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Creating a Business Case for Sourcing Automation – An Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Manufacturers utilizing manual processes to source the direct materials that comprise their products have an extraordinary opportunity to leverage automation and drive great value across the enterprise. And yet, while…

The Future Of Work Is More Than Flexibility

By Christopher Dwyer October 6, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, People

For the past eighteen months, we’ve heard one refrain more than most: “The Future of Work is flexibility.” While the underlying and foundational elements of the so-called “next normal” are…

Future of Work Exchange Key Providers For 2021: RightSourcing

By Christopher Dwyer October 5, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Over the next several weeks, the Future of Work Exchange will unveil its “21 for 2021” list of key solution providers that are shaping the Future of Work through innovative…

Procurement Rising Podcast – Tom Cassidy, Bayada

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Podcast, Procurement Rising

Today, Episode 203 of the Procurement Rising Podcast. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply…

Throwback Thursday: The Visibility Factor – Another Best-in-Class Advantage (for Sourcing)

By Andrew Bartolini September 30, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Today, we’ll deep-dive into the notion of visibility, and the multiple angles of visibility in which Best-in-Class organizations (those top-performing organizations from Ardent’s upcoming “State of Strategic Sourcing” research report)…

What’s Ahead For Businesses As Vaccine Mandates Loom?

By Christopher Dwyer September 29, 2021Articles, General, People

Late last year, the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines was hailed a medical miracle and scientific triumph that proved the world could begin looking towards a coronavirus-free future. Over…

Future of Work Exchange Key Providers For 2021: Bluecrew

By Christopher Dwyer September 28, 2021Articles, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Over the next several weeks, the Future of Work Exchange will unveil its “21 for 2021” list of key solution providers that are shaping the Future of Work through innovative…

Two Exciting Webinars this Week from Ardent Partners!

By Phil Bartolini September 27, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay

Now in its 8th year, Ardent Partners’ monthly webinar series is designed to engage procurement executives with a steady stream of high-quality, progressive, educational, and actionable content. Ardent Partners is…

The Path to Spend Enlightenment

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

The path to true “spend enlightenment” is not merely paved with standard spend analysis. In fact, those organizations seeking to adopt next-generation spend analysis strategies must adapt to a changing…

NEW WEBINAR – Defining the Characteristics of Best-in-Class P2P

By Phil Bartolini September 23, 2021Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay

Ardent Partners’ Webinar Series Defining the Characteristics of Best-in-Class P2P Best-in-Class AP and P2P organizations enjoy a compelling advantage over their peers across all major performance benchmarks. They also achieve…