2017 SciQuest Global Survey Reveals How Procurement’s Role is Evolving
In a recent press release, SciQuest announced survey results “that reveal procurement is evolving into a true profit center, as spend data and analytics are increasingly driving business decisions.”...
View ArticleThe Open Company Data Index
The Open Company Data Index shows how countries around the world allow company registration information to be publicly accessible. The Index is now being maintained by OpenCorporates, in partnership...
View ArticleReshoring Initiative Data Report 2016 is Released
The Reshoring Initiative has released its 2016 Data Report and “for the first time in decades, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United States than are going offshore. The combined reshoring...
View ArticleMoody’s to Acquire Bureau van Dijk
Moody’s is acquiring a highly respected company that has a solid reputation for providing quality information not easily found elsewhere, which is a positive indicator of the move. On May 15, 2017,...
View ArticlePublic Spend Forum Launches World’s Largest Library of Public Procurement...
Public Spend Forum has recently launched the beta version of their Best Practices Library that is available free (registration is required). Resources are authored and published by highly respected...
View ArticleEvaluating Packaged Market Research Providers
Packaged market research reports are created by providers that compile and analyze data. This valuable information is considered secondary research, because it involves the use of existing data and is...
View ArticleSupply Market Intelligence Index Collection Mid-Year 2017 Update
In the past six months new indices have been added to the Supply Market Intelligence collection and others have been weeded out. Here are indices, mostly open access, new to the collection: Contingent...
View Article2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI 17): How Competitiveness and Trust in...
The Fletcher School at Tufts University, in partnership with Mastercard, have published the 2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI 17). According to the Executive Summary in the findings report: The DEI...
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Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch!
Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch! ProcureSearch is an open access hub that lists and updates key supply market intelligence resources. In 2014, Kelly Barner and I published Supply Market...
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A.T. Kearney 2017 Global Services Location Index Spotlights Automation as...
On September 18, A.T. Kearney released its 2017 Global Services Location Index™ (GSLI), a study that analyzes and tracks the contours of the offshoring landscape in 55 countries across three major...
View ArticleThe Open Company Data Index
The Open Company Data Index shows how countries around the world allow company registration information to be publicly accessible. The Index is now being maintained by OpenCorporates, in partnership...
View ArticleReshoring Initiative Data Report 2016 is Released
The Reshoring Initiative has released its 2016 Data Report and “for the first time in decades, more manufacturing jobs are returning to the United States than are going offshore. The combined reshoring...
View ArticleMoody’s to Acquire Bureau van Dijk
Moody’s is acquiring a highly respected company that has a solid reputation for providing quality information not easily found elsewhere, which is a positive indicator of the move. On May 15, 2017,...
View ArticlePublic Spend Forum Launches World’s Largest Library of Public Procurement...
Public Spend Forum has recently launched the beta version of their Best Practices Library that is available free (registration is required). Resources are authored and published by highly respected...
View ArticleEvaluating Packaged Market Research Providers
Packaged market research reports are created by providers that compile and analyze data. This valuable information is considered secondary research, because it involves the use of existing data and is...
View ArticleSupply Market Intelligence Index Collection Mid-Year 2017 Update
In the past six months new indices have been added to the Supply Market Intelligence collection and others have been weeded out. Here are indices, mostly open access, new to the collection: Contingent...
View Article2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI 17): How Competitiveness and Trust in...
The Fletcher School at Tufts University, in partnership with Mastercard, have published the 2017 Digital Evolution Index (DEI 17). According to the Executive Summary in the findings report: The DEI...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch!
Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch! ProcureSearch is an open access hub that lists and updates key supply market intelligence resources. In 2014, Kelly Barner and I published Supply Market...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A.T. Kearney 2017 Global Services Location Index Spotlights Automation as...
On September 18, A.T. Kearney released its 2017 Global Services Location Index (GSLI), a study that analyzes and tracks the contours of the offshoring landscape in 55 countries across three major...
View ArticleCottrill Research’s Open Access Research Provider List of Honor
In recognition of Open Access Week, which was last week (Oct. 23 – 29), Cottrill Research is honoring research resource providers that make available information and data of value to procurement...
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