What Will it Take to Get AP to the “Next Level” of Performance?
In the past, the role of the AP operation focused primarily on data entry and manual activities. But that is changing - today, there is a great opportunity for AP…
What is Blockchain for Procurement?
Blockchain, along with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive technology, is one of the hottest buzzwords in the software and technology industry today, and its notoriety has spread to the…
Technology Round-Up – April 20, 2017
CPO Rising's Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of solution provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…
SNEAK PREVIEW – CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade (Webinar)
Join Ardent Partners on Thursday, April 27 at 2 PM EST for a 30-minute, sneak-peak webinar on our forthcoming benchmark research report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade (click to…
ISM 2017 Conference To Tackle Global Issues, Uncertainty
In about a month, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will host its 102nd annual conference in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. The ISM Conference is always a…
P2P Technology Round-Up – April 13, 2017
Ardent Partners' annual State of ePayables 2017 survey is now live - P2P professionals are invited to participate in this annual study. Complete the survey and get the final report…
Three Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility – Part Three
It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars... We have an exclusive event…
Moving the Ball Forward: The Top Three Goals for AP in the Years Ahead
Understanding the accounts payable (AP) department’s priorities can be an important first step in improving current AP operations and better aligning the function with core enterprise objectives. Figuring out the…
CPO News – April 6, 2017
Rich Products Names Georgia Dachille as EVP of Global Supply Chain and Technology Earlier this year, Buffalo-based Rich Products Corporation, a multi-national food-service company, announced that it has named Georgia Dachille…
Technology Round-Up – April 4, 2017
Tradeshift Adds Artificial Intelligence Capability to Platform On March 24, Tradeshift, the California-based provider of supplier collaboration networks, announced that it has added an artificial intelligence (AI) "layer" onto its business/supplier network to…