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D&B Goes Mobile With New Smartphone-Optimized Supply Risk Capability (Part 2)

D&B Goes Mobile With New Smartphone-Optimized Supply Risk Capability (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on November 17, 2010

In the first post in this series looking at D&B’s recent smartphone-optimized browser capabilities, I provided an overview of D&B’s new Supply Risk Management Mobile module. I’ll continue by offering a quick analysis of some of th…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged D&B, iPhone, procurement, Risk management, Smartphone, SMS

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just "Sourcing") Still Competitive? (Part 2)

Is SAP E-Sourcing (or now just "Sourcing") Still Competitive? (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on November 9, 2010

In the first installment of this post (which has already lead to a healthy debate in the comments section), I examined a number of the sourcing enhancements, customer milestones and related news surrounding the fall launch of SAP’…

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Aravo Solutions, BravoSolution, e-sourcing, performance management, procurement, Risk management, sap, SAP Sourcing, supplier diversity

Spend Matters Compass: Supply Risk Management -- Understanding the Technology and Content Landscape

Spend Matters Compass: Supply Risk Management — Understanding the Technology and Content Landscape

By Jason Busch on October 27, 2010

The world of supply risk management is continuing to get more and more attention these days. The attention is not exactly new, but it appears that the intent behind it is changing. It seemed that there was a tremendous amount of s…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Market Segmentation, performance management, research, Risk management, spend analysis, White paper

Aravo: The Last of the Independent Supplier Information Management Mohicans?

Aravo: The Last of the Independent Supplier Information Management Mohicans?

By Jason Busch on October 12, 2010

There’s a good chance that two of the key players in the supplier information management/supply base management market will be snapped up this quarter, given the current M&A buzz in the market. Plus, at least one more provider I’m…

Posted in Business | Tagged Aravo Solutions, Goldman Sachs, Risk management, Tim Albinson

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Friday Rant: Get Ready for a Double-Dip Recession and Its Impact on Procurement (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on July 2, 2010

Our sister-site MetalMiner ran an article yesterday citing some pretty serious — and historically accurate — leading indicative consumer data that suggests the US will soon face the prospects of a double-dip recession as Q2 revisions and Q3 GDP data come up. You can read the full story here. Lisa Reisman, who authored the piece, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Consumer Metrics Institute, double-dip recession, recession, Risk management, supply chain

Observations From Conference Season -- Five Reasons for the Rise of Market / Commodity Intelligence

Observations From Conference Season — Five Reasons for the Rise of Market / Commodity Intelligence

By Jason Busch on May 11, 2010

In the past few months, I’ve been to half a dozen or so different procurement events where the topic of market and commodity intelligence has surfaced in multiple presentations. It would seem from listening into these lectures as well as the hallway conversation in between sessions that companies are more interested than ever in exploring […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Commodity market, conferences, Risk management, supply chain

Friday Rant: Spend Jihadists vs. Non Believers

Friday Rant: Spend Jihadists vs. Non Believers

By Jason Busch on May 7, 2010

Earlier this week, I met a number of practitioners deeply involved in spend analysis as the global Zycus Experience Tour kicked off its US leg in New York (I’m speaking at the Chicago event today and Houston and Los Angeles in the coming weeks as well). The event was well attended (50+ people), especially considering […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Endeca, Risk management, spend analysis, Spend Management, Times Square, Zycus

D&B Morphs and Grows Its Overall Supply Management and Risk Strategy (Part 3)

D&B Morphs and Grows Its Overall Supply Management and Risk Strategy (Part 3)

By Jason Busch on April 28, 2010

In the first two posts in this series (click here for Part 1 and Part 2), I covered the history and context behind D&B’s Supplier Risk Management toolset. This solution set includes supply risk content, predictive analytics and an underlying technology platform for monitoring the supplier lifecycle. In this post, I’ll provide details on the […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Aravo Solutions, D&B, performance management, Risk management, supplier information management, Supplier Risk Manager

Spend Matters, Live From ISM on Wednesday: Supply Risk Management Solution Analysis Session (Part 1)

Spend Matters, Live From ISM on Wednesday: Supply Risk Management Solution Analysis Session (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on April 26, 2010

This Wednesday at 9:00 AM PDT at ISM, I’ll be co-presenting with Sherry Gordon, a Spend Matters contributor and president of the Value Chain Group. Our session is titled “Understanding and Choosing Supply Risk Solutions: Software, Content and Analytics.” The two of us spent quite a bit of time analyzing the supply risk solution landscape […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Business, ISM, performance management, Risk management, spend analysis, supplier information management, Value chain

Healthcare Cost Reduction: What Can Group Purchasing Organizations Learn From BPOs? (Part 2)

Healthcare Cost Reduction: What Can Group Purchasing Organizations Learn From BPOs? (Part 2)

By Jason Busch on April 4, 2010

Image via Wikipedia In healthcare, hospital and IDN procurement environments, the primary stakeholders are doctors. Given their historic role in owning the specification process for any material, service or supply that is involved in anyway in patient outcomes, it’s logical that they would be resistant to change. But it is possible to show physicians that […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged BPO, BravoSolution, Business, business process outsourcing, Health care, procurement, Risk management, supply chain

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