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Is Business Intelligence the Answer to Supplier and Supply Chain Management?

Is Business Intelligence the Answer to Supplier and Supply Chain Management?

By Jason Busch on February 16, 2010

Over on Supply Chain Management Review, an article by two Wipro consultants suggests that business intelligence (BI) software, such as the kind acquired by SAP and Oracle in recent years, is key to building supply chain visibility. The two argue that…

Posted in Business | Tagged Category Management, erp, Suppliers, supply chain, supply chain management, Visibility

Spend Radar's Beacon Expands (Part 2)

Spend Radar’s Beacon Expands (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on December 23, 2009

One of the questions asked by some of Spend Radar’s channel partners (and customers ) when first hearing of the tool is simple: does the world really need another spend-classification and -analysis product? Aren’t there enough already? The answer to this is not as simple as it might seem.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Category Management, innovation, procurement, taxonomy

Rosslyn Analytics' New Twist on Spend Visibility (Part 1)

Rosslyn Analytics’ New Twist on Spend Visibility (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on December 22, 2009

While I plan, over the holiday break, to find as many ways as possible to ignore
numbers, charts, graphics, and useful and creative
quantitative displays of visual information in general, there was a time earlier in the month when, although ove…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Category Management, innovation, Rosslyn Analytics, spend analysis | 1 Response

Spend Radar's Beacon Expands (Part 1)

Spend Radar’s Beacon Expands (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on December 21, 2009

A few weeks back, over the best Korean fried chicken in Chicago, if not the world, I
had the chance to catch up with Brian Daniels and Rod True of Spend Radar. In full disclosure,
Spend Radar is not only a sponsor of Spend Matters, but Brian is…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Category Management, innovation, SaaS, Spend Management, spend radar | 1 Response

One Vote in Favor of Group Purchasing Organizations for Simple Categories

One Vote in Favor of Group Purchasing Organizations for Simple Categories

By Jason Busch on December 8, 2009

In the debate over group purchasing organizations (GPOs), I’m still
not entirely convinced that they represent a good investment outside
of a handful of select spend areas — at least for most companies.
After all, the payoff for doing sourc…

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, Category Management, GE, GPO, Group purchasing organization, MRO, Outsourcing, procurement, rfp, Sourcing

Shameless Plug: MetalMiner Turns Two

Shameless Plug: MetalMiner Turns Two

By Jason Busch on December 3, 2009

MetalMiner, Spend Matters’ sister publication focused on metals sourcing, turned two today. Three years younger than Spend Matters, the site is nonetheless following in the virtual steps of this digital rag, quickly catching up with and overtaking es…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Category Management, Industry Analysts, innovation, Learning / Research, Lisa Reisman, metalminer, SpendMatters, Sponsorship

Aravo's Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

Aravo’s Tim Albinson Responds to Spend Matters

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Editor’s note: Aravo’s Tim Albinson asked if he could have the chance to issue a formal response to this post from earlier today. After I agreed to turn over the virtual pen, he sent me this.

Jason,

Thanks for the great write-up — you do an ex…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Letters to the Editor, SIM, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Tim Albinson, Visibility, WebEx

Aravo's $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

Aravo’s $27 Million Funding Round: A Few Thoughts on Its Market Implications

By Jason Busch on December 2, 2009

Earlier this morning, Aravo announced a $27 million funding round led by Cisco. While you can read the details of the funding round in the above-linked Spend Matters column — along with some thoughts from the transaction’s lead engineer, Aravo’s CEO…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, aravo, Category Management, Cisco, innovation, Spend Management, supply chain, supply risk, Sustainability, Visibility, WebEx

Beyond Spend Visibility -- Zycus Takes a Broader Solution Path (Part 2)

Beyond Spend Visibility — Zycus Takes a Broader Solution Path (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on November 25, 2009

In the first post in this series yesterday, I examined some of the factors driving Zycus’ impressive growth numbers, drilling specifically into their recent traction with both legacy (e.g., spend classification) and new (e.g., spend analysis, sourcin…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, BPO, Category Management, innovation, Outsourcing, Sourcing, Spend Management, Visibility

Beyond Spend Visibility -- Zycus Takes a Broader Solution Path (Part 1)

Beyond Spend Visibility — Zycus Takes a Broader Solution Path (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on November 24, 2009

Earlier this fall, I had the chance to get a regular business and solutions update from Zycus. Then, a few weeks later, I caught up with the Zycus team along with one of their customers in Chicago. Zycus’ reference customer, from a well-known medica…

Posted in Business | Tagged analytics, Ariba, BPO, Category Management, Contract Management, Emptoris, innovation, Outsourcing, Sourcing, Spend Management, Visibility, Zycus

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