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YouTube Hall of Fame – Procurement: When I Grow Up, I Want to Work in Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini December 14, 2012Articles, General

Last December, we inducted the video below into our YouTube Hall of Fame for Procurement. At the time it had 108 views, this video has clearly gone a little viral (admittedly,…

CPO News – December 12, 2012

By Andrew Bartolini December 12, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

Today's CPO News is sponsored by the number 12. Diamond Foods Appoints David Colo New EVP Diamond Foods, Inc. has announced that David J. Colo has been appointed to the…

Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 3)

By Andrew Bartolini December 10, 2012Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Today, we continue with Part Three of our focus on Hubwoo, the supply management solution provider and operator of one of the world’s largest business (or B2B or supplier) networks…

Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini December 7, 2012Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Today, we continue with Part Two of our focus on Hubwoo, the supply management solution provider and operator of one of the world's largest business (or B2B or supplier) networks…

Provider Profile: Hubwoo Q4, 2012 (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini December 6, 2012Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Today, we begin a two-part three-part series focused on Hubwoo and its recent re-launch of its network, “The Business Network.” Note that this “Provider Profile” series is a sneak preview…

Ardent Partners’ Plans for 2013

By Andrew Bartolini December 3, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Regular readers know that this site is published by Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm focused on supply management. With the New Year just around the corner, we…

STEP CHANGE: How Business Networks are Changing the Procurement Paradigm

By Andrew Bartolini November 30, 2012Articles, Events, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology3 Comments

With all of the recent market activity, it is not surprising that more and more people are talking about and focusing on Business Networks (sometimes referred to as B2B, Supplier,…

CPO Rising’s Plans for 2013

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2012Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Regular readers know that this site is published by Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm focused on supply management. With the new year just around the corner, we…

CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

As a thank you to our loyal readers who keep us at or near the top of the list of the most popular global sites focused on supply management, CPO…

One Size Does Not Fit All

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2012Articles, Process, Strategy

Before process automation, process standardization was one of the primary drivers of efficiencies. For example, Henry Ford's invention of the car made him a rich man, but it was his…