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TEC VP, James F. Dowling is quoted in the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) magazine Purchasing Today
on the meaning of “Value”. The quote was in the context of how the understanding of the meanings of words change over time. (...)
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TEC VP, James F. Dowling is quoted in the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) magazine Purchasing Today on
the meaning of “Value”...
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2001-03-12
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All one has to do to get with the best product at the best price is to identify every requirement, find a product that meets
all of the criteria, negotiate the best price and get it all done before the product becomes obsolete or the supplier goes
out of business. Many successful and not so successful s (...)
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Reduce IT Procurement Time And Risk. ... A dedicated research function can be beneficial
only when a well defined information technology architecture and ...
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2001-03-12
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Three minutes of labor from purchase requisition to invoice payment; fully executed due diligence; commitment authorization
and no delays. That is the promise of e-procurement and the potential is there for the taking - but not without risk. Extensive
preparation is necessary and full integration with r (...)
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Three minutes of labor from purchase requisition to invoice payment; fully executed due diligence; commitment authorization
and no delays. That i...
Published:
2000-11-14
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E-procurement is not just for goods and material. The market now offers IT services e-procurement solutions that open access
to service sources and seek to optimize the service chain. What are these solutions and how do they work? (...)
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E-procurement is not just for goods and material. The market now offers IT services e-procurement solutions that open access
to service sources a...
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2001-03-23
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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primary advantage of enterprise systems is that they can handle considerably more information than can be accommodated
manually. (...)
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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primar...
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2006-02-16
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A major consulting firm recently unveiled an E-Procurement selection tool that helps its clients select technologies that
enable their business objectives. The tool combines the consulting firm’s knowledge of various E-Procurement solutions with
TEC’s decision support technologies. (...)
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... firm began using a branded Technology Selection Tool to help its clients select E-Procurement
technologies based ... arms field consultants with information on the ...
Published:
2002-07-22
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... The highest ranking procurement staff Epicor might run into are VPs ...
since purchasing is often managed within departments like information technology (IT) and
...
Published:
2008-07-29
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Information technology product selection is one issue that does not scale up or down with the size of the enterprise. The
breadth and seriousness of issues that must be managed by the Information Systems Departments of mid-size companies are the
same as those of larger corporations with more people and f (...)
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Information technology product selection is one issue that does not scale up or down with the size of the enterprise. The
breadth and seriousness ...
Published:
2003-11-28
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Three minutes of labor from purchase requisition to invoice payment; fully executed due diligence; commitment authorization
and no delays. That is the promise of e-procurement and the potential is there for the taking - but not without risk. Extensive
preparation is necessary and full integration with r (...)
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E-Procurement Is Not Electronic Purchasing - Part II. J. Dowling - November 14, 2000. Comments: 0. Read Comments
E-Procurement Is Not Electronic Purchasi.
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2000-11-14
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This is a transcript of an audio conference on Enterprise Messaging Evaluation and Procurement presented by TechnologyEvaluation.Com.
The presentation used the TEC patented selection engine WebTESS to conduct a live real time evaluation and selection.
It then reviewed the critical differentiatin (...)
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This is a transcript of an audio conference on Enterprise Messaging Evaluation and Procurement presented by TechnologyEvaluation.Com.
The present...
Published:
2000-07-07
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Information technology infrastructure takes a back seat to applications investments for lack of a cost justification method.
However, the infrastructure systems are breaking down in public; bringing significant attention to an issue that has been
set aside far too long. (...)
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... and other enabling technologies such as e-Procurement brokerages have ...
Business interaction models that depend on information technology to demonstrate these ...
Published:
2000-04-03
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As the number of dot-com’s dwindles, we see some examples of highly focused exchanges and hosted applications with growth
and a path towards profitability. Logistics.com is an example of one such company. (...)
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As the number of dot-com’s dwindles, we see some examples of highly focused exchanges and hosted applications with growth
and a path towards profi...
Published:
2001-10-25
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Commerce One has partnered with Sagent Technology to add analytic tools to its enterprise e-purchasing application. Also,
Ariba has partnered with Informatica to add analytic tools to its enterprise e-purchasing application. (...)
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Commerce One has partnered with Sagent Technology to add analytic tools to its enterprise e-purchasing application. Also,
Ariba has partnered with...
Published:
2000-07-20
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TD Bank of Canada has entered into a partnership with Commerce One to create an E-purchasing marketplace in Canada. As the
first such endeavor, the bank hopes to capture both mind- and marketshare before the inevitable competitors crowd in. (...)
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TD Bank of Canada has entered into a partnership with Commerce One to create an E-purchasing marketplace in Canada. As the
first such endeavor, th...
Published:
1999-12-22
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As reported on March 5 in The Dallas Morning News/KRTBN -- E-commerce may get all the attention, but information technology
experts say the demand for enterprise resource planning professionals is almost as hot. (...)
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As reported on March 5 in The Dallas Morning News/KRTBN -- E-commerce may get all the attention, but information technology
experts say the demand...
Published:
2000-04-19
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Improvement is not simply an idea: it is a process. And processes without frameworks are recipes for underachievement, or
worse, chaos. For this reason, value leakages in procurement functions must be resolved in a systematic, progressive, incremental,
and formalized manner. (...)
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Improvement is not simply an idea: it is a process. And processes without frameworks are recipes for underachievement, or
worse, chaos. For this r...
Published:
2006-07-17
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Abstract:
Globalization, technology stabilization, inventory visibility, and traceability are forcing organizations to reevaluate supplier
relationship management systems. The benefits of a customer relationship management system that can be applied to a supply
chain can streamline operations and increase bottom l (...)
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Globalization, technology stabilization, inventory visibility, and traceability are forcing organizations to reevaluate supplier
relationship mana...
Published:
2007-07-13
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This is the transcript of an Audio Conference on e-procurement conducted by TEC during which brief case studies of how companies
have improved inventory turns and reduced procurement costs through Internet enabled collaboration with suppliers were presented. (...)
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This is the transcript of an Audio Conference on e-procurement conducted by TEC during which brief case studies of how companies
have improved inv...
Published:
2001-01-29
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Abstract:
This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senior Director of Knowledge Bases and Content Development. (...)
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This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senio...
Published:
2002-08-01
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... For more information on the value of spend analysis, see my 2009 blog series. ...
Most e-procurement vendors offer a technology solution for supplier ...
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2010-10-05