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Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions (Geopolitical Turmoil)
It’s that time of year again! If you haven’t downloaded it already, Ardent Partners recently released its Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions report. Don’t miss the next report, register... Read more
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RESEARCH ALERT – Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High
Publisher’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to make available its new Research Alert “Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High; Global Supply Chains Largely Untested” at no... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and... Read more
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Procurement 2017: When Trends Collide
Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into... Read more
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Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain
[Publisher’s note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply... Read more
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Supply Risk Roulette
If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for “small wheel” and allows gamblers... Read more
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CPO News – US Court Strikes Down Conflict Minerals Provision, Upholds Others
On Monday, April 14, a U.S. Appellate Court struck down key provisions of the landmark 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requiring many American companies to declare... Read more
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Doing Business with Argentine Suppliers
Continuing with our Latin American trading partner theme, today’s focus will be on Argentina. You can read about the various invoicing requirements and guidelines for Mexico and Brazil in previous... Read more
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Doing Business with Brazilian Suppliers
While preparations here in the US continue in earnest for tomorrow’s big birthday celebration, we decided nonetheless to look beyond the US borders as we continue our series that highlights... Read more
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Ten Key Points for Doing Business with Mexican Suppliers
[Publisher’s note: With the cost of production (and delivery) rising in China, we thought it would make sense to share some of our ePayables research on international trade requirements when... Read more