Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Payables Place First Thing: B2B Payments…The Final Frontier of AP Automation

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

In a world where the speed of business increases moment by moment, and the next big competitor is right around the corner, enterprises can ill afford to let business value…

Now Accepting Nominations for the CPO Honors Awards — Is Your Team a Best-in-Class Procurement Department?

By Andrew Bartolini September 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is excited to announce the second annual CPO Honors Gala that will recognize the top CPOs and their teams for outstanding performance and execution over the last year.…

Best Practices in Supplier Identification

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

In an age where enterprises are more reliant upon their suppliers than at any other time in history, it is a fundamental truth that to achieve both procurement success and…

Payables Place First Thing: Fraud on Ice

By Andrew Bartolini September 21, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A Connecticut man recently pleaded guilty to defrauding the owners of a Stamford ice rink, where he worked as general manager, of nearly a half-million dollars. Stamford police said the…

Technology Round-Up – September 20, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini September 20, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

Learn How to Turn Procurement Intelligence Into Procurement Agility – The CPO Rising 2018 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General2 Comments

With the rise of Big Data, advanced analytics, and next-generation supply management applications, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams are more agile today than at any time in the history…

The Age of Intelligence: Ascending to the Next Level of Procurement Performance – New WEBINAR!

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, September 25 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time? Join Ardent Partners' Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, on a webinar entitled The Age of Intelligence:…

How Data in AP Can Drive Success for the Entire Business (New Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor’s Note: Do you want to learn more about Bob’s take on the importance of data within Accounts Payable, and how best to utilize that data to take AP to…

How Category Intelligence can Drive Procurement Agility on “Buy or No Buy” Decisions (Guest Post)

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Beroe Inc. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and supply management industry. If…

Payables Place First Thing: Unpaid invoices: Liabilities or Assets?

By Andrew Bartolini September 14, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Most people rightfully assume an unpaid invoice is a liability. After all, an invoice means you or your organization owe another organization or person payment for goods or services they…