The Real Value of Today’s Contingent Workforce
The world of work is changing. Transformational thinking is happening within today’s enterprises as the Future of Work, Gig Economy, and other market shifts are occurring. One of the most…
Payables Place First Thing: Tradeshift Introduces Supply Chain Finance Using Blockchain Technology
[Editor’s Note: Last week Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen, met with Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng to discuss his company’s new announcement related to blockchain…
Technology Round-Up – May 31, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…
New World of Work, New World of Talent (New Report!)
It is no secret that the world of work is changing…it is evolving. The consumerization of business (and the new platforms that have been developed to support this market shift)…
What’s Cyber Security Got to do with it? Former CIA and NSA Directors Discuss at ISM 2018 – Part II
On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference, ISM CEO, Tom Derry, hosted a panel on the topic of cyber security, globalization, and supply chain risk management. The…
Payables Place First Thing: AvidXchange’s B2B Payments Revolution
AvidXchange held its annual user conference, Revolution 2018, in Chicago last week and we both attended the full conference and the pre-conference partner meetings. AvidXchange, a North Carolina-based provider of invoice automation…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 24, 2018
Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 242 (SEASON FINALE): A Look Back at Season Two
Welcome to the season two finale of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we take a look back at another exciting year of the podcast, and highlight some major…
What’s Cyber Security Got to do with it? Former CIA and NSA Directors Discuss at ISM 2018 – Part I
On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference, ISM CEO, Tom Derry, hosted a panel on the topic of cyber security, globalization, and supply chain risk management. The…
How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation (Webinar!)
It's the age-old question in procurement (and in any business industry, really): how to build a better, faster, and smarter operation? Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer and Managing Partner,…