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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Category Management
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief... Read more
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Best of 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (Agility)
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.... Read more
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Best of 2020: Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.]... Read more
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Best of 2020: The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising we are publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year... Read more
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Throwback Thursday: Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on artificial intelligence in the world of procurement.] If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world... Read more
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Black Friday – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
[Author’s note: Today’s article is a throwback to a more normal year and holiday season –> 2019.] Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known... Read more
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The CPO’s Approach to Supply Risk
Ardent Partners, the established leader in supply management market research, has identified unprecedented levels of risk across the vastly complex and highly interconnected supply chains that drive and support the... Read more
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Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – The Role of Sustainability in the Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain Session
Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle... Read more
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Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value
The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business... Read more
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Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity – Part 1
“If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of... Read more