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Are We Thriving, or Just Surviving in Supply Management? Arianna Huffington’s Opening Keynote Address from ISM 2018

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, the Ardent Partners analyst team traveled to the Mecca of Country Music, Nashville, Tennessee for the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference. This year's lineup of speakers was top notch,…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this month, I sat down with riskmethods’ Co-Founder and Managing Director, Heiko Schwarz, to learn about his background in business, his impetus for establishing riskmethods, and what he believes is…

Payables Place First Thing: Where is the Best Place to Begin an ePayables Automation Initiative?

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

It is generally agreed that ePayables automation includes three distinct processes – 1) Receive, 2) Process, and 3) Pay. There is value to an organization in automating each part of…

Technology Round-Up – May 10, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 10, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Four: Clear Communication

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Three: Tighter Specifications

By Andrew Bartolini May 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

SyncFab Joins the Blockchain Community, Looks to Level the Playing Field for SMBs

By Andrew Bartolini April 30, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As the sourcing and procurement industry goes, one of its many challenges is to find the best quality product or service from the best supplier for the lowest acceptable price…

Payables Place First Thing: A Conversation with Andre Hoddevik, Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL

By Andrew Bartolini April 27, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Andre Hoddevik, the Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), a European-based, non-profit international association whose purpose is to enable European…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 238: A Conversation with Colleen Tiner, SVP of Strategy at Beeline

By Christopher Dwyer April 25, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Welcome to another all-new episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week’s edition features a conversation with Colleen Tiner, SVP of Strategy at Beeline, around the announcements and news…