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Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 5, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we continue an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Spend Analysis: The First Strategic Sourcing Pillar

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 4, 2014Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology7 Comments

Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the…

The Strategic Meetings Management Program of 2017: A Three-Year Outlook

By Christopher Dwyer December 3, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Strategic meetings and events have become a prime means of recognizing top enterprise performers (incentive events), connecting with key customers (client-focused meetings), and driving new revenue streams via targeted conferences…

Visibility: What Does it Mean in the Contract Process?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 2, 2014Articles, People, Process, Technology

Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part IV: The (Contingent) Crystal Ball

By Christopher Dwyer December 1, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the fourth and final entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management research report. The new…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part III: Expanding the CWM Framework

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 25, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the third entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…

The State of Strategic Sourcing – Connecting the Dots

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2014Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners' The State of Strategic Sourcing: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the strategic…

Zycus Horizon 2014: A Pot Of Gold

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this month at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida and it was another very successful event for the supply management…

Your Guidebook to Contingent Workforce Management, Part II: Total Workforce Optimization

By Christopher Dwyer November 20, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Welcome to the second entry in a four-part series designed to discuss the publication of Ardent Partners’ second annual State of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) research report. The new study,…