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The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part IV: The Wild Cards

By Andrew Bartolini October 28, 2013Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Welcome to the fourth article in a four-part series on the technology landscape within the Contingent Workforce Management industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may…

Whirlpool’s Enhanced Supplier Repository

By Andrew Bartolini October 25, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week, I attended iValua’s biennial user conference, “iValua: On Air” in Paris. iValua is a French-based solution provider with a full source-to-pay suite. The event offered a blend of…

The Age of Agile Analytics in Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 23, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Technology

While we’ve covered the rise of “Big Data” in the world of complex spend management, there is something deeper occurring in the comprehensive layers of contemporary contingent workforce management as…

The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part III: The Evolving MSP

By Christopher Dwyer October 21, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the third article in a four-part series on the technology landscape within the Contingent Workforce Management industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may…

iValua On Air

By Andrew Bartolini October 18, 2013Articles, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending iValua's biennial user conference, "iValua: On Air" in Paris. Now in its 13th year, iValua is a French-based solution provider with…

Evolution of the Business Network

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2013Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Business Networks - the first of these networks, which were developed in the mid-to-late nineties, targeted the procurement function and were at the heart of the B2B internet craze. At…

The Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part II: As Cold As ICES

By Christopher Dwyer October 14, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to the second article in a four-part series on the technological landscape within the CWM industry, which looks at how the “next generation” of these solutions may look by…

eInvoicing Costs Less

By Andrew Bartolini October 9, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Who said eInvoicing costs less? Actually, the market did. As you have already seen in other articles (such as this one or this one), Ardent Partners recently completed a fairly…

Next Generation of CWM Technology, Part I: The VMS of the Future

By Christopher Dwyer October 7, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

[Publisher's Note: As a reminder, our Contingent Workforce Management 2013 Survey is live. If you have a few minutes today, please consider taking it - you'll receive our appreciation and…

Big Data and Meetings / Events Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 4, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers

On CPO Rising, we like to keep it interesting so we’ve tackled a variety of complex spend categories and how the concept of “Big Data” impacted core strategies, approaches and…