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Digging Deeper with Next-Generation Spend Analytics

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 30, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Today's article is a preview of a report that Ardent Partners recently published entitled, Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies. The report is sponsored by GEP and interested readers can download it here.…

Procurement’s Function at NASA

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 29, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Strategy

Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…

Technology Round-Up – June 26, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 26, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Coupa "Inspires" at INSPIRE 2015 Earlier this month, Coupa, the California-based spend and supply management solution provider, held its annual INSPIRE user conference in San Francisco. Ardent Partners' analyst team was…

From Airman to Spaceman: Bill McNally’s Ascent into NASA Procurement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 25, 2015Articles, Events, General, People, Strategy

Research Preview: Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 22, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO News – June 15, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 15, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process

Meritor Chief Procurement Officer Named President of Aftermarket and Trailer Division On April 30, Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR), a Troy, Michigan-based global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle…

Webinar: Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to Drive Influence and Results

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 11, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Join Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini on a June 17th (2 pm ET) webinar sponsored by Puridiom when he presents the findings from his upcoming report "Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to…

Technology Round-Up – June 3, 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 3, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Technology

Hubwoo Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results On April 30, Hubwoo (Euronext: HBW.NX), the Paris-based provider of cloud-based spend management and business process automation solutions, announced financial results for the first…

ISM at 100: The Hidden Risks Lurking Within Supplier Relationships

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 1, 2015Articles, Events, People, Process

Ardent Partners’ analyst team attended the 100th annual Institute for Supply Management (ISM) conference in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago. Risk, in many of its forms, was a regular topic throughout the…

Research Preview – Sailing Downstream: How Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 28, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Today’s article is centered on our recent Sailing Downstream: Why “Source-to-Settle” Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 report, sponsored by Zycus, and available for download here (registration required). This research report discusses the two principal ways…