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STEP CHANGE: How Business Networks are Changing the Procurement Paradigm
With all of the recent market activity, it is not surprising that more and more people are talking about and focusing on Business Networks (sometimes referred to as B2B, Supplier,... Read more
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CPO Rising’s Plans for 2013
Regular readers know that this site is published by Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm focused on supply management. With the new year just around the corner, we... Read more
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CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis
As a thank you to our loyal readers who keep us at or near the top of the list of the most popular global sites focused on supply management, CPO... Read more
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One Size Does Not Fit All
Before process automation, process standardization was one of the primary drivers of efficiencies. For example, Henry Ford’s invention of the car made him a rich man, but it was his... Read more
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CPO News – November 19, 2012
Recent procurement headlines from around the world. UK Government Uses BravoSolution to Identify £2.5 billion ($3.98 billion) in Savings CPO Rising has been covering the UK government’s pursuit of a... Read more
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Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (II)
We will return to our regular publishing schedule next week – And, in the coming weeks, we will have some exciting new announcements regarding our plans for 2013. Today, we... Read more
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Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (I)
Happy Diwali! Near the end of October, Zycus held its first user conference in New Orleans. In my estimation, the event, billed as “Horizon,” was as advertised – “a three-day... Read more
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Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions
I’m pleased to let you know that we are putting the finishing touches on CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score and it will be available soon. The report has many interesting... Read more
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Career Spotlight: From CPO to COO
Tim Cook is not the only executive who has had a successful career after first being a Chief Procurement Officer. Ardent Partners’ upcoming report, CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score (coming... Read more
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Source Or Lose 2012: eSourcing 2.0 Picks a Running Mate
The eSourcing 2.0 campaign is thrilled to announce that with less than one week to go before election day, we have selected a perfect running mate: Spend Analysis, the people’s... Read more