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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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strategic spend:
Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its
acquisition of spend management specialis...
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2003-11-18
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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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strategic spend:
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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strategic spend:
... sizes. The SRM market is evolving due to related emerging areas such as e-procurement, strategic
sourcing, spend analysis, etc. ...
Published:
2009-07-07
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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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strategic spend:
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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strategic spend:
... my mind, sourcing, procurement, and spend analysis capabilities cover most of the spend
control needs for midsized enterprises. Sourcing (Global and Strategic). ...
Published:
2009-07-10
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strategic spend:
... spend is analyzed by product category to determine, eg the proportion of suppliers accounting
for 80 percent of spend, the top (strategic) suppliers, the ...
Published:
2010-10-05
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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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strategic spend:
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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strategic spend:
... based Clarus Corporation in October 2002, as part of its strategic initiative to ...
there was View BI, a business intelligence (BI) module for spend analysis, and ...
Published:
2009-07-20
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strategic spend:
... strategic sourcing, catalog management, and contract management space. These acquisitions
have enabled PROACTIS to offer an integrated but modular spend ...
Published:
2010-09-21
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strategic spend:
... something, and I do have the BI/BPM tools available, but I spend so much ...
I’d like to have (or that I must have) to help make better strategic decisions (eg ...
Published:
2009-06-01
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strategic spend:
... CFOs/Controllers who believe they offer unique strategic management and boardroom value
by replacing the copious time they spend on staffing and technology ...
Published:
2009-06-12
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Abstract:
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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strategic spend:
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:
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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strategic spend:
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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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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strategic spend:
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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Abstract:
In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizing human capital. Human capital management, or talent management, is a set of human resources practices
focusing on the acquisition, management, and optimizatio (...)
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strategic spend:
In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizin...
Published:
2009-08-28
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strategic spend:
... revenues, while a recent article in Harvard Business Review claims that we all spend
US$1 ... is more than that — it is also a way to become a strategic part of ...
Published:
2008-03-05
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Abstract:
This note is intended to provoke thought regarding some of the dramatic incidents that occurred in the field of asset management
in 2003, as well as address some of their more immediate consequences and ramifications of changing societal attitudes regarding
the failure of physical assets. In particular i (...)
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strategic spend:
... many are beginning to look towards asset management as a source of strategic advantages
... Pressures to do more are increasing while the pressure to spend less is ...
Published:
2003-12-18
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Abstract:
Strategic sourcing involves ongoing relationships, which creates the opportunity for mutually beneficial collaboration between
the buyer and the suppliers. This can result in improved profitability throughout the entire supply chain and add value to
the final product or service. (...)
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strategic spend:
Strategic sourcing involves ongoing relationships, which creates the opportunity for mutually beneficial collaboration between
the buyer and the s...
Published:
2008-11-17
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Abstract:
This note is intended to provoke thought regarding some of the dramatic incidents that occurred in the field of asset management
in 2003, as well as address some of their more immediate consequences and ramifications of changing societal attitudes regarding
the failure of physical assets. In particular i (...)
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strategic spend:
... many are beginning to look towards asset management as a source of strategic advantages
... Pressures to do more are increasing while the pressure to spend less is ...
Published:
2003-12-18
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Abstract:
Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking its install base, but rather an extended enterprise applications provider that can appeal to both its
current and new users. (...)
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strategic spend:
Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking ...
Published:
2004-09-16