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The women featured in Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s “Top Female Leaders of the Supply Chain” are an impressive group of women that illustrate how far women have come to get where they are today in any industry role. We’re very pleased that our very own Mireia Brancos was featured in this list of female supply chain leaders. If you’re curious to learn more about Mireia, look her up on LinkedIn. Otherwise, we’re happy to share Mireia’s insight and impact … More
Often, procurement teams like yours are required to pull data from many unlinked systems. As you know, data in silos of disparate systems is useless. Therefore, teams find themselves lacking the information and insight to implement data-driven business decisions that the CPO and other executives are demanding. Let’s review a few scenarios that might sound a little too familiar…and if they do, be sure to register for our live Webinar with Forrester on Thursday, December 6 at 11 AM EST. … More
As a valued eSourcing Forum reader, we wanted you to know that we gave our Website a makeover! Our new Website was published live a few minutes ago. Be one of the first people to see our new Website by clicking here. “Our new Website design is clean, simple, and modern, which makes it easy for people to understand who we are and what we do,” said Bill Frederick, Director of Marketing and Technology for Iasta. “We also hope our … More
Dear Procurement Colleagues, As many of you are aware, the Procurement applications industry experienced a tectonic shift last week on May 22, 2012 when SAP agreed to acquire Ariba. On behalf of IASTA, I congratulate Ariba and its shareholders on their well-earned, well-deserved success. Now I want to take a moment to address what I believe the acquisition means for you and the broader marketplace. While not entirely unexpected, the acquisition has ushered in extreme uncertainty within the sourcing practitioner … More
Yesterday was Day 2 of reSource ’12: Empower Sourcing Excellence in Las Vegas. Click here to read a review of Day 1. After breakfast, reSource ’12 attendees attended workshop sessions and private meetings with Iasta. Many reSource ’12 attendees enjoyed the roundtable discussions, which covered topics such as: KPIs and adoption strategies Benefits and challenges of procurement outsourcing Analyzing data and creating a pipeline eSourcing program rollout & re-deployment Challenges of managing contracts Increasing team performance and efficiency Adopting SmartSource technology for the … More
In a recent Iasta Insights poll, 36% of respondents said the biggest team resolution for 2012 is improving cross-functional collaboration. Nearly 28% of respondents said enhancing stakeholder relationships and alignment was the top initiative for 2012. Does your 2012 sourcing resolution list include similar goals? If so, register for Procurement Leader’s Webcast with featuring Matt McCarrick of Iasta and Stijn van Els of Royal Dutch Shell, “Achieving Greater Value through Better Alignment with the Business” on February 28, 2012 at … More
As the year comes to an end, we crunched the numbers to see which blog posts were the most popular. We’ll use the data to continue providing content that is relevant and useful. We thought you might be interested in knowing too so here they are. In ranked order, the top 5 blog posts on eSourcing Forum were: 1. Three Lessons Sourcing Can Learn from Firework Shopping 2. Procurement Fraud: A Costly White Collar Crime on the Rise 3. What Procurement Can Learn … More
Iasta’s annual user group conference, reSource ’12, will take place on March 12-13, 2012 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. reSource ’12 is designed for Iasta customers and prospects who are responsible for procurement within their organization, especially super users, decision makers and new users. Click here for more information about Iasta’s reSource ’12 event. “We are very excited to host our annual user group conference in Las Vegas this year,” said Melissa Beuc, senior director of product marketing of Iasta … More
Iasta’s annual user group conference, Euro reSource ’11, will kick off on Monday, October 17, 2011 at the Melia White House London Hotel. This year, the annual user group conference is themed, Sourcing Improvement Using Iasta’s Solutions & Latest Industry Trends. Euro reSource ’11 is a must-attend event for Iasta super users, decision makers and new users. The user conference will include: • One day of training with 8 different workshop tracks being offered • Hot topics and industry best practices with keynote … More
The next generation of strategic sourcing solutions has enhanced greatly over the past few years, allowing purchasing teams to become more strategic within their company. By following best practices to drive user adoption of these tools, these teams are quickly gaining traction and increasing their sourcing credibility. Jason Treida, Chief Operating Officer of Iasta, will participate on a panel discussion about this topic at the 2011 Finance Transformation Conference in Dallas, Texas on September 22. The panel is titled, “Expanding … More
Don’t forget to register for Iasta’s Webcast next week featuring Andy Bartels from Forrester Research and Seth Balsam from Ciena, Using Spend Analysis to Smooth the M&A Path: 4 Steps to Consolidate Your Purchasing Power, on September 21, 2011 at 11 AM – 12 PM EST. You will learn how to: Expedite M&A decisions through use of spend analysis Determine the taxonomy system that best fits your organization Tackle complex issues associated with importing data from multiple ERP systems, locations & … More
Did you know post M&A spend analysis efforts typically yield a savings of 7-10 times the project investment? Spend visibility is critical in helping your organization consolidate its purchasing power. Without spend visibility, you could be missing out on significant cost-savings opportunities. You never know where your organization’s true and best opportunities are until the majority of spend data has been analyzed. Join Iasta, Ciena and Andrew Bartels from Forrester Research for a free Webcast titled Using Spend Analysis to … More
How can CPOs help their organization deal with supply chain disruptions, talent shortages, communication gaps, globalization, increasing commodity prices and many other challenges invading their supply chains? Iasta recently sponsored an Aberdeen Group report that investigates this question. The report titled, “Dynamic Procurement: The CPO as a Collaborator, Innovator and Strategist,” is written by Constantine Limberakis. You can download the full report at no charge for a limited time. More than 120 finance, operations, procurement and supply chain professionals were … More
