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AP Can Help Quench Treasury’s Thirst for Liquidity (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Not Your Father's Treasury Department The finance department in many enterprises has an unofficial hierarchy among functions. Near the top is the corporate treasury team, which is tasked with ensuring…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformation Procurement Leader – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

Like many procurement professionals, Chris Shanahan, who is the Senior Vice President of Global Procurement at Becton Dickinson (BD), a global medical technology provider, sort of “fell” into the space.…

Procurement Influencer Series: Rob Bernshteyn of Coupa Part I

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2016Articles, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: The Ardent Partners family has grown by one with the birth of Jackson Robert York, born yesterday to CPO Rising's tireless editor, Matt York, and his wife Renee.…

The 2016 Contingent Workforce Management Fantasy Draft

By Christopher Dwyer September 8, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

For nearly the past seven months, the sports world (Publisher's note: Chris means the US' sports world) has been without perhaps its most popular pastime. Now that the NFL season…

Webinar! Transforming Accounts Payable for the 21st Century

By Christopher Dwyer September 7, 2016Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Several layers of today’s accounts payable ("AP") function have gone unnoticed in recent years. As modern organizations continue to look internally for competitive advantages, they will soon realize that taking…

Chris Shanahan: A Profile of a Transformative Procurement Leader – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini September 6, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy

I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade; what follows is the first of a two-part profile based upon a recent interview. Like many…

Happy Labor Day!

By Andrew Bartolini September 5, 2016Articles, Events, General

The first Monday of September in the United States (and Canada) is a federal holiday called Labor Day. According to the US Department of Labor, "Labor Day is a creation of the…

CPO News – September 2, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 2, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

PSEG Names Brian Clark VP of Procurement On August 22, Newark, New Jersey-based PSEG Services Corp. announced that it has named Brian Clark as its newest Vice President of Procurement,…

Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies

By Andrew Bartolini September 1, 2016Articles, General, People, Process, Strategy

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…

How Will the “Gig Economy” Impact Procurement in 2017?

By Christopher Dwyer August 31, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Strategy, Technology

The procurement function has experienced first-hand business evolution across a variety of attributes, from technology and innovation to the emergence of data-driven strategies. Today’s procurement professionals have the opportunity to…