White Papers

Get deeper insight into business cases, best practices, and business results for strategic supply management and enterprise contract management programs written by leading industry analysts and experts—or take a deeper dive into the capabilities of specific Emptoris solutions—in this series of complimentary white papers. A quick registration will give you access to all the resources in the Emptoris Knowledge Center.

Strategic Supply Management

• When it Comes to ERP Systems, Is ‘Good Enough’— Good Enough?
• Journey to Procurement Excellence
• How Finance Executives Can Sustain Strategic Relationships with Suppliers and Customers
• The Procurement Organization of the Future
• An Executive Guide for Managing Risk in Global Sourcing

Supplier Lifecycle Management

• Supplier Lifecycle Management — Reduce Risk, Improve Performance and Drive Supplier Value
• Assessing and Improving Supplier Performance: Benefits, Barriers, and Best Practices
• A Proven 5-Step Framework for Supplier Performance Management

Spend Analysis

• Spend Analytics as a Foundation for Supplier Risk Management
• Achieving Spend Visibility

Sourcing

• An Executive Guide for Managing Risk in Global Sourcing

Enterprise Contract Management

• Transforming the Global Enterprise
• Ten Questions To Ask When Evaluating Contract Management Solutions
• Improving Sales Effectiveness in the Quote to Cash Process
• Managing Contractual Obligations
• Contract Management's Effect on the In-house Counsel: Impacting Contract Visibility, Analysis and Compliance
• Contract Management Solutions for Healthcare Payers
• Contract Management Solutions for Healthcare Providers
• Emptoris Contract Management for Healthcare – Provider Contracts
• Emptoris Contract Management for Healthcare – HIPAA Compliance

Telecom Expense Management

• Best Practices for Telecom Expense Management and Wireless Mobility Management Reporting
• Global Implementation of Fixed and Wireless Telecom Expense Management Programs
• The Importance of an Effective Wireless Policy
• Securing Your Mobile Environment
• Generating Internal Support for Telecom Expense Management

Services Procurement

• Deliver Savings, Compliance and Intelligence: Reducing the Complexities of Services Procurement
• Procuring Services and Managing Risk in the Oil and Gas Industry