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What Do Phased Reopenings Mean for the Workforce? Four Things to Watch
Across the globe, many countries have begun (or are about to begin) the process of “phased reopenings” of their economies, only three months after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In the... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 440: A Conversation with Rich Oakes, President of GigSmart (SEASON FINALE)
Welcome to the Season Four finale of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Beeline. This week’s power-packed episode includes some ruminations on the Future of Work (check out yesterday’s... Read more
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Mid-Pandemic Ruminations on the Future of Work
On the second Sunday in March, I awoke at 6am to begin my typical pre-gym routine. Before rushing out the door, I quickly checked the status of my grocery store... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – The CPO’s Agenda 2009: Smart Strategies for Tough Times
In April 2009, I wrote our fourth annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report in the throes of the great recession. Things looked pretty bleak and there was a high degree... Read more
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Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 3 – B2B Payments
[Editor’s Note: Click to read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] In Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020, our research indicated 55% of B2B payments were made... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – May 22, 2020
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and... Read more
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Throwback Thursday – CPO Rising: The CPO’s Agenda for 2008
In February 2008, I wrote our third annual CPO-themed State of Procurement report and created a subtitle that has since become a Ardent Partners’ brand – “CPO Rising” – that... Read more
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Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 439: A Conversation with Tim Pröhm, Vice President of Digital Product Development at KellyOCG
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Beeline. This week’s episode features a discussion with KellyOCG’s VP of Digital Product Development, Tim Pröhm. Tim... Read more
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Supply Chain & Supply Risk Management (Track 2)
(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great Supply Chain Management/Supply Risk Management session today.) Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000... Read more
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Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 2 – Invoice Processing
Today we continue our look at solving AP’s reliance on paper by looking at the second phase of the process: invoice processing (click here to read Part 1 on Invoice... Read more