the public sector organization realized a year-over-year 23% cost of goods savings for seven consecutive years while simultaneously reducing the number of buyers required to manage the contract to 3 from an original 23.

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It’s Time to Rethink Supply Chain Risk Management

ivalua

Loss of sales and market share are the most visible and measurable impacts. Under pressure to quickly identify new sources of supply, due diligence has–at times been reduced, thereby increasing the likelihood of quality issues, unknowingly supporting forced labor, or exposing organizations to fraud. Increasing Supplier Visibility.

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11 Best Procure-to-Pay Software for the Mid Market

Procurement Software

Mid-market businesses, on the other hand, could invest in this software and easily see a quick return if they have the right change management and procurement talent in place. Onventis Onventis provides a Procure-to-Pay module for buyers that streamlines the procurement process from purchasing to payment.

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An Interview on The Role of Technology in the Future of Procurement with David Yarkin

HICX

After gaining experience, David went on to establish his own business, Procurated , which connects public sector buyers with peer-reviewed suppliers. And yet, the process allowed this company to be picked because it didn’t provide visibility to the procurement people about that supplier’s poor track record in the past.” .

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13 Best Contract Management Software for the Mid-market

Procurement Software

But then we also included a couple in here which are a bit more specialist, focusing on one or two specific aspects of contract management. We plan to refresh the article a couple of times a year, as solutions are constantly adding features and new solutions come onto the market.