http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/08/29/6-e-sourcing-best-practices/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/08/29/6-e-sourcing-best-practices/#comment-8103 Eric Strovink Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:26:11 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2007/08/29/6-e-sourcing-best-practices/#comment-8103 7) Use spend visibility/transactional analysis tools to understand your data before launching spend management efforts. It is easy to miss a simple opportunity that can give Procurement the win that it needs to gain support for a more comprehensive effort. Starting a spend management effort without understanding your data is, as we say in New England, "shingling into the fog." 7) Use spend visibility/transactional analysis tools to understand your data before launching spend management efforts. It is easy to miss a simple opportunity that can give Procurement the win that it needs to gain support for a more comprehensive effort. Starting a spend management effort without understanding your data is, as we say in New England, “shingling into the fog.”

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