A warm welcome to JAGGAER joining Source 2 Pay Summit 2020 as an Expert Organization. You who join will be able to attend their Theme Discussions – round table discussions – and learn and discuss what autonomous procurement just might mean to you. Especially great is it to see the focus on HOW to move […]
EBG | Summit News
JAGGAER join Source 2 Pay Summit 2020
A warm welcome to JAGGAER joining Source 2 Pay Summit 2020 as an Expert Organization. You who join will be able to attend their Theme Discussions – round table discussions – and learn and discuss what autonomous procurement just might mean to you. Especially great is it to see the focus on HOW to move […]
Determine, a Corcentric company join Source 2 Pay Summit 2020
A warm welcome to Determine, a Corcentric company joining Source 2 Pay Summit 2020. “You really manage to gather all in one room” is feedback EBG | Network have received previously. And it is for sure not a one person nor one company job to improve efficiency and effect from an end to end perspective! […]
Taulia & CORE Process join Source 2 Pay Summit 2020
Taulia and CORE Process join Source 2 Pay Summit 2020 March 19th in Stockholm and invite you to attend their round table discussions. One of the clearest aspect where there can be a disconnect between up- and downstream sourcing, procurement and finance processes are paying suppliers. Join Sebastian Chilvers, European Sales Director at Taulia Inc. […]
KWS Group join Source 2 Pay Summit 2020
It is with great pleasure EBG welcome Maik Mueller, Head of Global Transaction Center Procurement & IT at KWS Group to Source 2 Pay Summit 2020. On March 19th you who join us in Stockholm can sit down with Maik. Discuss de-centralization challenges and what to do if you decide to centralize. Browse through the […]
EBG | Webinars
EBG | Webinar: Finance and procurement – a fine romance or the best of enemies?
How to Leverage Automation to Build a Bridge between Both Traditionally, in most organizations, the relationship between finance and procurement has been ad-hoc, and not strategic. Even though the two functions are closely linked together and have mutual goals of savings, control and visibility, oftentimes there is tension between the two departments due to historical […]
EBG | Webinar: How do you lead the digital transformation of your supply chains successfully?
A hint – it is not all about technology! All of you are surrounded by data and are increasingly in need of using that data across the organization. Most of you are seeking to digitize supply chain and procurement but are most likely not ”there” just yet. Many of you have been responsible for or have […]
EBG | Play Interviews & Recorded webinar sessions
EBG Play: Swedish government taking public sector e-procurement one step further
The Swedish National Financial Management Authority are recommending the use of PEPPOL infrastructure and message formats being used in future procurement and finance operations to and from public sector. The PEPPOL structure is aimed at cross border business and cross border transactions being sent. It can be used – as it is to some […]
EBG Play: A supplier approach to e-invoicing adding value to the customer
When talking about e-invoicing it usually comes from a buyer perspective. Receiving an electronic invoice in its basics mean cutting manual handling costs. In the long run standardization and automation mean business control. But what about the suppliers point of view? Even though it is not necessary to actually send an e-invoice in order for […]
EBG Interview: Nokia experiences in Source to Pay optimation
They don’t grow on trees – process owners and process development professionals. But in Nokia, defining and optimizing source to pay has been targeted as a core process in need of structure and control. At Source to Pay Summit 2014, Antti Koski, Business Process Lead at Nokia (now Microsoft) moderated very appreciated discussions about continuously […]
EBG Play: Public sector contract compliance and spend control
In a popular webinar Daniel Nesz at Södersjukhuset AB shared how they have used a Qlik solution to increase visibility and control over both contract compliance and spend pattern overview. Public sector have a never ending demand to use money wisely as well as having extensive legal aspects of how, with who and in what […]
CPO Talk with Dr. Marcell Vollmer, CPO at SAP about aligning from source to pay
It is fair to say that the possibilities in keeping control and gather the facts in any type supply chain has increased dramatically past ten years. At the same time, more of businesses have been externalized and finance and procurement as we once new them does not look the same. What we buy and how, […]
EBG | Interview Part II | Roy Anderson, CPO & Digital Transformation Officer, Tradeshift
A recent conversation with an experienced person within Business Control again opened up our eyes for the lost opportunities when people work in silos. Business opportunities, revenue and margins lost because processes and use of data is not aligned across functions and in-between organizations. Can we find a solution over an interview and upcoming webinar […]
Focus Area: Source to Pay
EBG | Interview: Realising procurement’s potential from a source to pay perspective
Organizations are striving to increase an understanding of company spend, ways to improve innovation speed and company capital and cash. Procurement have for a long time struggled to highlight the possible impact the know how they possess can have on all of the above. Challenges visualizing what is and what if can be part of […]
Beyond trends from industry experts | II
Leading up to the upcoming Beyond trends for procurement webinar March 12th, Jon Hansen at Procurement Insights asked his network of experts about their thoughts. In certain instances, I received brief yet insightful commentaries from industry thought leaders as well as practitioners via email. Other times, I had the opportunity to talk with these individuals […]
EBG | Play: Structuring global procurement
It is no easy task creating and managing global organizations. It is no easy task managing global procurement organizations – end-to-end. This is why it is extra inspiring to listen to Tamara Braun, CPO at SAP sharing how they have chosen to structure their global procurement organization. How they have chosen to set up their […]
RT: Ikea case study: How do you roll out one workflow solution across 20 countries?
