The State of the Chief Procurement Officer – 2013
As I noted last time, my Ardent Partners' annual CPO Rising report is now available at the following sponsor links here, here, here, or here (registration required). CPOs and those…
Hot Topics for Chief Procurement Officers in 2013
To kick off 2013, I've discussed trends and predictions (Big Data, Globalization, and Technology) and the Hot Button Issues for Chief Procurement Officers in 2013. To close out the series…
Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included. If you were born before 1980, you know this phrase and it is likely to evoke memories of opening a toy gift during the holidays and having…
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Solutions)
Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at supply management solutions. Click here to read Part One of this…
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Globalization)
Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at globalization. Click to read Part One of this series focused on…
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Big Data)
Happy New Year and welcome back to CPO Rising! In 2010, we introduced this site with a series of 10 lists, predictions, ideas and strategies. Now in our fourth year,…
Category Sourcing Scorecard – User Instructions
As I mentioned last time, Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is now available by clicking here (reg. required) and brought to you by BravoSolution. For those of you who have…
The Category Sourcing Scorecard is Now Available
Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts discussing the creation of a Category Sourcing Scorecard. Today, I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is…
Ardent Partners’ Plans for 2013
Regular readers know that this site is published by Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm focused on supply management. With the New Year just around the corner, we…
STEP CHANGE: How Business Networks are Changing the Procurement Paradigm
With all of the recent market activity, it is not surprising that more and more people are talking about and focusing on Business Networks (sometimes referred to as B2B, Supplier,…