Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

Taking Care of Business: An Interview with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers, Amazon Business

By Andrew Bartolini July 23, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last month, I spoke with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers at Amazon Business, for an in-depth discussion about Amazon’s B2B marketplace. Our conversation covered the origins of Amazon…

The State of ePayables 2018: How Valuable Is Your AP Team To The Greater Organization?

By Andrew Bartolini July 20, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – July 19, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini July 19, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…

What Can Next-Gen Spend Analytics Do for You? Lots

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

There may be no greater advantage for the modern enterprise than visibility. Today’s procurement organizations are often under pressure to not only drive down costs while improving category management, but…

CPO Rising 2018: The Strategic, Tech-Centric CPO

By Andrew Bartolini July 17, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present the thirteenth installment of our annual benchmark procurement research study, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence, and make it available for download (click the…

“Punching In” to Real-Time Procure-to-Pay with Aquiire

By Andrew Bartolini July 16, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The Ardent Partners team recently participated in a briefing with the executive team at Aquiire to get a general update on the company, its recent successes from the first quarter of 2018,…

The State of ePayables 2018: Leveraging Technology in AP – 4 Steps To Take Now

By Andrew Bartolini July 13, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

Technology Round-Up – July 12, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini July 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, 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,…

CPO Rising 2018: The Intelligent CPO

By Andrew Bartolini July 10, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy3 Comments

BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out

By Andrew Bartolini July 9, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

The Ardent Partners’ analyst team recently received a briefing and product demonstration from representatives from BuyerQuest, a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions provider. Doug Blossey, senior vice president of corporate strategy, and Kyle Muskoff, vice…