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AP Predictions for 2015: ePayments Will Become the Default
[Editor’s note: Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the first of... Read more
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Research Preview – Sailing Downstream: How Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015
Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). This research report discusses the two principal ways... Read more
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UPCOMING WEBINAR: Building the Next-Gen CWM Program
[Editor’s note: Readers of CPO Rising know that the site’s contributors often present their thought leadership ideas, research findings, and industry insights on webcasts throughout the year. Today’s article is... Read more
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CPO Rising 2015 – What is an Agility Agenda?
Ardent Partners recently published my annual CPO-themed report – CPO Rising 2015: The Agility Agenda (click to download, registration required) – that is drawn from the responses of more than 300 Chief Procurement... Read more
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How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?
[Editor’s Note: On June 2, Ardent Partners’ resident Contingent Workforce Management analyst and Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer, will deliver a webinar presentation on “Building the Next-Generation Contingent Workforce Management... Read more
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ISM at 100: Conflict Minerals Compliance – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the... Read more
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How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Hubwoo, recently published a helpful guide on How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks. Today’s article features snippets of the guide, which... Read more
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ISM at 100: Robert Gates on Global Stability and Supply Risk
[Editor’s note: the views expressed by Dr. Robert Gates do not necessarily reflect the views of Ardent Partners or its employees. Our goal with this piece is to present a... Read more
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IBM Empower 2015: Back to the Future
In 2006, I attended my first Emptoris Empower conference as an industry analyst. The company, of course, has changed significantly since then, most notably via two acquisitions (IBM acquired the... Read more
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Where Do We Start? An SMB Primer for Travel and Expense Management
Industry standards peg the business travel category as encompassing anywhere between 8% and 12% of the average organization’s total budget. While this number can be higher for larger, enterprise-size organizations... Read more