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Webinar! Strategic Spend Management: Best-in-Class Strategies for CPO Success
Join Ardent Partners’ Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and special guests from BuyerQuest and Kimberly-Clark in an exclusive webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 2 PM ET, sponsored by BuyerQuest, where they will... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – September 14, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 213: New World of Work, New World of Innovation
Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we discuss how the question of “How will work get done” is actively driving not only a new... Read more
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Supply Management Technology: Key Solution Selection Criteria
Earlier this year, I conducted my yearly procurement benchmark study, CPO Rising, and surveyed more than 300 Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other supply management leaders and practitioners on current trends in procurement... Read more
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The Enduring Value of Business Networks
Ardent Partners defines a business network as a web-based platform that enables interconnected buyers and sellers to trade, communicate, and/or collaborate with each other. In this increasingly global and digital... Read more
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Getting Agile and Efficient with Modern Contract Management Tools
Today as in years past, the speed of business continues to increase. Markets evolve, products improve, requirements change, and timelines shrink. Time gets more valuable every year, particularly as workloads increase... Read more
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CPO Rising 2017: Technology Mastery
There is a very clear difference between doing something and doing something well. This concept rings true for the users of supply management technology who, by and large, struggle to... Read more
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Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Tom Linton
Today’s article is the next installment in Ardent Partners’ “Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017” series, featuring Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flex. Tom will give... Read more
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Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published a new sourcing-themed report, Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies, sponsored by EC Sourcing Group. If you would like to access... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 212: A Conversation with Martin Konrad, CEO of Shortlist
Welcome to another edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig. This week’s podcast features a discussion with Martin Konrad, co-founder and CEO of online talent platform and... Read more