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	<title>SafeSourcing Blog &#187; E-procurement Solutions</title>
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		<title>You know what they say about excuses.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/09/you-know-what-they-say-about-excuses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And these excuses are a major reason why increased profitability continues to evade the middle market retailers.]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck is Retail Spend Management? Is it the same thing as Retail e-Procurement?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/08/what-the-heck-is-retail-spend-management-is-it-the-same-thing-as-retail-e-procurement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/08/what-the-heck-is-retail-spend-management-is-it-the-same-thing-as-retail-e-procurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on the solution provider that you ask, you will get a variety of different answers. ]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Sourcing Techniques Using Reverse Auctions</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/02/strategic-sourcing-techniques-using-reverse-auctions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/02/02/strategic-sourcing-techniques-using-reverse-auctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2b Reverse Auction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reverse auctions represent capitalism at its best by bringing vendors together that might not otherwise be aware of a business opportunity.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to your RFP Short list!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/30/getting-to-your-rfp-short-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2012/01/30/getting-to-your-rfp-short-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Tools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=9608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you go about planning for your final webinar or onsite vendor presentations?]]></description>
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		<title>What are your e-procurement goals for the 2012?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/23/what-are-your-e-procurement-goals-for-the-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/23/what-are-your-e-procurement-goals-for-the-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all head home for another holiday season. Don’t forget that 2012 is less than two weeks away. Are you ready?]]></description>
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		<title>A Christmas related spend cube analogy. “Little Jack Horner sat in corner eating his Christmas Pie.”</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/21/a-christmas-related-spend-cube-analogy-%e2%80%9clittle-jack-horner-sat-in-corner-eating-his-christmas-pie-%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Be careful of spend cubes, unless you want to spend a lot of money and maybe not get what you are looking for.]]></description>
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		<title>The Source of Internal Fear for Sourcing Projects</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/13/the-source-of-internal-fear-for-sourcing-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/12/13/the-source-of-internal-fear-for-sourcing-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How is your procurement department handling the objections for e-RFX sourcing projects within your organization?]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Teams, are you thinking through e-procurement self service? Think Again!</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/03/executive-teams-are-you-thinking-through-e-procurement-self-service-think-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/11/03/executive-teams-are-you-thinking-through-e-procurement-self-service-think-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll bet your team thinks they can do it themselves and do it better than an e-procurement service provider?]]></description>
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		<title>What should companies do after they have addressed all of the low hanging fruit with their reverse auctions?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/21/what-should-companies-do-after-they-have-addressed-all-of-the-low-hanging-fruit-with-their-reverse-auctions/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/21/what-should-companies-do-after-they-have-addressed-all-of-the-low-hanging-fruit-with-their-reverse-auctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question vexes all retailers and most e-procurement providers tell them to run the same events again which misses the point as well as potentially the largest retailer opportunity.]]></description>
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		<title>Twenty steps to running higher quality e-procurement events.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/20/twenty-steps-to-running-higher-quality-e-procurement-events/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2011/10/20/twenty-steps-to-running-higher-quality-e-procurement-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failure to plan is the same thing as planning to fail. It’s no different with e-procurement.]]></description>
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