Guest article by Procurious

Guest Contributor: Kevin Kimber, UKI Managing Director, Cloud, SAP AG

Business is different today. The rise of globalisation, outsourcing, and rapidly changing market dynamics have prompted companies to adopt more variable operating models to maximise agility and minimise risks. Businesses are more dependent upon external suppliers, talent, and partners than ever to do everything from product innovation to manufacturing to distribution and customer service. And a growing portion of their workforce isn’t even on their full-time payroll.

By Guest Contributor, Christian Lanng, CEO, Tradeshift

The timing of the UK Department of Health's adoption of PEPPOL ("Pan-European Public Procurement Online) may just help accelerate the economic recovery in EU member countries. With billions of euros tied up in supply chain paperwork, small and medium-sized businesses stand to benefit from faster, digitised procurement transactions.

By Guest Contributor, Steve Hall Editor, Procurement Leaders

You can’t entirely blame a procurement executive for having a chip on their shoulder – they’re responsible for millions, even billions of spend, but yet they risk becoming outsiders in the organisation; siloed off or constrained by the demands of other functions that limit their impact.