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20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Workday Strategic Sourcing (fka Scout RFP)

By Andrew Bartolini December 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

Throwback Thursday: Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter

By Phil Bartolini December 3, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

[Editor's Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on artificial intelligence in the world of procurement.] If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world…

Accounts Payable 2021: Big Trends and Predictions

By Phil Bartolini December 2, 2020Articles, Events, General

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2021: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Wednesday, December 9th at 2 PM ET.] As 2020 draws to a…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Three Pillars for Managing a Remote (and Productive) Workforce Session

By Phil Bartolini November 30, 2020Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Phil Bartolini November 26, 2020Articles, Events, General

Though this year is very different, Ardent Partners still wants to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! If you need a laugh, enjoy this clip of the Muppets auditioning…

Black Friday Deals (not really!)… Upcoming Webinars (yes, really!)

By Phil Bartolini November 25, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay

Webinar Descriptions To celebrate “Black Friday” Ardent Partners has put two “door-busting” webinars on the agenda. These dynamic presentations are designed for CPOs, procurement, P2P and AP leaders and will…

Best-in-Class AP Performance Requires Electronic Invoicing

By Andrew Bartolini November 25, 2020Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

There is no denying the many benefits that straight through processing of invoices brings to Accounts Payable. However, an organizations ability to achieve straight-through processing is contingent first and foremost…

Ardent Analysis: Coupa Buys LLamasoft, Expands Supply Chain Capabilities, and Launches Itself Further into the Age of Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2020Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this month, Coupa Software, one of the largest players in the procurement and supply management space announced that it has acquired LLamasoft, a leader in AI-powered supply chain design…

Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – CPO Rising 2020: Continuity, Resilience, Recovery Session

By Phil Bartolini November 23, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

Congratulating the CPO Honors 2020 Winners

By Andrew Bartolini November 19, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers

On Tuesday, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The CPO Honors” – to a variety of top performers, including Chief Procurement Officers…