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“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring An AP Business Case Template

By Andrew Bartolini November 29, 2011Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, TechnologyNo Comments

For “Cyber Week,” we are running a few "promotions"- for our sponsors and for our own time-sensitive, cyber-promotions of the research over on Ardent Partners (they will be time-sensitive, so…

“Cyber Week” @ CPO Rising: Featuring Lead Sponsor Hubwoo

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2011Articles, Events, General, Solution ProvidersNo Comments

Thank you for taking time out of your frenzied shopping schedule to visit us today. Today is Cyber Monday. What began as an afterthought to “Black Friday,” six years ago…

Investing in ePayables? What is Your ROI?

By Andrew Bartolini November 22, 2011Articles, Procure-to-Pay, TechnologyNo Comments

Today's article is by Vishal Patel, Research Director, ePayables at Ardent Partners. Ardent Partners has initiated its technology coverage with the launch of the ePayables SMARTSet™ - a low-cost, comprehensive…

Bridging the Social Media Gap (Use Case Example)

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Today is the third article focused on our view of the potential impact that social networking will have in reshaping Supply Management (or B2B or P2P relationships). The first -…

750 Million People Can’t Be Wrong (a.k.a. How Social Networking Will Reshape Supply Management)

By Andrew Bartolini November 18, 2011Articles, General, Lists, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

Today's article continues our discussion of Ardent Partners' new report that takes a forward-looking view of the top social networking platforms in the context of the work environment and highlights…

Business or Pleasure: How Social Networking Will Reshape Supply Management?

By Andrew Bartolini November 16, 2011Articles, General, Strategy, TechnologyNo Comments

There has been a paradigm shift in the way people communicate and interact and, social networks are at the core of this shift. The underlying capabilities and drivers behind the…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)

By Andrew Bartolini November 15, 2011Articles, General, Strategic SourcingNo Comments

Today, our final answer to the question: Do you have any advice for more tenured strategic sourcing teams? What should these teams be doing to prepare for the next 5-10…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (2)

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar - Strategic Imperatives of Procurement: People, Process & Technology - (you can view it by clicking here - registration required) that was sponsored…

Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (1)

By Andrew Bartolini November 8, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Last week, I participated in a webinar (which was really more of a Q&A session than a traditional webinar) that was sponsored by Zycus. This event allowed me to tackle…

Attention Sourcing Professionals – A Few Recommendations

By Andrew Bartolini November 3, 2011Articles, General, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

Tuesday afternoon I participated in a webinar/Q&A session that allowed me to tackle a series of hot topic questions [I'll post the archive when it becomes available]. One question that…