Andrew Bartolini | Procurement Analyst & CPO Research Specialist

The State of ePayables 2018: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Paper Checks

By Andrew Bartolini June 29, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, 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 – June 28, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2018Articles, 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,…

Spend Data: The “Black Gold” That Sits Within Every Enterprise

By Andrew Bartolini June 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving business world, information is king. Many corporate strategies, whether created in the executive boardroom or by the professionals running day-to-day operations, are often fueled…

Contract Management Solutions: Innovation Drives Collaboration in Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini June 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Technology innovation has brought new life to old processes and tools that are familiar to many procurement departments, like contract management. Manual, paper-based processes are out, while automated, digitized systems…

Payables Place First Thing: Exceptions are Meant for Learning, Not Repeating

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Last week I discussed ‘Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level’ and transforming the accounts payable (“AP”) function from a tactical operation to a strategic one. I spoke about leveraging…

Technology Round-Up – June 21, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Here’s How Procurement can Increase its Intelligence with Smarter Platforms (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Learn how best-in-class procurement organizations are leveraging cloud technology ecosystems to turn data into intelligence…and competitiveness. Join Ardent Partners, along with Determine and Tradeshift, on Wednesday, June 27 at 11:00 am…

Webinar! The Supply Management Metrics That Matter for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2018Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners on June 26th at 2 PM ET for our annual Supply Management Metrics that Matter webinar, sponsored by GEP (THIS WEBINAR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE). This webinar,…

Payables Place First Thing: Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Zig Ziglar, famed American author and motivational speaker, once said “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” As AP organizations look…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – June 14, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, 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…