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Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of... Read more
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Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and... Read more
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What Can CPOs Learn from a Rising Supply Chain Star?
The face of supply management has been changing, along with the rest of the business world. As more Baby Boomers retire, they leave a void that workers from Generations X... Read more
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Linking Contract Management Systems for Increased Procurement Value
Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), who for many years have been on the front-lines defending against profit margin erosion, quality deterioration, and supply risk, have also been firsthand witnesses to the dramatic... Read more
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Procurement 4.0 Technologies — Making the World Smaller
We often say here at Ardent Partners that it is an exciting time to work in procurement – not just because of procurement’s mission and value proposition, but because technology... Read more
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Call for Speakers for the CPO Rising 2018 Summit
Our Call for Speakers for the CPO Rising 2018 Summit Ardent Partners has already started looking for Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement executives from all industries and geographies to... Read more
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What is the State of Procurement Tech in 2018? And What are the Procurement Trends and Predictions? Last Chance to Find Out!
Tonight, the President of the United States will travel to Capital Hill to deliver the annual State of the Union address to the U.S. Congress and the American people. It... Read more
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CPO News – January 26, 2018
Welcome to the Winter 2017-2018 edition of CPO News! There are lots of stories to cover today, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and ease into the weekend with... Read more
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NEW Survey: The State of Procurement 2018 – Age of Intelligence
I am pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of Procurement and the CPO” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this... Read more
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Procurement 2018: Big Trends & Predictions Webinar!
Are You Ready for 2018? The year ahead will present big challenges to the modern Chief Procurement Officer and every other contributor to a procurement operation. On January 30th at 2... Read more