Three More Non-Price Attributes to Source Better
Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…
The Corcentric Brand Unification: Setting a Strategy for Future Growth
A few weeks ago, Corcentric announced that they were combining business operations with its parent company, AmeriQuest Business Services, under the Corcentric company name (read Ardent’s initial coverage of the announcement from…
Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Two: Early Engagement
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become a true…
Payables Place First Thing: Intelligent AP – Maximizing Big Data
The emergence of innovative technologies in recent years has the potential to radically alter the way business is done. And, as enterprises intensify their focus on optimizing internal processes, modern…
Convergence Complete: “Beeline One” Headlines 2018 Beeline Conference
It is no secret that the new world of work runs on technology. Innovation is one of the core puzzle pieces of the Future of Work, and, with the wide…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 237: Insights from the 2018 Beeline Conference
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 237: Insights from the 2018 Beeline Conference Welcome to another all-new edition of the Continent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s episode highlights early news out of…
Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part One: Know Your Spend
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become…
In the “Age of Intelligence,” the CPO Rises Once More in 2018 (Webinar)
Editor's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to announce our new webinar, “CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence,” to be presented on Thursday, April 26, 2018 between 2:00 and 3:00 PM…
NEW SURVEY: The “State of ePayables” 2018 Market Research Study
Even as other enterprise functions begin to adopt digital transformation strategies, the average accounts payable (AP) unit still faces a more traditional challenge: continuing to automate specific facets of invoice-…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 236: A Conversation with Nathan Hirsch, Co-Founder and CEO of FreeeUp
This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast (sponsored by ZeroChaos) features an in-depth discussion with the co-founder and CEO of online talent platform FreeeUp, Nathan Hirsch. Nathan…