vrijdag 25 november 2011
Business change will be "fast and furious" in 2012 with procurement executives leading the adoption of new disruptive cloud technologies, a new report claims.
According to the latest round of predictions from software technology company Rosslyn Analytics, procurement professionals will be largely responsible for the roll out of cloud-based services.
"Change is coming fast and furious in 2012 with procurement leading the adoption of Web 3.0," said Charles Clark, CEO of Rosslyn Analytics.
"In 2012, we will see the mass take-up of cloud computing-delivered data services across entire organisations. This disruptive trend will be largely driven by technology-savvy mid-to entry-level procurement team members who, expecting information at the click of a mouse, will influence procurement's own internal buying requirements."
The report, which is based on interviews with Rosslyn Analytics customers, forecasts that executive teams will better realise the value procurement has delivered for their organisations, e.g., improved profitability and that finance will "assert more ownership of the purchasing function". On the flip side, procurement's stature will continue to grow internally, becoming a strategic business advisor to internal stakeholders.
In addition the study predicts that procurement takes over compliance: "From managing their organisation's reputation with suppliers to tracking supply chain-centric financial and environmental liabilities, Procurement will increasingly become responsible for enterprise-wide compliance initiatives. A factor driving this trend is procurement's adoption of new technologies that makes centralising all enterprise-wide data easier to obtain, manage and assess," it stated.
Purchasing teams will be at the forefront of embracing cloud computing, he added. Entire procurement and supply chain departments will move away en masse from overly complex ERP-built reporting tools. Instead, purchasers will embrace Apple-style end-user friendly cloud-based analytical platforms which enable users to buy from enterprise app stores reporting tools including enrichment services 24/7.
Source: http://www.procurementleaders.com
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