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		<title>Should I buy on demand software (SaaS) for my e-procurement needs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/10/should-i-buy-on-demand-software-saas-for-my-e-procurement-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'd like to piggy back on a post from the Doctor at Sourcing Innovation and republish an old post that provides some additional reasons why Software as a Service is the right way to go for your e-procurement needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Here are some simple safety steps for retail egg buyers.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/09/here-are-some-simple-safety-steps-for-retail-egg-buyers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/09/here-are-some-simple-safety-steps-for-retail-egg-buyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Foods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually these steps can be used for just about any perishable product if the time is taken to develop an internal buying strategy that supports farm to table safety and traceability.]]></description>
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		<title>We really have to do something about food safety because the current effort is not working.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/08/we-really-have-to-do-something-about-food-safety-because-the-current-effort-is-not-working/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/08/we-really-have-to-do-something-about-food-safety-because-the-current-effort-is-not-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=8455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The last week or so has been made up of postings by this author on a variety of food safety issues including eggs, prescription drugs and other products.]]></description>
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		<title>Retail pharmacy buyers are the prescription drugs you are sourcing safe?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/07/retail-pharmacy-buyers-are-the-prescription-drugs-you-are-sourcing-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/07/retail-pharmacy-buyers-are-the-prescription-drugs-you-are-sourcing-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of prescription drugs now sold in the United States are fake or counterfeit and are posing a serious safety risk to US consumers.]]></description>
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		<title>Communicating openly with suppliers is a key to high quality e-procurement events.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/03/communicating-openly-with-suppliers-is-a-key-to-high-quality-e-procurement-events/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/03/communicating-openly-with-suppliers-is-a-key-to-high-quality-e-procurement-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B2b Reverse Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2b Supply Chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-supply Chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Supply Chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction Procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During my recent travels on customer business a passenger in the seat next to me asked what I was reading.
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		<title>E-procurement.What’s in a definition?</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/02/e-procurement-what%e2%80%99s-in-a-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/02/e-procurement-what%e2%80%99s-in-a-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Auctioning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Tool]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reverse Auction Procurement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It really depends on who you ask and what you are asking them and in too many cases the answer is driven by what someone wants to sell you.]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability needs to be a primary focus of all retail procurement leaders.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/01/ustainability-needs-to-be-a-primary-focus-of-all-retail-procurement-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/09/01/ustainability-needs-to-be-a-primary-focus-of-all-retail-procurement-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green eProcurement Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain Procurement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=8442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It will only be a matter of time before your CEO tells you to come to him or her with a plan as to how your procurement organization will support sustainability and the environment.]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. President if you want to create some more jobs, hire some more FDA inspectors.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/31/mr-president-if-you-want-to-create-some-more-jobs-hire-some-more-fda-inspectors/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/31/mr-president-if-you-want-to-create-some-more-jobs-hire-some-more-fda-inspectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sourcing Safe Products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.safesourcing.com/?p=8438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[f everyone did their jobs we would not have as many product and food safety problems as we do. That is if the government could figure out how many workers it took to do their job.]]></description>
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		<title>Procure to Pay analysis requires careful planning Part II of II.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/30/procure-to-pay-analysis-requires-careful-planning-part-ii-of-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/30/procure-to-pay-analysis-requires-careful-planning-part-ii-of-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Fridays post “Procure to Pay analysis requires careful planning Part I of II” we began to answer a customers question as to were they actually getting all of the savings from the low quotes in their online RFX process.]]></description>
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		<title>Procure to Pay analysis requires careful planning Part I of II.</title>
		<link>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/27/procure-to-pay-analysis-requires-careful-planning-part-i-of-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.safesourcing.com/2010/08/27/procure-to-pay-analysis-requires-careful-planning-part-i-of-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rsouthard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-procurement Solutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An associate at one of my customers asked me recently if they were actually getting all of the savings from the low quotes in their online RFX process.]]></description>
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