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Source-to-Pay: Selecting More Than One E-Sourcing Tool

Source-to-Pay: Selecting More Than One E-Sourcing Tool

By Jason Busch on December 10, 2012

Later this week, Spend Matters will publish our latest Compass research brief covering the source-to-pay technology market: Next Level Sourcing and Commodity Management: Evaluating the Capabilities of ERP Providers Compared to Independ…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Ariba, BravoSolution, CombineNet, erp, ibm, PeopleSoft, sap

Bruce Richardson Asks: Are We Ready for Social Supply Chains? (Part 1)

Bruce Richardson Asks: Are We Ready for Social Supply Chains? (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on October 10, 2011

Perhaps the best-known analyst in ERP and supply chain history, Bruce Richardson, is finally independent again after a stint at Infor. Only a couple of months into this newfound freedom, he’s launched a new blog that, well, sounds like…

Posted in Business | Tagged BravoSolution, Bruce Richardson, Infor, salesforce.com, supply chain

Trade Extensions: Sourcing Its Own Growth Rules (Part 2)

Trade Extensions: Sourcing Its Own Growth Rules (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on August 1, 2011

Click here to see Part 1 of this post.
Continuing to investigate Trade Extensions’ auction capability, the next area worth pointing out is how their latest enhancements to the tool provide real-time information on bidder activity…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged auction, Bidding, BravoSolution, CombineNet, Trade Extensions

Friday Rant: How Will the Spend Management Technology Landscape Look in 2013 (Part 2)

Friday Rant: How Will the Spend Management Technology Landscape Look in 2013 (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on February 18, 2011

In the first rant in this series, I proffered an opinion about how the Spend Management P2P technology landscape might look in 2013. Today I’ll turn my attention to the e-sourcing and related category management, advanced sourcing…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Ariba, BravoSolution, CombineNet, rollstream, sap, Spend Management, Zycus

Will Ariba's Currency Serve as a Means to a Dominant End?

Will Ariba’s Currency Serve as a Means to a Dominant End?

By Jason Busch on January 31, 2011

We’ll be reviewing Ariba’s most recent quarterly earnings performance in detail starting later today, looking at clues about its implications for customers, competitors and the broader market (if you want financial analysis, there…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, BravoSolution, Business, CombineNet, Coupa, iqnavigator, procurement

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just "Sourcing") Still Competitive? (Part 2)

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just "Sourcing") Still Competitive? (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on November 9, 2010

In the first installment of this post (which has already lead to a healthy debate in the comments section), I examined a number of the sourcing enhancements, customer milestones and related news surrounding the fall launch of SAP’…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Aravo Solutions, BravoSolution, e-sourcing, performance management, procurement, Risk management, sap, SAP Sourcing, supplier diversity

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just “Sourcing”) Still Competitive? (Part 1)

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just “Sourcing”) Still Competitive? (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on November 3, 2010

Earlier this fall, I sat through a product update with the SAP E-Sourcing team to discuss the latest solution developments in their solution area. Perhaps most important from a nomenclature standpoint, the “E” is no more. The prod…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BravoSolution, CombineNet, Dutch Auction, procurement, sap, SAP Sourcing, Strategic sourcing

BravoSolution: More Applause Deserved (Part 1)

BravoSolution: More Applause Deserved (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on October 26, 2010

If BravoSolution were one of your smart kids, it would be the one who could care less about going to Harvard or Yale (or Cambridge or Oxford), but quietly instead opt to head for a school like the University of Chicago or Cal Tech…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BravoSolution, oracle, sap, supply chain management, VerticalNet

Rosslyn: Healthy Growth and Exploiting a Growing Niche in DIY Spend Visibility (Part 1)

Rosslyn: Healthy Growth and Exploiting a Growing Niche in DIY Spend Visibility (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on October 13, 2010

Rosslyn Analytics, like Spend Rader and Vendormate, two other young, upstart providers in the spend analysis and supplier management areas, has been going through a very strong period of growth in the past year. In a recent call w…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BravoSolution, Emptoris, Rosslyn Analytics, spend analysis, Zycus | 2 Responses

Digging Behind the Recovery for a Solution: When the Numbers Tell a Risky Inventory Story

Digging Behind the Recovery for a Solution: When the Numbers Tell a Risky Inventory Story

By Jason Busch on August 16, 2010

Kudos to Procurement Leaders for a great article about how current inventory numbers are telling a risky story for the potential of inventory shortages, stock-outs and overall supply risk than appears on the surface. The author no…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, BravoSolution, CombineNet, economy, Inventory, procurement, recovery, supply chain

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