This is not a simple task. It is a common wish to both centralise and standardize both systems and processes – doing it across borders and within different cultures is a challenge in itself. “1,5 million invoices for indirect material and services per year” coming from local organisations and as they write in their presentation […]
Focus Area: Procurement
Beyond trends from industry experts | IV
An online session is a perfect way to gather know how from across the world. To enable knowledgeable professionals to share extensive experiences without leaving the office. On March 12th Jon Hansen, Procurement Insights, gather industry experts such as David Loseby, CPO, Advisor, Author and Global Board of Trustees Member of CIPS to discuss procurement […]
EBG Play: What is procurement transformation?
Gathering different type professionals in a room – real or virtual – and allowing the group to share experiences is what EBG is all about. At Source to Pay Summit 2015 Andreas Bivall at Boliden moderated Theme Discussions about transforming procurement and below is a recorded summary interview about what was said. Next Source to […]
EBG Play: CPO talk with Per Hill – finding ways to be both efficient and effective
Aligning procurement targets to company targets, supporting the business and delivering results. Easily said but not so easily achieved? In far too many situations procurement and finance functions find themselves not reaching set targets, or trying to reach targets that simply aren’t aligned with overall business targets. What happen then is frustrated managers and even […]
Focus Area: Sourcing
EBG | Webinar: What is augmented intelligence within the supply chain?
Transforming the supply chain process with augmented intelligence – a far stretch from the reality many organizations face today? Data is the lifeblood of business in the information age. Hence, gathering and analyzing mission-critical data from different sources is increasingly important. Vast amounts of business-critical data reside in silos, is manually handled and reactively communicated. […]
Sourcing Outlook recap and Post Summit Report
The first Sourcing Outlook took place in Stockholm end October 2017. Creating and hosting a second annual conference wasn’t an easy decision – it had to be with a focus that felt fresh and to-the-point. Sourcing success due to business – buyer and supplier collaboration EBG decided from the get go that one aspect had […]
EBG | Play: Procurement AI: From Promise To Realization
End September great minds met online to discuss digitalization in general and Artificial Intelligence impact on procurement specifically. Why so? On April 10th 2018, 25 European countries signed a Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence. It builds further on the achievements and investments of the European research and business community in AI. Given this announcement, […]
Focus Area: Risk Management & Sustainability
EBG Play | How will sustainability and CSR issues in the supply chain impact procurement?
Getting an understanding into an increasingly important and increasingly global supply chain is and will be even more significant. Looking at the progress of EBG | Network over the past five years, the strategic increase of a holistic approach to sourcing, procurement and finance is the most apparent. It seems most companies today know that […]
EBG | Play: Beckers Groups sustainability change management journey
How to move from silo CSR and sustainability code of conduct website statements to active performance measures and supplier collaboration activities is increasingly important for most large organizations. EBG | Network was happy to be able to share – in much detail – the work made by Beckers Group and not the least Thomas Lüder, […]
Scope and type supply chain risk monitored
For the third year in a row, EBG | Network are happy to invite you to join a supply chain risk management overview webinar. Tua Forsell, Head of Continuous Improvement and Risk Management, Global Operations at Nokia share her insights during a riskmethods enabled webinar. There is still time to register go here to learn […]
EBG | Play: Supply Chain Risk Management – tips and insights from Husqvarna Group
Before Easter, EBG | Network hosted a webinar enabled by riskmethods featuring Husqvarna Group focusing on how they have been and are developing ways to manage risk in their supply chain. Benjamin A Sutherland at Husqvarna group and Heiko Schwarz at riskmethods share their insights. Below is the recorded webinar session for you to view. […]