Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system. 

The current version (v4, 2008) of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) has four processes® within the Procurement knowledge area. 

Cloud-based manufacturing applications have exploded onto the market, and with so much hype, determining their suitability and usefulness can be tricky. Read this expert e-book to get tips on how the cloud can be leveraged for ERP, supply chain management, and global inventory management, and learn what to look out for in a still-maturing market. 

This paper will help you identify and examine the vital points to consider as you seek the best warehouse management system (WMS) solution to accomplish your goals and move your company into a more competitive position. 

This paper presents a low risk, high impact approach to gaining control of regulatory compliance. The procedures, tasks, and behaviors that bear upon compliance can be overwhelming. Yet organizations that can master these activities, operate more efficiently, compete more effectively, and build their brands. Learn how GRC technologies can help. 

This video discusses how you can avoid the pitfalls of poor information management and optimize supplier data for improved procurement, visibility, compliance and accuracy. 

This expert guide explores what the availability of cloud services means for channel professionals, how to capitalise on this growing trend, and what to look for. 

This paper outlines how new and innovative procurement technologies can drive bottom-line savings and top-line growth. Read this now and gain insight into SAP's option for procurement strategies. 

This brochure outlines SAP's comprehensive portfolio of procurement solutions, and describes how your organization can leverage SAP solutions to achieve procurement excellence. 

New innovations are changing the role procurement plays within the enterprise. This paper discusses how SAP Procurement Solutions deliver a technology platform that  empower procurement organizations with strategic differentiation and innovation. 

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. 

<p>Read this report from procurement analyst firm Ardent Partners to learn the nuances of supplier Information Management, supplier performance management, and supplier risk management. Hear how each of these supplier management principles play a key role in mitigating risk and getting the most out of your supply base.</p>