http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm Spend Matters en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 21:36:25 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:34:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss sslone@rubbergumball.net sslone@rubbergumball.net sslone@rubbergumball.net no http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/The-Top-Ten-Ways-Professionals-Can-Use-Trade-Data-Part-2 This is the second part in a series by Cori Rogers, Marketing Associate at Zepol Corp. Click here for Part 1. Trade data is import and export trade information that is taken from dozens of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Customs, ... Analytics Guest Posts Wed, 16 May 2012 14:34:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/The-Top-Ten-Ways-Professionals-Can-Use-Trade-Data-Part-2 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee Do you guys agree? What keeps supply chain execs awake at night -- From controlling costs to fretting about security, supply chain chiefs say they have plenty of worries. At a recent session of the advisory board to the University of Tennessee's Glo... Afternoon Coffee Sheena Moore Wed, 16 May 2012 12:31:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Sapphire-Dispatch-A-Glimpse-at-Hubwoos-Supplier-Network-Future-Dispatch-4 One thing we took away from Sapphire is that networked-based business models are going to factor prominently into the value SAP sees itself generating for customers beyond providing just business applications. These networks may take the form of info... Conferences Jason Busch Technology SAP Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Sapphire-Dispatch-A-Glimpse-at-Hubwoos-Supplier-Network-Future-Dispatch-4 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Exploring-Procurement-and-Supply-Chain-Advantages-in-Healthcare--An-Air-Carrier-Analogy My colleague Tom Finn recently penned a highly thoughtful piece exploring the relevance of airline supply chain chains to healthcare supply chains and strategic procurement decisions within them, which historically, have largely been based on local p... Jason Busch Suppliers Tom Finn Healthcare Matters Procurement Wed, 16 May 2012 06:02:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/Exploring-Procurement-and-Supply-Chain-Advantages-in-Healthcare--An-Air-Carrier-Analogy http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/SAP-Sapphire-Intuitive-SRM-Finally-SAPs-User-Interface-AddOn-for-eProcurement-Dispatch-4 Have you ever wanted to buy a set of color toner cartridges and a drum unit and compared the number of clicks necessary to research, find, analyze and buy the (typically) five items you're looking for on Amazon compared with a trusty SAP SRM install ... Conferences Jason Busch Innovation SAP Wed, 16 May 2012 02:34:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/16/SAP-Sapphire-Intuitive-SRM-Finally-SAPs-User-Interface-AddOn-for-eProcurement-Dispatch-4 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/The-Top-Ten-Ways-Professionals-Can-Use-Trade-Data-Part-1 Spend Matters welcomes a guest post from Cori Rogers, Marketing Associate at Zepol Corp. Trade data is import and export trade information that is taken from dozens of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Customs, and assists businesse... Analytics Guest Posts Tue, 15 May 2012 14:25:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/The-Top-Ten-Ways-Professionals-Can-Use-Trade-Data-Part-1 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee Banksy goes CSR. Banksy Diamond Jubilee graffiti springs up overnight on London street Image source: The Telegraph... Afternoon Coffee Sheena Moore Tue, 15 May 2012 12:36:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/SAP-Sapphire-Supplier-Management-Update-and-Initial-Views-of-SAP-SLM-Dispatch-1 One of the new products that Spend Matters has been most impressed with in the broader procurement and supply chain sector in the past year is SAP Supplier InfoNet (you can read our initial impressions of it in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Pa... Conferences Jason Busch SAP Tue, 15 May 2012 09:05:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/SAP-Sapphire-Supplier-Management-Update-and-Initial-Views-of-SAP-SLM-Dispatch-1 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/SAP-Sapphire-Supplier-Management-Update-and-Initial-Views-of-SAP-SLM-Dispatch-2 There's much ado about supplier management at Sapphire this year. Yesterday, we sat down with the solution managers for two products: SAP Supplier Lifecycle Management (something new!) and SAP Supplier InfoNet. We'll give a detailed introduction and ... Jason Busch Suppliers Spend Management Supply Risk Thomas Kase Tue, 15 May 2012 06:02:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/SAP-Sapphire-Supplier-Management-Update-and-Initial-Views-of-SAP-SLM-Dispatch-2 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/Seal-Softwares-Discovery--a-Disruptive-Approach-to-Contract-Visibility--Management-Part-1 It isn't every day that I get to write about a solution that every company of some size needs, no matter what they already have! This series is about a revolutionary way to really understand what is in contracts -- either your own, or those of an M&A... Contract Management Thomas Kase Innovation Technology Tue, 15 May 2012 02:55:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/15/Seal-Softwares-Discovery--a-Disruptive-Approach-to-Contract-Visibility--Management-Part-1 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Peanuts-September-2011-to-Today Spend Matters welcomes a guest post from Nick Peksa of Mintec Ltd. When we last covered peanuts back in September 2011 , there was a lot of concern about what was happening in the US and the rest of the world marketplace. We thought it would be good... Guest Posts Mintec Commodities Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Peanuts-September-2011-to-Today http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee Keep it corrupted, Chicago. Is the city's shiny new bike-sharing program a dirty deal? -- Longtime local cycling entrepreneur Josh Squire has a sorry tale to tell about the city's new plan to put thousands of rental bikes on the streets of Chicago.... Afternoon Coffee Sheena Moore Mon, 14 May 2012 12:45:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Spend-Matters-Afternoon-Coffee http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/SAP-Sapphire-P2P-SRM-and-Sourcing-in-Orlando-Dispatch-1 I arrived in Orlando late last night to attend SAP's annual Sapphire event. Along with my colleague Thomas Kase, I'll be covering the show and sharing the latest about what we learn in the coming weeks. There is quite a bit happening at SAP of late, ... Conferences Jason Busch SAP Mon, 14 May 2012 09:19:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/SAP-Sapphire-P2P-SRM-and-Sourcing-in-Orlando-Dispatch-1 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Intersecting-Lean-CSR--Procurement-Nikes-New-Supplier-Sustainability-Index-and-Program-Part-1 Earlier this month, Nike announced some major changes to how it monitors and manages supplier and supply chain corporate social responsibility (CSR). Earlier coverage suggests that the manufacturer and retailer will "launch a new manufacturing index ... Jason Busch Suppliers CSR Mon, 14 May 2012 06:23:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Intersecting-Lean-CSR--Procurement-Nikes-New-Supplier-Sustainability-Index-and-Program-Part-1 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Coupa-Adds-22-million-to-War-Chest-Shares-Strategic-Direction-Part-2 Please click here for Part 1 of this post. Looking at functional enhancements, Coupa has very specific goals in terms of what it intends to build. For example, take the area of contract management. Coupa does not plan to ever be "an Upside," in R... Jason Busch Innovation Breaking News Technology Mon, 14 May 2012 02:53:00 -0700 http://www.spendmatters.com/index.cfm/2012/5/14/Coupa-Adds-22-million-to-War-Chest-Shares-Strategic-Direction-Part-2