{"id":2162,"date":"2006-06-03T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-03T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2006\/06\/03\/supply-chain-research-experiences\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:34:25","slug":"supply-chain-research-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/supply-chain-research-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Research Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In doing my latest round of supply chain research on on-demand spend management solutions, I contacted a few solution providers and had some polar opposite experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>I was really impressed with the professionalism of the people at Ketera. They were very responsive, helpful, and just plain knowledgeable and nice. I think that it says a lot about a company. 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