Rise of the Machines: The Five Technologies That Will Disrupt Procurement’s World
So, Ardent Partners is putting on a show, a virtual show or webinar that is. In fact, many of you have already noticed our new page and promotion - "Featured…
A Primer for Contemporary Contingent Workforce Management
I'm pleased to introduce you to Ardent Partners' newest analyst and contributor to CPO Rising - Christopher Dwyer who joins us as a Research Director and VP of Operations. Chris…
CPO Shop Talk (1) Supply Risk (2) More Supply Risk (3) Featured Webinar
After taking 2012 off, the series "CPO Shop Talk" is back. This is the series where, from time to time, we will attempt to share some of the less-formal conversations…
Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet
I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…
AP’s Impact on Cash Management
Before I begin, I want to invite you to take the survey for my upcoming report - ePayables 2013: AP's New Dawn. The report will provide a view into where…
Keeping Score
Even the Chief Procurement Officers who focus almost solely on savings realize that procurement can deliver value across a wide range of areas. To misquote Vince Lombardi, "Savings isn't everything....…
Staples: Cloud-Based Business Apps For Small Biz… That Was Easy
Yes, I’m talking about the same Staples where you buy your pens and copy paper. About a month ago, Staples announced the launch of the Staples App Center, an innovative…
CPO News – March 1, 2013
All the CPO News That's Fit to Print New South African Chief Procurement Officer to Lead Transformation and Fight Huge Corruption Earlier this week, South African Minister of Finance, Pravin…
Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network
Supplier networks have existed for many years and over the initial years slowly gained in popularity. Today, however, these networks are a quickly growing trend and an increasingly cost effective…
Send a Lieutenant
From the Archives (May 19, 2010) but, with a few updates: This one is worth another look if simply for the picture - Wow! In January of 2007, “Mister Softee”…