Procurement Insights

AUGUST 14, 2024

The procurement software landscape has witnessed significant shifts over the past few years, with private equity firms increasingly taking center stage. Such disruptions can have far-reaching consequences for a solution like Source-to-Pay, which is traditionally considered the operational lifeline for procurement departments.

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Procurement Insights

JULY 31, 2023

I opened my inbox, and as I was sipping my second cup of coffee, I noted the following email (see image below): While waiting for the caffeine to kick in, three Procurement Insights posts from the past immediately came to mind. December 5th, 2007 – Microsoft Acquires SAP? (A

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Procurement Insights

JUNE 3, 2024

Here are a few examples of the breadth of the challenges in the retail world: 2007 – Double Marginalization and the Decentralized Supply Chain 2022 – Where’s The Beef!

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Procurement Insights

JANUARY 24, 2025

A Little History Lesson Take a few moments to read the following Procurement Insights post: Revised Forrester Wave Report confirms what I have been saying since 2007. Unfortunately, an alarmingly growing trend explains why only 20% of successful ProcureTech initiatives succeed, and 80% continue to struggle or fail outright.

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