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Read More...Last week we covered optimization as part of our ongoing Strategic Sourcing blog series. If you missed it, check it out. So, moving on. Whether you used the online analysis tool or the optimization engine, once you determine who you will award the event to, you must initiate the award action. The award event can
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Read More...Michael Rigano to Lead MIPRO’s Expansion into Northwest USA June 17, 2013 MIPRO Consulting, a consultancy specializing in implementations, upgrades and optimizations of Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, announced today the hire of Michael Rigano as Director, Northwest Region. MIPRO President and CEO Jim Prokes made the announcement. With more than 20 years of PeopleSoft
Read More...Picking up where we left off, everyone. Today’s topic: optimization. You can use the Strategic Sourcing optimization engine to analyze bids online or by using the batch process — Sourcing Optimization process (AUC_OPT_AE) — by using specific business constraints. The optimization engine recommends an award allocation based on best price, total cost, or score. You
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Read More...Michael Lazerow, LinkedIn Influencer and entrepreneur lists some advice he wishes he was given in school. I could easily quote the whole article, but I won’t. Here’s a sampling: Play a sport. What you don’t learn in art class you’ll pick up on the field. Doodle often. It’s your brain on auto drive. You never
Read More...MIPRO Featured in University Business In a time when many organizations are looking to do more with less, one solution is to look at maintenance processes and costs of institutional assets. MIPRO Consulting, a Michigan based consultancy specializing in Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, regularly works with organizations of all sizes in a variety of industries
Read More...MIPRO Consulting Retained by Covanta Energy for PeopleSoft Implementation June 3, 2013 MIPRO Consulting, a Milford, Mich.-based consultancy specializing in implementations, upgrades and optimizations of Oracle’s PeopleSoft applications, announced today that they have been retained by Covanta Energy, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of infrastructure for the conversion of waste-to-energy and
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