The ISM NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) came in at 53.8, which is down from 55.4 in May. The Business Activity Index was 58.1, down from 61.1 in May, and New Orders was 54.4, down from 57.1 in May. The employment index came in at 49.7, slightly below the growth threshold of 50. Here are some bullet points about [...]

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Robert Van Brederode of Ryan (a tax strategy firm that is an Ariba partner) shared his insights into the opportunity and risk posed by VAT at Ariba LIVE in Amsterdam. Robert recommends that companies look beyond income tax since there is “too much money involved” in VAT and customs duties to ignore them.

Justin Fogarty is [...]

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I caught up with Procurement Leaders‘ Mark Perera at Ariba LIVE in Amsterdam earlier this month. A year after our first 2 interviews (Part 1 and 2) on working capital management, Mark gave us an update on managing cash trends, priorities and success stories.

All of the interviews with attendees and speakers (about 40 videos) from Ariba [...]

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As recounted here on Supply Excellence and on Ariba Exchange (as well as on Twitter — #aribalive), this Ariba Live season held a host of insights into how companies big and small and from all corners of the globe are buying better, selling more efficiently, and managing cash more intelligently. Yet, one of the best [...]

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I had the good fortune of catching up with Tim Cummins, President of IACCM, at Ariba LIVE in Amsterdam recently. Tim shared a few minutes of his time to talk about contracts and the role they’re playing in buyer/supplier collaboration.

We’ll be posting more interviews with attendees and speakers from Amsterdam on the Ariba YouTube channel. So, [...]

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