CPO News – December 12, 2012
Today's CPO News is sponsored by the number 12. Diamond Foods Appoints David Colo New EVP Diamond Foods, Inc. has announced that David J. Colo has been appointed to the…
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…
CPO Rising’s 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…
Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (II)
We will return to our regular publishing schedule next week - And, in the coming weeks, we will have some exciting new announcements regarding our plans for 2013. Today, we…
Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (I)
Happy Diwali! Near the end of October, Zycus held its first user conference in New Orleans. In my estimation, the event, billed as "Horizon," was as advertised - "a three-day…
Career Spotlight: From CPO to COO
Tim Cook is not the only executive who has had a successful career after first being a Chief Procurement Officer. Ardent Partners' upcoming report, CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score (coming…
CPO Debate: Mandate or Sell the New Initiative? (2)
It is debate season in the U.S. and CPO Rising is pleased to enter the fray these last few days with a question that continues to spawn debate within and…
CPO Debate: Mandate or Sell the New Initiative?
It is debate season in the U.S. and CPO Rising is pleased to enter the fray these next few days with a question that continues to spawn debate within and…
CPO News – October 5, 2012
We have been so focused on Tim Cook (and his move from CPO to CEO) that we somehow skipped September's edition of "CPO News." To catch up, October gets a…
CPO News – October 4, 2012
Recent procurement news from around the world: UK to Use Past Performance in Evaluation of New Supplier Bids Bill Crothers, the U.K.'s Chief Procurement Officer (he replaced John Collington in…