EBG | Network are happy to welcome Qlik to Source 2 Pay Summit 2017! EBG have spoken about the need to visualize the actual and possible impact sourcing, procurement and finance activities have for years. The need to gather data, visualize data and communicate the impact data, i.e information, have and can have. Across organizations, […]
Reflections from Source 2 Pay Summit 2016
When you work for a really long time with an event it becomes a part of you and when it is over you are somewhat left in a void. That void is however quickly filled with impressions and ideas for the future, just like it is for us at EBG after Source 2 Pay Summit. […]
EBG | Insight: 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, […]
What is your total cost of ownership strategy?
Referring back to the apparent fact that far more of companies revenue go to external suppliers than for instance internal staff, there is no surprise that the idea of controlling the relationships and transactions going back and forth between buyer and supplier become more and more important. Having a No Po No Pay-strategy seem increasingly […]
EBG | Insight: The Hackett Group on world class finance and procurement performance
It is always a pleasure listening to consultants with a clear holistic approach to procurement and finance development. Tom Bangemann at The Hackett Group is one of those who are able to showcase why procurement is getting more strategic interest than before, why wage arbitrage and short term cost reductions will soon come to an […]
RT: Intersecting Procurement and Finance: Top Trends for 2013
Ever heard “thats finances headache” or “thats all about procurement” even though you know it is interlinked? We hear it all the time, both from end users and professionals such as consultants and system vendors. Because of that it is even more thrilling when a blog focusing on spend management mentions trends where procurement and […]
About the relationship between finance and procurement
Following up on the topic of how and to what extent finance and procurement could or should co-operate. There is also a LinkedIn-thread which I link to below, you might have to become a member to read it. Key findings after numerous comments on the topic: Procurement is still misunderstood in many businesses. So it […]
Dynamic discounting – THE bridge between finance and procurement?
Following the new year EBG will intensify the knowledge sharing efforts made through interviews and articles from both end users and experts. We start off by sharing the response to some questions to Ariba (www.ariba.com) on dynamic discounting. I had a conversation to a supply chain expert who didn’t buy the idea of not using […]