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See how to streamline your procurement processes

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Engineering Spend Insight at Fluor

Engineering Spend Insight at Fluor

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AMR: Network Procurement

Managing procurement on a network delivers faster savings through transparency and access

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Sourcing Improves Efficiency at US Bank

Sourcing Improves Efficiency at US Bank

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GPO on the Network

Buying power for the mid-market with preferred pricing from industry-leading suppliers

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ePro Maturity Model

Don't underestimate supplier on-boarding, content mgmt and process integration.

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Suppler Mgmt Strategy

It's not always necessary to make a major shift in strategy to accelerate results.

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Spend Analysis

Identify specific opportunities for reducing costs

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AP Integration - M&A Day 1 and Beyond

AP Integration - M&A Day 1 and Beyond

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5 Steps to Improve ROI

Leveraging Supply Base Management to move beyond Total Cost of Ownership.

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Maximizing Benefits

Procurement processes to achieve world class results.

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ServiceMaster

One common platform for procuring goods and tracking suppliers.

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Con-way

Fast, efficient supplier enablement, significant reduction in maverick spend.

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Saving Money through AP Cash Management

Understanding the Realities of Supplier Invoice Discounts

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eProcurement

Learn about Con-way's best pracitces with Ketera's eProcurement solution.

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Kennametal

Lowered transactional costs and improved corporate compliance.

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Impacting your Hospital's Bottom Line

Impacting your Hospital's Bottom Line

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The Leadership Challenge - AP, Finance and Procurement Collaboration

The Leadership Challenge - AP, Finance and Procurement Collaboration

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ePro Trials & Triumphs

Best-in-Class procurement: an information hub supporting decisions and business planning.

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Ketera is In the News


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Spend Matters: Thomas Accelerates the Growth of Ketera's Network Business

Jun 21, 2010 It seems that being a marketplace is back in vogue these days. But this time around -- based on the strategies of MFG.com, Ariba and Ketera -- there appears to be two keys to being successful: building scale and building liquidity (versus following a Field of Dreams "if you build it they will come" type of approach that doomed hundreds of similar efforts a decade ago). When it comes to scale this time around, some providers like MFG.com have opted to go deep in certain areas (e.g., metals fabrication, textiles, etc.) while others, like Ariba and Ketera, have decided to take a broader focus. Ketera's recently announced partnership with Thomas -- yes, that Thomas, that used to ship the big green book -- is an attempt to build sell-side critical mass into their marketplace.

Reverse Auctions on the Cheap

Feb 16, 2010 Charles' Purchasing Certification Blog discuses free and lost cost approaches for running reverse auctions, and lists the pros and cons of a build-your-own solution using free discussion boards.

Purchasing.com: What $100K buys in spend analysis software

Feb 11, 2010 Purchasing set out to find spend analysis software for under $100,000. At Ketera, you get access to the reporting application for up to 20 users, initial analysis of up to 50,000 suppliers and 1.5 million transactions,, a one-time initial analysis of historical data, and quarterly data refreshes for one year.

Purchasing.com: On the hunt for contract management software under $100K

Jan 14, 2010 Purchasing recently undertook a unique effort to analyze the contract management software market with a particular eye towards how contract management users can quickly get to ROI and what providers will offer contract management buyers for under $100,000. For $1,000/month, up to 15 users in a mid-sized enterprise can get Ketera's SaaS-based enterprise-class contract management solution.

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Thomas Industrial Network Suppliers Coming Aboard the Ketera Network

Jun 7, 2010 Ketera and the Thomas Industrial Network have partnered to bring the entire ThomasNet.com community of over 600,000 industrial suppliers into the Ketera Network.

Ketera to Lead Best Practices in Social Commerce Workshop at Procure-to-Pay Summit

Feb 17, 2010 Ketera's Mary Ellen Mitchell will be leading a best practices workshop at next week's Procure-to-Pay Summit in Miami, FL on the benefits of conducting source-to-pay activities on a buyer-supplier community-based network.

Epiphany Supply Chain Solutions to Run its GPO Business on the Ketera Network

Jan 21, 2010 Ketera today announced that Epiphany Supply Chain Solutions, a provider of procurement and supply chain related services, has selected the Ketera Network as the platform to manage transactions for its no-membership-fee Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). The Ketera Network will enable the Epiphany Buying Portal to manage purchasing transactions of mid-sized businesses.

Free Online Sourcing on Ketera Network Reduces Costs

Jan 6, 2010 Ketera today unveiled an offering designed to introduce more companies to the cost-savings potential of moving sourcing events online. With this announcement, Ketera now offers Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quote (RFQ), and Requests for Proposal (RFP) to the Ketera Network online business community at no charge.

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“ We selected the Ketera eRFX tool because it is quick to implement, cost effective and drives efficiencies into the sourcing process.  Its portal design streamlines the communication, document traffic and analysis associated with conducting our RFPs.  The entire Ketera package has allowed us to run more events with fewer resources, leading to increased procurement efficiencies. ” Michael Feeney Vice President, Corporate Procurement for U.S. Bank prev next

“ When using a hard copy or .pdf system to manage our contracts, Luminex would sometimes miss key milestones.With Ketera Contract management we now have full contract compliance and sufficient advanced warning to take the appropriate actions in a timely fashion.  The Ketera solution also has resulted in huge time savings for us; deciphering language in a contract used to take us hours, now it takes us minutes. ” David Mendoza Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development Group for Luminex prev next

“ We recognized an opportunity to enhance our purchasing process with state–of–the–art technology – without the up–front investment and ongoing resource commitment associated with the implementation of enterprise software. ” Mitch Plaat VP Contract Services for Con-way prev next

“ Ketera′s on demand solution is ahead of the competition – we will be able to implement the solution in weeks and we never have to worry about taking the system down to install upgrades or make changes. ” Steve Kenny Vice President Risk Management and General Services for Columbia Credit Union prev next

“ From the beginning, Ketera explained everything to us, both from the technical and sales side. They′ve accommodated our needs and have been very helpful and responsive. ” Michael Kapeles Senior Supply Manager for Cabot Microelectronics prev next

“ Not only does Ketera provide innovative solutions for spend management, they also offer high quality professional services that let you get the most from their solutions. Working with Ketera is like a breath of fresh air. ” Nick Walker Procurement Manager for BTP prev next

“ Ketera's new solution is really an amazing innovation that will revolutionize the purchasing industry. ” Dian Trosclair VP of Supply Chain Management for ServiceMaster prev next

“ Using Ketera, we've lowered our costs and improved our compliance with negotiated corporate contracts. By buying on contract, we typically see a ten percent reduction in cost. ” Jim Cebula Director of Global Purchasing for Kennametal prev next

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