Procurement

White Paper: Bellwether Software

Purchasing automation eliminates bottlenecks, increases buying power, reduces cycle time, improves inventory management & reduces rouge spending. If your purchasing cycle is automated, the company can expect an improved bottom line, positive impact on corporate spend and purchasing decisions. This whitepaper discusses about how and why to assess purchasing automation savings & solutions. It highlights: Purchasing process flow quickly reveals inefficiencies Boost profits by automating your purchasing functions Guidelines for evaluating software options The future of purchasing and supply Purchasing, a vital company function Within the purchasing function, business has a great opportunity to implement cost reduction in a major spend area and move into the 21st century. If you have not yet automated your purchasing function, now is really the time.

White Paper: Basware

Growing a business in today’s constantly changing business environment requires CFOs to get more from the Purchase to Pay cycle that governs so much of the cash that moves through the business. Networked Purchase-to-Pay solutions combine cloud-based business networks with automated accounts payable, procurement and payments capabilities to make access to financial services much easier for buyers and sellers. This whitepaper details the six critical components which must be considered by the businesses for ensuring the success of a  Purchase to Pay initiative. Businesses should look for the following six critical components when evaluating P2P solutions: Accounts payable automation: Process improvement remains the top concern in accounts payable departments e-procurement: Facilitates the purchase of goods and services through approved sources using an online shopping cart. e-invoicing: e-invoicing accelerate invoice cycle times to avoid late payment. e-orders: Networked Purchase to Pay solutions facilitate the electronic exchange of purchase orders, confirmations, and changes to orders between buyers and sellers. Global electronic payment: Migrating to electronic payments is the top automation priority of controllers surveyed by IOFM. Dynamic discounting: Buyer-funded financing that helps suppliers improve control and visibility over their cash flow

White Paper: Basware

In this fast-moving and highly competitive global marketplace, how procurement and sourcing organizations communicate, collaborate and transact with their internal stakeholders and external trading partners and the enabling technologies and platforms that they utilize will take on increasing importance to overall business operations and bottom-line results. This whitepaper highlights the impact of today’s progressive solutions as well as those that are emerging across all relevant sourcing and procurement processes. Key takeaways from this whitepaper on sourcing and procurement: Procurement Playmakers: Agile and Innovative The State of Procurement Technology Primary sub-process areas that drive all sourcing activity Key Technology Trends: The Evolution Continues The Future of Procurement Analysis: Happening Now

White Paper: Xoomworks BI

Running complex sourcing events takes time and effort, but if done right, the benefits make it worthwhile. But Sourcing solutions are rarely used to their full potential. Most of the sourcing systems come with advanced functionality that can be used to run many types of events, and as these systems get upgraded, further functionalities get added. Learn how to make the most of complex sourcing events through this whitepaper that addresses questions like: What constitutes a complex sourcing event? Why should you consider increasing the complexity of your events? What are the common pitfalls in running complex sourcing events and how to avoid them? What are the most commonly used methods to overcome complex sourcing events? How to run events effectively and efficiently using the functionality offered by mature sourcing solution? What are the reasons behind potentially challenging complex sourcing events ? How to use valuable information collected with event responses to improve future events?  It also includes ''Real Life Examples of Complex Sourcing Events''.  

White Paper: Xoomworks BI

What is an Electronic Auction and why should you care? How to successfully run eAuctions?  Electronic Auctions promote fair competition and transparency, driven by market dynamics. Electronic Auction is a really great way to select the best suppliers and an ideal way to collect market feedback. This white paper gives the basics of eAuctions, ethics of eAuctions and provides guidance in running eAuctions successfully to achieve greater value in business. So do you think eAuctions make a difference? eAuctions can make 5% difference on final price you pay each time for goods and  services. Company that runs eAuctions more gains more market value than the one which runs none. What are the different types of Electronic auctions and when should you use them? For all types of electronic auctions communication is the key. Each auction type differs on variations and parameters. Classic Reverse Auction used for larger number of supplier bidding. English Reverse Auction used when each bid is lower than the current bid. Dutch Auction type works well when there are less suppliers. Japanese Auction type is the reverse of Dutch Auction. Download this white paper to learn about how to successfully run eAuctions, And refer to the five golden rules for eAuctions success and addresses both the mechanics and behaviours of Procurement that drive the greatest value for organizations.

White Paper: Vroozi

Mobile procurement represents a solution for organizations of all sizes and across all industries to better manage their spending environment anywhere, at any time, from any device So it critical to know which evaluation criteria your organization should look for. To determine that evaluation criteria few questions every company must ask before deciding to implement mobile procurement, including: How secure is your company data on mobile devices? Does the application work on all devices? How well does the application leverage the devices? This Mobile Procurement Evaluation Guide is aimed at procurement and IT organizations in the process of developing a mobile strategy and selecting a procurement platform that can give their increasing mobile workforce continuous productivity. In this guide, you will learn the thought process behind: • Evaluating Mobile Procurement the right way to add value. • Choosing the applications that best fit your organization. • Leveraging Mobile Procurement the best way possible, to suit your company’s needs.