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The State of ePayables 2018: What Makes The Best AP Departments Better?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 27, 2018Articles, General, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

BREAKING: New Mountain Capital Acquires Global VMS Solution Beeline

By Christopher Dwyer July 26, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today, global Vendor Management System (VMS) Beeline announced that is has partnered with New York-based investment firm New Mountain Capital. Beeline now follows up a major merger with another significant…

What Can Next-Gen Spend Analytics Do for You? Lots

By Andrew Bartolini July 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

There may be no greater advantage for the modern enterprise than visibility. Today’s procurement organizations are often under pressure to not only drive down costs while improving category management, but…

The State of ePayables 2018: Leveraging Technology in AP – 4 Steps To Take Now

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 13, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

The State of ePayables 2018: 3 Things AP Can Do To Be More Strategic

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 6, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Contract Management Solutions: Innovation Drives Collaboration in Procurement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Technology innovation has brought new life to old processes and tools that are familiar to many procurement departments, like contract management. Manual, paper-based processes are out, while automated, digitized systems…

A New Era of Work Optimization: A Foundation for the Future of Work

By Christopher Dwyer June 25, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a small slice of the new Future of Work Compendium research study. The new report was developed to serve as a “guidebook” for those organizations…

Last Chance to Download our Webinar, “How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation”

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

About the Webinar Last month, Ardent Partners and Ivalua presented a highly interactive webinar that highlighted the key strategies needed to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Organization. After all, the proper…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Seven: Proactive and Ongoing Supplier Outreach

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Six: A Warm Welcome

By Andrew Bartolini May 21, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy