An article in Intelligent Enterprise last year outlined the “Nine BI Megatrends for 2009” that the author expected to reshape business intelligence and information management in the year(s) ahead. Since spend analysis is a major component of business intelligence in supply chain, one has to wonder what impact these megatrends will have. But first, let’s […]
Back in late 2018 and early 2019, before the GENizah Artificial Idiocy craze began, the doctor did a sequence of AI Series (totalling 22 articles) on Spend Matters on AI in X Today, Tomorrow, and The Day After Tomorrow for Procurement, Sourcing, Sourcing Optimization, Supplier Discovery, and Supplier Management. All of which was implemented, about […]
Not long ago we noted that our space is filling up with dumb companies and that this number, at least in the view of the doctor, is likely at an all time high. the doctor believes that your favourite vendor likely won’t be around, or at least not in it’s current form, within two years […]
Because if we don’t, no one else will! What am I talking about? As per last Wednesday’s article, PROCUREMENT STINKS and we just can’t deny it anymore. In a nutshell, and this is just the tip of the garbage heap: Case studies are ranker than expired fish in a microwave on high. Approximately 85% of […]
Why aren’t you bothered by the smell?!? If you haven’t been following along, we’ll lay out the top six reasons for you. 1. Case studies are ranker than expired fish in a microwave … and you don’t seem to care. As per yesterday’s post, Have We Been In The Dank Basement So Long That We […]