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		<title>The Big Debate: Software versus Human Expertise? Pros and Cons for Procurement Leaders</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jon Winsett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lively debate is taking place between Spend Matters, Ariba and Forrester on Procurementleaders.com. The big question: will procurement software really improve performance, or is this just another software purchase with incremental but not game-changing value? What do you think?
http://blog.procurementleaders.com/procurement-blog/2010/6/4/the-big-debate-aribas-commerce-cloud-will-open-the-door-to-m.html
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lively debate is taking place between Spend Matters, Ariba and Forrester on Procurementleaders.com. The big question: will procurement software really improve performance, or is this just another software purchase with incremental but not game-changing value? What do you think?</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.procurementleaders.com/procurement-blog/2010/6/4/the-big-debate-aribas-commerce-cloud-will-open-the-door-to-m.html">http://blog.procurementleaders.com/procurement-blog/2010/6/4/the-big-debate-aribas-commerce-cloud-will-open-the-door-to-m.html</a></p>
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