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Intelligence-Driven CSR: Putting Big Data to Good Use
Business intelligence, namely procurement intelligence, can be a force for good in the world. Armed with good intelligence, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams have the power to not only... Read more
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Five Things to Consider Before Beginning Digital Transformation
The Chinese philosopher Laozi once wrote in the Tao Te Ching that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The statement is as true today as it was in the sixth... Read more
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Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of... Read more
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Technology Round-Up – October 19, 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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Technology Round-Up – September 21, 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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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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The Dog Days of Summer
[Editor’s note: it has become somewhat of a tradition for us at CPO Rising to bring you “The Dog Days of Summer” in August, so we thought we’d re-publish this... Read more
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ePayables Convergence Part II: Supplier Management
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of a new four-part series focused... Read more
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Procurement-led Innovation: How do YOU Define it?
Editor’s Note: Procurement-led innovation will be a huge topic at CPO Rising 2017, Ardent’s second-annual procurement executive conference to be held at Boston’s historic Harvard Club on Nov. 8-9. Want to... Read more
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The State of ePayables 2017: Collaboration is the Name of the Game
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on... Read more