Rudy Yuly
Thanks in part to technological advances, today’s purchasing manager is uniquely positioned to make huge contributions that go straight to the bottom line.
March 6, 2017 Rudy Yuly
What is a Purchase Order? (If you are already familiar with Purchase Orders, skip to What is a Self Purchase Order below— either way, it would be useful to read about Purchase Orders first)
December 7, 2016 Rudy Yuly
If you happened to be trick-or-treating on Halloween way back in 1999, it’s likely your bag of treats came up short. Halloween 1999 still carries a bitter taste at Hershey — it had paid $112 million to install a complex combination of ERP systems and, as it happened, it failed to ship $100 million…
September 12, 2016 Rudy Yuly
If you had started out in any company’s procurement department, the highest position you could aspire to was the chief procurement officer (CPO). And then the Great Recession of 2008 changed everything.
August 29, 2016 Rudy Yuly
Anyone who has studied or worked in Procurement for any length of time would vouch for the fact that the industry suffers from a serious lack of clarity when it comes to its terminology. Often times, two terms may be used interchangeably even though there is a subtle but significant difference between the two. A case…
August 17, 2016 Rudy Yuly
How to get your CFO to sign off on Accounts Payable automation
August 10, 2016 Rudy Yuly
It’s more than a game. It’s a game changer. And it’s going to transform procurement.
August 4, 2016 Rudy Yuly
Common AP problems —and why manual processing makes them a thousand time worse In the first article of the AP Automation series (read here) we spoke about what AP Automation is exactly, and why some are so hesitant to buy in. Now, we talk about why you need it in your company…
July 19, 2016 Rudy Yuly
Let’s say you’re sitting in front of a big pile of paper bills your small business needs to pay. You’ve got your checkbook, adding machine, and ledger at the ready.
July 7, 2016 Rudy Yuly
Starting a green or sustainable procurement process at your company is a little like taking care of a newborn. It’s actually pretty simple—but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. And like caring for a newborn, moving your company in the direction of sustainability is something that will pay a lot of…
June 30, 2016