In Part One of my contribution to Sourcing Innovation.com’s series on Sourcing Innovation, I portended how decision support tools, such as advanced optimization-based analytics and role-based dashboards, would enable supply managers to examine and manage value-based sourcing decisions that were previously impossible due to insufficient data and limited analytical tools. I also discussed how sourcing [...]

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Sourcing Innovation.com, a new blog from former sourcing optimization technology developer turned consultant Michael Lamoureux, has initiated a noble project: tap the top minds in the business for their view of the future of strategic sourcing and supporting sourcing technologies. I was honored to get the call.
In my more than 15 years as researching and advising [...]

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A previous Supply Excellence post reported that studies from both ISM and Purchasing Magazine found that women are still paid one-third less than men in similar supply management roles. However, both studies reported an increase in the number of women in top procurement and supply management roles. A new study from the International Association for [...]

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Comments to my recent posts on “Why e-Sourcing is Good for Suppliers” continue to roll in.  One particular remark raises a touchstone issue. Kevin Brooks, a former big-wig at a procurement solution provider cum bigger-wig at a performance management startup asks:
“Maybe it’s time to drop the “e” and simply accept that this is part of the [...]

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Internet-based requisition-to-pay automation (e-procurement) has been quietly delivering measurable value to enterprises in the form of reduced material and operating costs, improved compliance, and increased total spend under management. With pressures to increase spend under management and compliance, a growing number of enterprises are now looking to expand e-procurement deployments globally. Those considering such global [...]

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