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Supplierforce: Supplier Information Management and Beyond (Part 2)

Supplierforce: Supplier Information Management and Beyond (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on March 15, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, I re-introduced Spend Matters readers to Supplierforce, a Dublin-based Spend Management software/SaaS suite provider and consultancy with particular strengths in the area of supplier information management. Today I’ll conclude …

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged BravoSolution, Contract Management, performance management, spend analysis, Spend Management, SupplierForce, Visibility

Supplierforce: Supplier Information Management and Beyond (Part 1)

Supplierforce: Supplier Information Management and Beyond (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on March 8, 2010

In years past, I introduced Spend Matters readers to a little-known supplier information-management vendor, Supplierforce, which is based in Dublin (you can read previous posts on Supplierforce here and here. Supplierforce has moved beyond its SIM pa…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Ariba, BravoSolution, procurement, Risk management, Spend Management, Strategic sourcing, SupplierForce, Visibility

2010 Prediction: Companies Focus on Supplier Social and Performance Transparency

2010 Prediction: Companies Focus on Supplier Social and Performance Transparency

By Jason Busch on February 22, 2010

In the first column in this prediction series on building supplier transparency, I focused on the area of financial and business transparency. But this is only one type of supply chain transparency on which companies will focus on building in 2010, h…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged aravo, Ariba, BravoSolution D&B, Ecovadis, Emptoris, Endeca, Hiperos, Marketplaces, performance management, performance transparency, SAS, social transparency, SupplierForce, Suppliers, SupplierSoft, supply chain, transparency, Vendormate, Visibility, Xcitec

Is Business Intelligence the Answer to Supplier and Supply Chain Management?

Is Business Intelligence the Answer to Supplier and Supply Chain Management?

By Jason Busch on February 16, 2010

Over on Supply Chain Management Review, an article by two Wipro consultants suggests that business intelligence (BI) software, such as the kind acquired by SAP and Oracle in recent years, is key to building supply chain visibility. The two argue that…

Posted in Business | Tagged Category Management, erp, Suppliers, supply chain, supply chain management, Visibility

2010 Prediction: Transparency Rules the Supplier Management Focus

2010 Prediction: Transparency Rules the Supplier Management Focus

By Jason Busch on February 15, 2010

Spend Matters believes that in 2010 transparency — not simply compliance management or supplier on-boarding — will begin to rule the supplier management focus. In recent years, many organizations have begun their supplier information management jou…

Posted in Business | Tagged procurement, Suppliers, Supply and demand, supply chain, transparency, Visibility

IBM Takes the CDI/EMPI Initiative with its Initiate Acquisition

IBM Takes the CDI/EMPI Initiative with its Initiate Acquisition

By Jason Busch on February 3, 2010

Earlier today, IBM announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Initiate Systems, a provider of customer data integration (CDI) and enterprise master patient index (EMPI) technology. According to the company press release, IBM describes Initiate as “a market leader in data integrity software for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations. Initiate’s software […]

Posted in Business | Tagged cdi, customer data integration, EMPI, ibm, master data management, oracle, Purisma, siebel, Silver Creek, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Visibility

Ivalua: The Broadest Spend Management Suite Vendor You've Never Heard   Of (Part 2)

Ivalua: The Broadest Spend Management Suite Vendor You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on January 18, 2010

In my first column on Ivalua, I provided a basic company overview and a high-level look at its various solution components; in today’s post, I’ll take a closer look at Ivalua and its various modules and products.

What stood out most about Ivalua…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Ivalua, procurement, Sourcing, Spend Management, supply risk, Sustainability, Visibility

Rosslyn Analytics' New Twist on Spend Visibility (Part 2)

Rosslyn Analytics’ New Twist on Spend Visibility (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on December 28, 2009

In the first of this two-part series on the new enterprise spend analysis product from Rosslyn Analytics, I tackled some of its spend visibility basics, such as how does the solution handle data, acquisition/management, enrichment, and basic spend qu…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, innovation, Invoicing and EIPP, Rosslyn Analytics, Spend Management, Visibility

Aravo's Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

Aravo’s Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Editor’s note: Aravo’s Tim Albinson asked if he could have the chance to issue a formal response to this post from earlier today. After I agreed to turn over the virtual pen, he sent me this.

Jason,

Thanks for the great write-up — you do an ex…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Letters to the Editor, SIM, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Tim Albinson, Visibility, WebEx

Aravo's $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

Aravo’s $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Earlier this morning, Aravo announced a $27 million funding round led by Cisco. While you can read the details of the funding round in the above-linked Spend Matters column — along with some thoughts from the transaction’s lead engineer, Aravo’s CEO…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Visibility, WebEx

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