Sourcing Innovation: Category Archive for Procurement Innovation

Don't Forget The Post Mortem in Your Strategic Category Management of Services!

Posted by the doctor at 5/16/2013 5:59 AM | Add Comment

How Do You Increase Internal Demand for Supply Management?

Posted by the doctor at 4/25/2013 6:03 AM | Add Comment

Procurement Key Issue 2013: CXO's Still Don't Get the Disconnect!

Posted by the doctor at 4/5/2013 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Seeking Spherical Supply Solutions? Succeed in the EU! Part III

Posted by the doctor at 3/28/2013 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Seeking Spherical Supply Solutions? Succeed in the EU! Part II

Posted by the doctor at 3/27/2013 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Seeking Spherical Supply Solutions? Succeed in the EU! Part I

Posted by the doctor at 3/26/2013 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Could Strategic Sourcing Save the US Government?

Posted by the doctor at 2/18/2013 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Looking for a Value Generation Opportunity?

Posted by the doctor at 12/6/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

One Size Does Not Fit All - That's Why You Need User Configurable Workflows

Posted by the doctor at 12/2/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Some Good Advice from Hackett on Building a Better Procurement Scorecard

Posted by the doctor at 11/16/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Iasta: Smart Source-Style! Part II.

Posted by the doctor at 11/9/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Robbie and the Coupa Factory, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 10/31/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

PDF? PDF? You call that e-Invoicing?

Posted by the doctor at 10/15/2012 6:01 AM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

Wallmedien: A New Option for North American MultiNationals to Eke Procurement Value out of their ERP

Posted by the doctor at 9/6/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

BizSlate, an ERP for the Small to Mid-Size Distributor

Posted by the doctor at 9/5/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

What Does AmazonSupply Mean to the Business Supply Chain?

Posted by the doctor at 9/4/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Relative to Procurement Tools TCO

Posted by the doctor at 8/29/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Best Practice Vendor Selection for True Multi-Nationals Part V: Stuck with an ERP? You do have options!

Posted by the doctor at 8/28/2012 6:06 AM | Add Comment

Best Practice Technology Vendor Selection for True Multi-Nationals Part IV: Open the Doors for a Truly Successful RFX

Posted by the doctor at 8/22/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Best Practice Technology Vendor Selection for True Multi-Nationals Part III: RFX - You're Missing the Most Important Point!

Posted by the doctor at 8/21/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Best Practice Technology Vendor Selection for True Multi-Nationals Part II: RFX - You're Not Asking for the Right Information!

Posted by the doctor at 8/15/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Best Practice Technology Vendor Selection for True Multi-Nationals Part I: RFX - You're Asking for the Wrong Information!

Posted by the doctor at 8/14/2012 5:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Worried about P2P Fraud? - Here's How To Prevent Most Of It!

Posted by the doctor at 8/9/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Robbie and the Coupa Factory

Posted by the doctor at 7/27/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

e-Procurement on an ERP - Harder than Fetching Groceries in a Battle Tank

Posted by the doctor at 7/18/2012 5:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Happy Procurement Independence Day

Posted by the doctor at 7/4/2012 11:33 PM | Add Comment

"e" does not change the fundamental nature of anything

Posted by the doctor at 7/4/2012 6:01 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

e-Procurement Systems are Great, but Let's Not Confuse Transparency and Corruption

Posted by the doctor at 6/28/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

For a Good Lesson in e-Procurement System Selection, Ask Discount Tires.

Posted by the doctor at 6/25/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Procument Game Plan - The Missing Chapter

Posted by the doctor at 6/23/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

For Lasting Results, Follow the Procurement Leaders ...

Posted by the doctor at 5/31/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

What Finance Still Wants from Procurement, At Least According to the Survey

Posted by the doctor at 5/28/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

If You Do Not Get Sustainable Results, Blame Yourself!

Posted by the doctor at 4/30/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

GoTradeLive: A LinkedIn eBay on Steroids for Small Business Procurement to Groupon To.

Posted by the doctor at 3/26/2012 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Procurement Game Plan: A Review Part I.1

Posted by the doctor at 3/13/2012 5:55 AM | Add Comment

What's In The "Resists Innovation" Box?

Posted by the doctor at 11/4/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Did "The Gambler" Teach Us Everything We Need To Know About supply Management Operational Success?

Posted by the doctor at 10/27/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

You Don't Need to Fish to Identify Savings Opportunities in Indirect Procurement

Posted by the doctor at 9/22/2011 6:05 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

How To Increase Spend Compliance

Posted by the doctor at 9/20/2011 6:06 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Good Public Procurement Recommendations from the McClelland Report, Part III

Posted by the doctor at 9/1/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Good Public Procurement Recommendations from the McClelland Report, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 8/31/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Good Public Procurement Recommendations from the McClelland Report, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 8/30/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Procurement Mastery in 2015

Posted by the doctor at 8/29/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

What Defines a Procurement Master?

Posted by the doctor at 8/26/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Are You a Procurement Master?

Posted by the doctor at 8/25/2011 12:21 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Remember the Dangers of Centralized Buying

Posted by the doctor at 8/8/2011 12:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

An Idea for Aligning the Non-Competing Finance and Procurement Agendas

Posted by the doctor at 8/7/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Perfect Procurement Processes Will Not Save the Public Sector

Posted by the doctor at 8/5/2011 1:11 PM | Add Comment

What Competing Agendas?

