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Abstract:
The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend management.
While many people have realized the power of e-commerce on the consumer side, there is still plenty of education to be conducted
by all the SRM vendors to prove how much leverage their (...)
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spend management:
The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend
management. While many people have re...
Published:
2003-11-20
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Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its acquisition of spend
management specialist Zeborg. However, despite a good fit, enlarged customer base, and improved cross-selling opportunity,
some challenges and product gaps will have to be overcom (...)
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spend management:
Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its acquisition of spend
management specialis...
Published:
2003-11-18
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The Emptoris acquisition of Zeborg is both a wise offensive and defensive move since it combines the resources of two companies
that should focus on arguably growing e-sourcing/spend management opportunities. The companies have quite complementary product
offerings, industries of focus, and excellent cus (...)
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spend management:
The Emptoris acquisition of Zeborg is both a wise offensive and defensive move since it combines the resources of two companies
that should focus ...
Published:
2003-11-19
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spend management:
... Part 1 of this blog series introduced some common supply chain challenges and resulting spend
management opportunities for companies of all sizes. ...
Published:
2009-07-20
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spend management:
... SRM or Spend Management? ... Ariba came out in the
early 2000s with the “spend management” moniker based on how procurement always talks about
spend. ...
Published:
2009-07-07
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Abstract:
The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend management.
While many people have realized the power of e-commerce on the consumer side, there is still plenty of education to be conducted
by all the SRM vendors to prove how much leverage their (...)
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spend management:
The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend
management. While many people have re...
Published:
2003-11-20
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spend management:
... of UNIT4’s user event in the UK in early 2010, I encountered PROACTIS as UNIT4’s exhibiting partner for
spend management and e-procurement solutions. ...
Published:
2010-09-21
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spend management:
... What are your best sourcing and procurement practices as well as experiences with particular spend
management and e-procurement applications? ...
Published:
2010-10-05
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spend management:
... Part 1 of this blog series introduced common supply chain challenges and resulting spend
management opportunities for companies of all sizes. ...
Published:
2009-07-10
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Abstract:
Applications are more often outsourced than infrastructure, and this is increasingly done through software as a service (SaaS).
Vendors such as WebEx, Webcom, MCA Solutions, and Ariba are delivering applications as SaaS. (...)
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Applications are more often outsourced than infrastructure, and this is increasingly done through software as a service (SaaS).
Vendors such as We...
Published:
2006-03-17
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No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost
all solutions will involve best-of-breed components. (...)
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spend management:
No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost all
solutions will involv...
Published:
2003-10-30
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spend management:
... to buyers supply chains.”. Global Sourcing and Spend Management Solutions
Can Obviously Help, in Part. However, even if there are ...
Published:
2008-12-19
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spend management:
... You can find more information on the vendor in TEC’s earlier article entitled “Emptoris ‘Procures’ Zeborg’s
Spend Management Expertise.”. ...
Published:
2008-07-29
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Abstract:
Given ever-shorter product life cycles and companies' ever-increasing reliance on third parties to increase customer satisfaction,
the need for some form of supplier relationship management (SRM) category of software should not be questioned. (...)
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spend management:
Given ever-shorter product life cycles and companies' ever-increasing reliance on third parties to increase customer satisfaction,
the need for so...
Published:
2003-10-29
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spend management:
... Ariba will retain its sourcing and spend management software technology
and intellectual property, as well as the global services resources directly tied to ...
Published:
2010-11-02
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Abstract:
Read this in-depth report from TEC Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic to find out why supplier management is crucial. In its recent
report, Shifting C-level Business Priorities as the Recovery Takes Hold, Saugatuck Technologies claims that top business priorities
are returning to a pattern more consistent with a gr (...)
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spend management:
Read this in-depth report from TEC Analyst PJ Jakovljevic to find out why supplier management is crucial. In its recent report,
Shifting C-level ...
Published:
2010-11-12
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Abstract:
Read this article to see how contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions can help companies to gain efficiencies and reduce
the risk to exposure. For companies handling many contracts, ensuring trading partners adhere to contract details is often
too cumbersome to be executed without enabling technology (...)
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spend management:
Read this article to see how contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions can help companies to gain efficiencies and reduce
the risk to exposure....
Published:
2011-02-17
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Abstract:
Savvy and dynamically optimized pricing can mean the difference between survival and failure. In many environments it might
be smarter, quicker, and more useful to calculate pricing based on systematic analysis rather than on fuzzy thinking or human
emotions. (...)
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spend management:
Savvy and dynamically optimized pricing can mean the difference between survival and failure. In many environments it might
be smarter, quicker, a...
Published:
2006-04-03
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Abstract:
When searching for a warehouse management system (WMS), a number of myths surface. "Huge staff reductions", "quick and easy
implementation", and "fast and big" returns on investment are common promises. These combined with the enticing "bells and
whistles" of a system can ultimately turn an eager custome (...)
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spend management:
When searching for a warehouse management system (WMS), a number of myths surface. "Huge staff reductions", "quick
and easy implementation", and "...
Published:
2004-09-30
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Abstract:
Companies that are not already offering the capabilities of meeting the exacting, stringent requirements of federal agencies
will likely not be able to tap the recent surge in the federal and defense markets. Conversely, those vendors and their users--government
contractors--who can deliver comprehensive (...)
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spend management:
Companies that are not already offering the capabilities of meeting the exacting, stringent requirements of federal agencies
will likely not be ab...
Published:
2005-01-14