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ISM 2017 Conference To Tackle Global Issues, Uncertainty
In about a month, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will host its 102nd annual conference in Orlando, Florida at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The ISM Conference is always a... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 136: Four Things Your CWM Program Needs to Do in 2017
This week’s new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig, is an interesting discussion of the four things every contingent workforce management (CWM) program should spearhead in... Read more
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Three Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility – Part Three
It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event... Read more
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Moving the Ball Forward: The Top Three Goals for AP in the Years Ahead
Understanding the accounts payable (AP) department’s priorities can be an important first step in improving current AP operations and better aligning the function with core enterprise objectives. Figuring out the... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 135: The Innovation Edition
This week’s exciting new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig, is an “innovation edition” that highlights three avenues of innovation that will have a dramatic impact... Read more
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Three Game-Changing Innovations to Move Your AP Department Forward
Like the designated hitter and the use of sabermetrics in baseball, there are a number of game-changing innovations available to the modern accounts payable (AP) professional that can help get... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 134: Does the Gig Economy Have Long-Term Benefits?
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we tackle an interesting question: does the “gig economy” have long-term benefits”? What does the gig economy... Read more
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The ROI of a Best-in-Class Procurement Department – Report Preview!
Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Zycus, is pleased to present this research report, The ROI of a Best-in-Class Procurement Department. Interested readers can access the report with our compliments by... Read more
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The Top Three Priorities for AP Departments in the Year Ahead
The accounts payable (AP) function as a whole is in the midst of an automation transformation. And slowly but surely, the perception of AP is slowly changing as well. It is... Read more
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SAP Ariba Live: Making Supply Risk Management Awesome
Earlier this week, Andrew Bartolini and I attended the annual SAP Ariba LIVE conference at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. The event is one of the industry’s largest (~3200 estimated attendees) and... Read more