The following white papers, thought pieces and articles offer valuable insight into the current thinking of analysts and experts on relevant topics such as eSourcing, strategic eProcurement, and supply chain management. Read on to learn more and stay tuned as we continue to update this section with new material.

White Papers and Reports

News Articles

White Papers and Reports
What Supply Management Can Learn from MySpace (originally published in October 2007 issue of Supply Chain Management Review's "Spotlight on Supply Management" column) Joe Raudabaugh writes on the technology trends taking place with regards to supply management and highlights how companies should take a page from teenagers on the use of collaborative technologies.

Succeeding in a Dynamic World (originally published in the May 2007 issue of Inside Supply Management, this article summarizes the A.T. Kearney/CAPS Research Future of Supply Management Study) (requires adobe acrobat)

New Technologies Boost Procurement's Potential (originally published in the May 2007 issue of Supply Chain Management Review as part of A.T. Kearney's regular "Spotlight on Supply Management" column) (requires adobe acrobat)

Unlocking Value from E-Supply Management (A.T. Kearney Executive Agenda article, in which the authors draw on their experience working with leading companies worldwide and on A.T. Kearney research to identify five essential keys to unlocking the full potential of your organization's e-supply management strategies) (requires adobe acrobat)

How to write an RFP for information products (A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions authored article, originally appeared in the June 2006 issue of Information Outlook)(requires adobe acrobat)

Seven Steps to Sourcing Information Products (A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions authored article, originally appeared in the December 2005 Information Outlook)(requires adobe acrobat)

E-procurement (A.T. Kearney authored article on getting the most from procurement technology, originally appeared in Supply Management, October 6, 2005)(requires adobe acrobat)

Out with the Old (A.T. Kearney authored article on procurement outsourcing, originally appeared in the Fall 2005 European Leaders in Procurement )(requires adobe acrobat)

The Spending Analysis Benchmark Report
(Aberdeen Group, January 2003)

Supply advantage (A.T. Kearney Executive Agenda excerpt)

What is an auction anyway?
(A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions thought piece)

You can auction almost anything
(A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions thought piece)

Realizing Rapid Results Using eSourcing Tools (A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions authored iSource Article, June 2003)

Strategic Supply Management: A Growing Source of Competitive Differentiation (A.T. Kearney report 2003)
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Assessment on Excellence in Procurement white paper
(A.T. Kearney, 2002) (requires adobe acrobat)

Total-Cost Management – Your Next Procurement Strategy
(The Aberdeen Group, March 2002)
(free online registration required)

The Aberdeen Group: Best Practices in eProcurement
(The Aberdeen Group, December 2001)

What's So Strategic About Sourcing?
(A.T. Kearney, Executive Agenda Q4 2001)
(requires adobe acrobat)

Strategic Sourcing: Applications to Turn Direct Materials Procurement into a Competitive Advantage
(Stephens Inc., January 2001) (requires adobe acrobat)

You Will Outsource Procurement: Here's Why and How
(The Aberdeen Group, October 2002)
(free online registration required)

Sourcing: The key to competitive advantage
(The Aberdeen Group, 2000) (powerpoint file)

The New Procurement Mandate
(A.T. Kearney white paper, 2000) (requires adobe acrobat)

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News Articles
Bid Shopping and the Web (Line56.com, November 11, 2003)

Bidding & Procurement (BDMAG.com, October 2003)

Source Supply Chain Map version 6 (iSource, 2003)

The Role of Reverse Auctions in Strategic Sourcing
(CAPS, 2003) (free online registration required)

Global Enabled Supply and Demand Chain Series: Sourcing (iSource, February 2003)

Procurement's Promise (Line56.com, November 2002)

Global Enabled Supply Chain Series: Product Lifecycle Management (iSource, October 2002)

Global Enabled Supply Chain Series: Knowledge Management (iSource, August/September 2002)

Plugging the Savings Leak (iSource, August/September 2002)

Spending (In)-Visibility - Where did the money go?
(Line56.com, March 2002)

My Turn: Being Selective About Your e-Sourcing
(iSource, January 2002)

Interview with Tom Slaight: Fight Resistance. Embrace Change (iSource, December 2001)

Global Enabled Supply Chain: e-Procurement
(iSource, November 2001)

Optimizing supplier selection: Companies trim workflow costs by bringing strategic sourcing to the procurement process (InfoWorld, November 2001)

Global Enabled Supply Chain Series: Strategic e-Sourcing (iSource, October 2001)

The Matrix (iSource, February 2001)

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