Procurement

WHITE PAPER: This benchmark study of over 300 organizations provides insight into the current state of global transportation management. Read on to find proven and practical advice that will help ensure your organization drives global transportation success.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 07 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource explains how outsourcing your procurement activities to a trusted business partner can help you reduce costs, improve productivity, increase compliance, and more. See how you can set the stage for financial success by reading on now.

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this resource, learn how supplier invoice automation can help you streamline the procure-to-pay (P2P) process and realize critical financial gains – including up to an 80% savings when compared to traditional paper-based invoice strategies.

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: LUKOIL MID-EAST LTD. operates a large oil and gas field in Iraq that demands a precise but flexible supply of materials. Facing a large number of operational routines and procurement processes and a new market of Iraqi suppliers, LME turned to the SAP Supplier Relationship Management application.

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 | Published: 21 Aug 2012

WHITE PAPER: The SAP Supplier Relationship Management application provided NIPPON PAINT with support for strategic and operational procurement and supplier collaboration. The software helped the company streamline procurement, reduce trading cycle time, and cut process costs, while enabling it to efficiently manage the rapidly growing company's many suppliers.

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 | Published: 21 Aug 2012

WHITE PAPER: Many of today's companies have third-party costs that equal up to 70% of revenue. To remain competitive, it is essential to use procurement applications to identify and accelerate savings and contribute to the bottom line. Access this eBook to learn how to close the loop between spend analysis, sourcing, and contract management.

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 | Published: 21 Aug 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how you can centralize your procurement processes, automate and accelerate your sourcing cycles, and improve operational efficiency – all in less than 10 weeks.

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 | Published: 10 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under manage­ment. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Traditional procurement and financial analytics practices lack the visibility today's businesses need, and can lead to millions of wasted dollars. Check out this paper to learn about an innovative financial analytics tool that can help monitor and analyze purchase data to ensure prices and contracts are being met.

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 | Published: 21 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: How well-versed are you in the three key areas of contract lifecycle management (CLM) that will give you the visibility to control your contracts and comply with regulations? Take this quick quiz to determine your contract competency and understand whether a CLM solution would benefit your organization.

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a well-defined sourcing process. Careful thought and planning must precede an auction event in order to achieve double-digit price compression.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 28 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Businesses are seeking to increase bottom-line cost savings through sourcing and procurement functions. To generate value, forward-looking organizations are strengthening supplier relationships and  making procurement a more strategic focus in the organization.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover how SAP supply chain management has been extended to provider more in-depth warehouse management support through SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) and how it supports higher process and stock visibility, better warehouse operations planning, and better efficiency.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Many procurement organizations struggle to meet savings goals with an overworked staff using time-consuming, manual processes or outdated systems. Read this paper to learn how to better collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers.

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 | Published: 31 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this article to discover the three supplier management initiatives that have helped market-leading procurement organizations drive innovation, increase productivity and mitigate risk.

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 | Published: 31 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success.

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Companies that can move high percentages of their spend into managed scenarios will reap much larger returns. This article discusses the importance of visibility in bringing more spend under management, and the types of outcomes one can expect from a strong spend analysis program.

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Enhancing usability is the key to getting beyond tacit user acceptance of an e-Procurement system to the full adoption and compliance that yields cost reduction and full ROI. Read this paper to learn the full compliance strategies that best-in-class organizations are using for their e-Procurement implementations.

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: A costly, complicated migration to a best-of-breed e-Procurement platform is not the only way to achieve a consumer-friendly user interface (UI) and ensure user adoption. Read this paper to discover a cost-effective alternative that allows SAP ERP users to leverage their existing infrastructure to achieve e-Procurement adoption.

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Many companies already using the SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) application choose to also deploy the SAP supplier relationship management (SRM) application to optimize their procurement processes and strategies. Read this paper to learn more about SAP SRM.

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper reveals how continuous end user training can reduce costs and increase returns on SAP investments. It includes a detailed "end user maturity model" by which clients can assess the expertise levels of their SAP end user base.

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 | Published: 12 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Consider how procurement outsourcers have helped customers improve strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and operational procurement. Yet they need to connect these areas with integrated, sourcing-to-settlement procurement processes by providing customers with standard processes and platforms.

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 | Published: 12 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: LEAN Manufacturing is a powerful approach used by manufacturing companies to drastically improve manufacturing processes. In the business world, it is appropriate to ask how LEAN and ERP interact - if at all. This white paper clarifies the situations where ERP supports LEAN, the benefits of this support and why it only applies to some situations.

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Published: 15 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: The SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management application provides full visibility into direct and indirect spend, and helps companies proactively identify cost savings opportunities and supply risks, reduce costs, maintain supply continuity, and increase spend under management.

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009