The CFO’s View Of…Contingent Workforce Management
Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about how the contingent workforce will continue to evolve in the year ahead? Make sure to join us on Tuesday, February 17 at 2pm for a…
Sailing Downstream: Why Source-to-Settle Defines Procurement Transformation in 2015 (Webinar)
For sure, enterprises as a whole and procurement teams in particular can log significant financial and operational improvements through implementing basic strategic sourcing processes, such as spend analysis, sourcing/ eSourcing,…
Previewing Next Week’s Complex Spend Management: Best Practices in CWM Webinar
Editor’s note: Today’s article is a preview of next week’s exclusive webinar with Ardent Partners analysts Andrew Bartolini and Christopher J. Dwyer. The event, sponsored by Beeline, focuses on the…
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 8) – Hail Mary
We invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s Next for Procurement?“) by clicking the…
Three Supply Management Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015
In mid-January, many news outlets reported that Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) had stopped serving its popular carnitas product at roughly a third of its 1,724 restaurants because it dropped one…
Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk (Webinar)
In 2015, collaboration is the name of the game in procurement and frequently entails working with key internal stakeholders (like line-of-business managers and legal departments) or preferred suppliers to drive…
How Did We Do? Revisiting Our 2014 Predictions (Part II)
In 2014, we made some bold predictions. Now an even bolder move..... we evaluate and grade them. This is Part 2, here is Part 1. Since I was behind many…
CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 7) – Our Dilbert Moment
A message from Andrew Bartolini (me): I invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called "CPO Rising 2015: What's…
ePayables: Big Trends & Predictions for 2015 (Webinar)
Ardent Partners research over the past five years has shown that the use of B2B electronic payments (ePayments) is on the rise, having captured the attention of finance and AP…
Three Questions Every CWM Program Director Must Ask Themselves in 2015
Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about how the contingent workforce will continue to evolve in the year ahead? Make sure to join us on Tuesday, February 17 at 2pm for a…