SAP Ariba Live Case Study: What AbbVie’s Spend Data “Tells” It
On Day 1 of SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, SAP Ariba Live 2016 in Las Vegas, the Ardent Partners analyst team sat in on a presentation entitled, Spend Analysis: What…
Throwback Thursday: Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples
Editor's Note: In the spirit of "Throwback Thursday," we're bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to the summer of 2010, Ardent's first summer. It's been some…
SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks
Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…
How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – P2P
As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…
What Will Take CPOs and Procurement Organizations to the “Next Level?” New/Improved Technology
Editor's Note: Today, we’re previewing the second report in a series of reports entitled CPO Game Changers – Volume 2: New/Improved Technology, sponsored by Zycus and available for download here (registration required). In 2016, procurement…
Technology Round-Up – April 28, 2016
IQN Partners with Bartech Group on Workforce Management Solutions On April 13, IQN, a Colorado-based provider of contingent workforce management (CWM) solutions, announced that it has "extended and expanded" its partnership…
CPO Rising 2016 Recap: Preparing for and Managing Through Global Supply Risk
On Tuesday, March 29th, attendees at CPO Rising 2016: the Agility Agenda, got to hear former CPO, procurement “luminary”, and CPO Rising “Hall of Fame” inductee, Harold “Hal” Good deliver…
CPO Rising 2016 Recap: Managing Supplier Risk in a Tough Global Climate
On Tuesday, March 29th, we had the pleasure of hearing Robert “Bob” Kane speak at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit here in Boston. He delivered a fascinating breakout presentation on Supply Chain Risk:…
A CPO and a Diplomat’s View of Supply Risk Management
One of the realities of the modern business environment is that Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and their teams increasingly must dive into the murky and ever expanding waters of supply…
How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management
As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…