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Digging into the Data: Big Data and Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer July 10, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

In all of my years as an industry analyst, the last few have been especially exciting mainly due to the average organization’s willingness to adopt business intelligence, reporting and analytics…

A Modern View of Supply Management… and a Look into the Future

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2013Articles, Events, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

The “Summer of Sourcing” officially commences! With the temperatures rising across the country, there may be no better time to enjoy the air-conditioned paradise of your office than this upcoming…

Doing Business with Brazilian Suppliers

By Vishal Patel July 3, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

While preparations here in the US continue in earnest for tomorrow's big birthday celebration, we decided nonetheless to look beyond the US borders as we continue our series that highlights…

CPO News – July 1, 2013

By Andrew Bartolini July 1, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

New month, quarter, and fiscal (for some) and all the CPO News that's fit to print! U.S. Steel Appoints Christine S. Breves Vice President And Chief Procurement Officer In June,…

The CPO – CFO Alliance

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Strategy

“The CFO-CPO relationship might be the most important relationship that exists or needs to exist within the enterprise.”– John Paterson, Chief Procurement Officer, IBM We agree with John and that's…

Digging into the Data: Big Data’s Emergence into Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer June 27, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Strategy

We’ve all heard the term “Big Data” and its effects on how the modern organization conducts its business. The story is as follows: the typical company sits on a veritable…

Ten Key Points for Doing Business with Mexican Suppliers

By Vishal Patel June 26, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy

[Publisher's note: With the cost of production (and delivery) rising in China, we thought it would make sense to share some of our ePayables research on international trade requirements when…

Start Measuring It

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

[Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is hosting a new webinar. Click for details and to register "Game of Thrones: How a Strong CFO-CPO Alliance Can Command Top Performance" - July 25…

Where Can Travel and Expense Go? (Part II)

By Christopher Dwyer June 19, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy

A few weeks ago, we published posted my first article on the travel and expense management category. Click here to check out the first entry of this brief, two-part series.…

What Does a Best-in-Class AP Organization Look Like?

By Vishal Patel June 17, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is putting the final touches on its annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New…