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Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials
In one of my articles about suites vs. specialists, I briefly mentioned dedicating a future piece to direct materials. Today’s article will do just that. I’ll look at direct materials... Read more
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Guest Article: How to Navigate 2024 with Confidence — Procurement’s “Words of the Year”
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to... Read more
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NEW WEBINAR — How CPOs Can Unlock Financial Value with a Tech-Forward Approach
Join Ardent Partners and GEP on February 29th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on How CPOs Can Unlock Financial Value with a Tech-Forward Approach. The “year of efficiency” that... Read more
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Will 2024 be the “Year of Intake Management and Procurement Process Orchestration?”
Happy New Year!! A once staid industry, the procurement technology market has experienced a rousing level of innovation over the past few years, with many new technologies hitting the market... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — November 15, 2023
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider... Read more
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Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part One (Framing the Decision)
A question that keeps coming up in the procurement world is: What is the better technology strategy, investing in a broader suite (think source-to-pay) or a collection of specialist providers?... Read more
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Ivalua NOW 2023 – Dispatch #1: CEO Keynote
The Ardent Partners analyst team descended on Nashville last week for the ivalua NOW 2023: Americas conference. This event was well-attended and came on the heels of the company’s slightly... Read more
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Ardent Analysis: Coupa Board Accepts Thoma Bravo $8B Bid to be Taken Private
It may be December, but that doesn’t mean merger and acquisition activity has ceased. This week, news broke that Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management, entered into an... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — October 5, 2022
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider... Read more
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Relish for the Future of Enterprise Apps
Recently, the Ardent Partners team had an opportunity to connect with long-time procurement executive Ryan Walicki, Founder and CEO of Relish, a business-to-business app provider that is focused on designing... Read more