“We paid what?!?! For that?!?!” I suspect that line has been screamed by management since the dawn of business. And once the boss calmed down and was faced with tightening the business’ belt/tunic/animal skin, his next question was probably…”Can’t we make it ourselves cheaper?”
Make vs Buy is a question being asked by manufacturers everywhere in [more]

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Now that the ball has dropped and you’ve bid adieu to 2007, you are probably being bombarded with news reports and e-mails telling you what to expect in 2008. Supply Excellence is also throwing its hat in the prognostication ring, except with a twist.
I’ve spent the past few months speaking with supply management executives about [more]

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Congratulations. And thank you for responding to my request to share your favorite approaches for driving supply and contract management improvements.
Supply Excellence reader input — coupled with personal meetings with supply management teams around the globe — serve as the foundation of a new electronic book:
The 100 Greatest Supply Management Tips of All Time!
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American Express signaled its entrance into the procurement solutions and services space yesterday with the launch of the Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) portion of a future commercial Source-to-Settle (S2S) platform. The expected move follows Amex’s December acquisition of EIPP provider Harbor Payments, which had quietly amassed a top-tier customer base, including ADP, Proctor [more]

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At the risk of sounding like Steve Martin in The Jerk (”The new phonebooks are here! The new phonebooks are here! I’m somebody!”), I am happy to report that I was invited to a press-only event for the launch of American Express’ new Electronic Invoice and Payment (EIPP) offering. When delivering the invitation, Amex’s PR manager said [more]

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