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The Best-in-Class Contract Management Program: More than Just Contracts
There are several key components to the modern procurement function that are unheralded in nature and often considered to be more tactical than strategic. However, in the greater purview of... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: Visibility, Expectations, and Experience: Why Delivering Top Customer Service Matters to AP
It’s 11pm on Monday night and I am on hold with my airline trying to get through to an agent to change a flight I have for the next day.... Read more
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CPO Rising 2018: The Rise (and Rise) of Procurement Intelligence
CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (sponsored by Determine) is the thirteenth annual Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) themed report that I have written and is part of the ongoing dialogue my... Read more
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How Do We Know The Best AP Departments Really Are Better?
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – August 2, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,... Read more
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Six Ways for Procurement to Collaborate Inside and Outside of the Enterprise
Collaboration is and will remain a key aspect of procurement operations for years to come. Organizations that do not already emphasize collaborative procurement should begin to do so, as the... Read more
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The State of ePayables 2018: How Valuable Is Your AP Team To The Greater Organization?
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the... Read more
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What Can Next-Gen Spend Analytics Do for You? Lots
There may be no greater advantage for the modern enterprise than visibility. Today’s procurement organizations are often under pressure to not only drive down costs while improving category management, but... Read more
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CPO Rising 2018: The Strategic, Tech-Centric CPO
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present the thirteenth installment of our annual benchmark procurement research study, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence, and make it available for download (click the... Read more
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CPO Rising 2018: The Intelligent CPO
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present the thirteenth installment of our annual benchmark procurement research study, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence, and make it available for download (click... Read more