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SPONSOR NEWS: Corporate United’s New Website Enhances Membership Collaboration

February 13, 2009

CLEVELAND – February 10, 2009 – Corporate United, the nation’s leading group purchasing organization with more than 100 Global 2000 companies representing every industry sector, has redesigned its web to offer additional education, networking and corporate collaboration opportunities to spend management and procurement professionals. Corporate United employs corporate collaboration through each pillar of its value […]

SPONSOR NEWS: Sigma-Aldrich Selects Zycus for Global Spend Management Initiative

February 13, 2009

Princeton, NJ, February 9, 2009 – Zycus, a world leader in Spend Management solutions, today announced that Sigma-Aldrich, a leading life science and high technology company, has selected Zycus for Spend Analysis. “Through Zycus’ capabilities, we are able to quickly identify a large amount of spend for which we had not previously had visibility,” said […]

Bridging the Operational Disconnect within the Collective Enterprise (Lombardi Software Profile)

February 7, 2009

“Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” John C. Maxwell, American Author, Professional Speaker and Leadership Expert In my February 5th post I shared (perhaps confessed would be more appropriate a word) my belief that as a writer, one is never completely certain as to the degree in which a particular article or post […]

UPDATE: The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)

February 5, 2009

As a writer, you are never completely certain as to the degree in which a particular article or post will resonate with your readership. While the growth in the Procurement Insight’s readership base (this year we will hit the 500,000 mark in terms of the number of syndicated subscribers we reach each month worldwide – […]

The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)

January 29, 2009

Is Six Sigma Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? “With the growing level of dissatisfaction with programs such as Six Sigma, the question that needs to be asked is quite simply this . . . what are the key elements of a successful process improvement initiative? This white paper focuses on the possible reasons […]

A “Perfect Vision” and Determined Execution: Laying the Foundations for Sustainable Success (Perfect Commerce Profile: http://www.perfect.com/)

January 26, 2009

“A true centralization of procurement objectives requires a decentralized architecture that is based on the real-world operating attributes of all transactional stakeholders . . . in other words, your organization gains control of it’s spend environment by relinquishing centralized functional control in favor of operational efficiencies originating on the front lines. This is the cornerstone […]

SPONSOR NEWS: Marlin Equity Partners Invests in Emptoris (Beyond the Headlines Commentary)

January 22, 2009

Los Angeles, CA, January 20, 2009 – Marlin Equity Partners is pleased to announce that it has made a significant capital investment in Emptoris, Inc., a leading global provider of enterprise supply and contract management software. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, Emptoris’ software and service solutions are used by Global 2000 companies in more than 75 […]

SPONSOR NEWS: Zycus Posts 122 Percent Growth in First Half

January 20, 2009

Princeton, NJ, January 12, 2009 – Zycus Inc., the leading Spend Management solutions company, today announced significant performance during the first half of its fiscal year, recording 122 percent in overall year-over-year growth. The company follows an April to March fiscal year. During this period, Zycus added 27 new customers across multiple countries and established […]

On The Leading Edge of a New Paradigm: A Socially Conscientious Approach to Collaborative Enterprising (Buyers Meeting Point)

January 17, 2009

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” Final sentence of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, English Novelist (1812 – 1870) Without giving away the number of years I have […]

Answering a Silent Question: When Compliance Adherence is a Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil Proposition (BC Compliance Group Profile)

January 15, 2009

How Can You Negotiate After the Deal is Done? “Imagine This: a requisitioner commits to a deal with a supplier without your involvement or approval. Now the supplier believes he’s already won the order and you’ve lost the upper hand in any negotiation. This can be one of the toughest situations you will ever face […]