Black Friday Starts Today!
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…
The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Weather Disruption
Chief procurement officers face a myriad of supply chain risks from supplier insolvency to union strikes to geopolitical crises. However, an area of risk that can be overlooked is the…
Simfoni’s Sweet Music
At the start of 2022, digital procurement solution provider, Simfoni announced that it had acquired EC Sourcing Group, a longstanding and prominent provider of strategic sourcing solutions. The deal enables the…
Procurement News — November 16, 2022
Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. Contact us with your…
How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P
As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into the year ahead, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process –…
Technology Round-Up — November 9, 2022
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…
Direct Sourcing’s Impact On 2023 Hiring
Our Monthly Webinar Series continues this Thursday at 2 pm ET with a great look at how organizations can scale their 2023 hiring initiatives (details here). There’s no question as…
Eleven Inflation-busting Strategies to Start Using Right Now
Join Ardent Partners on November 17th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM for a discussion on Eleven Inflation-busting Strategies to Start Using Right Now. It is procurement’s imperative to lead…
The Role of Sustainability and ESG in the Post-COVID 19 Supply Chain
The conversation in boardrooms around environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is rapidly evolving with direct implications on procurement and supply chain leaders. IF the global pandemic gave cause to review,…
The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Supply Assurance
Over the last decade, supply chains have become more extended and complex. Enterprises continue to source a significant portion of raw materials and parts from Asia and other regions of…