June 29, 2012
Yesterday, we completed our discussion of the unique buying factors that help determine a category’s suitability for sourcing. Today we tackle the final subset of considerations for the virtual Category…
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June 27, 2012
Today, Part 2 of the Buying Factors that impact (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and…
June 26, 2012
There are many different factors that can influence (1) the ease in which a category may be sourced (2) the likelihood of favorable results and (3) the timing and organizational…
June 21, 2012
Building on our “instant analysis” of SAP’s multi-billion dollar bid for Ariba, we’ve now come back with a comprehensive report that covers the deal in greater detail. For those of…
June 18, 2012
For the past six years, the analysts (Andrew Bartolini & Vishal Patel) at Ardent Partners have been closely covering the ePayables (or AP Automation) market. During that time, we’ve published…
June 15, 2012
We’re using the ocean waves and surfing images during the creation of our virtual Category Sourcing Scorecard because the purpose of this tool is to help sourcing teams vet and…
June 13, 2012
Continuing our discussion/development of a Category Sourcing Scorecard, today we will focus on Market Factors. Last time, we evaluated Internal Factors which look at the organization, the sourcing team, and…
June 8, 2012
Publisher’s Note: This report is now available in the Ardent Partners library at a substantial discount. Click here to learn more. Who wants to be a CPO? Given the responsibilities, exposure,…
June 6, 2012
On Monday this Chief Procurement Officer news hit the AP wire. DuPont Names Shelley Stewart as Vice President of Sourcing & Logistics and Chief Procurement Officer (AP) June 4 –…