Posted by the doctor at 7/28/2011 6:06 AM | Add Comment

To Maximize Value, Don't Overlook Tail Spend

Posted by the doctor at 7/20/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

How Do You Achieve Indirect Procurement Success?

Posted by the doctor at 7/15/2011 1:59 PM | Add Comment

Common Challenges of Indirect Procurement

Posted by the doctor at 7/15/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

For A Believable Vision Of Procurement 2020, Head Back To 2008

Posted by the doctor at 7/8/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

How Do You Build a High Performance Supply Management Organization?

Posted by the doctor at 7/7/2011 12:58 PM | Add Comment

Six Key Lessons for Sustainable Supply Management

Posted by the doctor at 7/5/2011 5:59 AM | Add Comment

It's Not Technology, People, or Process -- It's Execution (Key NPX Take Away 4)

Posted by the doctor at 6/16/2011 6:00 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The Best Way to Handle Decentralized / Local Supply Management Groups

Posted by the doctor at 6/7/2011 1:00 PM | Add Comment

Is Your Supply Management Organization About to Move to Asia?

Posted by the doctor at 6/6/2011 12:59 PM | Add Comment

Quick Hit Cost Savings Projects

Posted by the doctor at 6/5/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part VIII

Posted by the doctor at 6/2/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part VII

Posted by the doctor at 6/1/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part VI

Posted by the doctor at 5/31/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part V

Posted by the doctor at 5/30/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part IV

Posted by the doctor at 5/26/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part III

Posted by the doctor at 5/25/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part II

Posted by the doctor at 5/24/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Lessons Learned from Best-in-Class, Part I

Posted by the doctor at 5/23/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Straight to the Bottom Line: Part III.ii - Best Practice ABCs

Posted by the doctor at 5/20/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Straight to the Bottom Line: Part III.i - Best Practice ABCs

Posted by the doctor at 5/19/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Straight to the Bottom Line: Part II - Selected Insights from Best in Class

Posted by the doctor at 5/18/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Straight to the Bottom Line: Part I.ii - A Roadmap to Successful Supply Management

Posted by the doctor at 5/17/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Straight to the Bottom Line: Part I.i - A Roadmap to Successful Supply Management

Posted by the doctor at 5/16/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Cornerstones of Strategic Procurement

Posted by the doctor at 5/5/2011 6:06 AM | Add Comment

The AchieveGlobal Model for an Innovation Culture

Posted by the doctor at 5/3/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

TradeCard: Transaction Management for the Global Supply Chain Part II

Posted by the doctor at 4/29/2011 6:02 AM | Add Comment

TradeCard: Transaction Management for the Global Supply Chain Part I

Posted by the doctor at 4/28/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

It's Sourcing, Procurement, and Global Trade

Posted by the doctor at 4/27/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

What Do You Want?

Posted by the doctor at 4/14/2011 6:03 AM | Add Comment

Want to Cut Cost? Focus on Quality!

Posted by the doctor at 4/13/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Is There Any Room In The Space for an E-CHAOS Vendor?

Posted by the doctor at 3/31/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Forrester Wave: The Tsunami that Wasn't

Posted by the doctor at 3/30/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

The Forrester Wave: Ocean or Kiddie-Pool?

Posted by the doctor at 3/29/2011 6:00 AM | Add Comment

Innovation is Not Baloney

Posted by the doctor at 3/23/2011 12:00 PM | Add Comment

Procurement and Sales Don't Have to Trust Each Other ...

Posted by the doctor at 3/15/2011 1:59 PM | Add Comment

A Brief Guide to Procurement Success in the Public Sector

Posted by the doctor at 2/20/2011 7:00 AM

Is It All About the P&L?

Posted by the doctor at 1/19/2011 1:00 PM

Will 2011 Be The Year Supply Chains Go Purchase Order Free?

Posted by the doctor at 1/3/2011 7:00 AM | View Comments (5)

To Be a Good CSCO, Don't Forget the Don'ts!

Posted by the doctor at 12/22/2010 1:01 PM

Look to Niche for Innovation

Posted by the doctor at 12/2/2010 1:02 PM

You Are Invited to the Wake For Strategic Sourcing

Posted by the doctor at 11/17/2010 7:00 AM

Procurement - Why we really matter!

Posted by the doctor at 11/10/2010 7:00 AM

Should You Be Sharing the Risk?

Posted by the doctor at 11/9/2010 1:01 PM

Procurement Tasks are Not Clear-Cut Regardless of Organizational Size

Posted by the doctor at 11/4/2010 1:01 PM | View Comments (1)

Coupa: Crouching Cheetah, Hidden Hippo

Posted by the doctor at 10/22/2010 7:00 AM

Want More Influence? Ask the Right Questions!

Posted by the doctor at 10/10/2010 1:01 PM

You Don't Need a Genie to Fulfill Your Wish!

Posted by the doctor at 9/9/2010 1:01 PM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Summary

Posted by the doctor at 9/3/2010 7:00 AM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Terminology

Posted by the doctor at 9/1/2010 7:00 AM

A Hitchhiker's Guide to e-Procurement: Sectors

Posted by the doctor at 8/30/2010 7:00 AM

What Is With This New Fangled Procurement Technology?

Posted by Mr Magoo at 8/28/2010 1:01 PM
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