When I first got started in the Spend Management world back when buyers were just buyers and Ariba, i2 and Commerce One were more happy to trade barbs with each other than actually deliver solutions that did what they promised, the fundamental defining element of the time was that procurement and supply chain organizations lacked a full range of technology options available to them. There were high-end solutions that quite often were anything but — that is, except in price — and one ubiquitous low-end solution suitable for just about any job — Microsoft Office. That was it. But it’s exceptional how much things have changed in just over a decade…
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