Define yourself + an intro to VMO Blog

June 30th, 2008 at 04:50am David Bush - Iasta

I have tried to keep up with a new(ish) blog, written by Stephen Guth, named VMO Blog. Like many, daily updates are a challenge, but what this blog lacks in velocity, it makes up 10x in quality content. I wanted to bring attention to it because there are some really interesting posts, from a very intelligent guy. He is also an attorney, so he comes to this with negotiation and contract writing experience.

Hopefully, Mr. Guth keeps up the grind of publishing a blog. His contributions are really insightful and these postings are incrementally more difficult as your real job becomes more demanding.

Last month, he broke down the subtle differences of industry definitions in: Finally Settled (Maybe): The Irrefutable Meaning of Purchasing, Procurement, Sourcing, Materials Management, Supply Management, and Vendor Management.

I find this topic intriguing. Frankly, I speak to about 1 person per week that refers to our software as “e-procurement”. This perplexes me and makes me wonder what is causing all the core confusion. Additionally, I have to spend time with these misguided souls to make sure they actually have interest in the Iasta solutions.

Looking in the mirror, its probably the spend management vendors that should take some of the blame. There is still plenty of sizzle without the steak out there and vaporware sure sounds appealing when it comes with fancy names like SaaS or e-Catalogs, or Supplier Enablement..

Take a look at this post and all the others. Its worth the time.

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Entry Filed under: General, Supply Management Best Practices, Technology / SaaS, e-Sourcing Marketplace