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Great Speakers Fill the Agenda at the CPO Rising 2019 Summit – October 29 & 30

By Phil Bartolini September 3, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Strategy

Learn from and Network with Top Procurement Executives Ardent has booked an unrivaled team of CPOs from leading companies like Johnson & Johnson, Panasonic, TripAdvisor, Enel Green Power, Carbonite, Veolia,…

Happy Labor Day!

By Andrew Bartolini September 2, 2019Articles, General, People

The first Monday of September in the United States (and Canada) is a federal holiday called Labor Day. According to the US Department of Labor, “Labor Day is a creation of the labor…

Ardent Partners’ Newest eBook, Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2019, Available for a Limited Time Only!

By Andrew Bartolini August 30, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Over the past decade, Ardent Partners has conducted more procurement-themed market research studies than any other firm or consultancy in the industry. In that time, Ardent has benchmarked thousands of distinct…

Throwback Thursday: Highlights from the CPO Rising 2017 Summit!

By Andrew Bartolini August 29, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

As we gear up to take the field for CPO Rising 2019 in two months, we can’t help but reflect on how successful (and fun) are these CPO Rising events. Like good…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Dan Warn, Chief Procurement Officer, athenahealth

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Dan Warn is the Chief Procurement Officer at athenahealth. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and since transitioning from the Army, Dan has spent…

With Manufacturing at a Critical Juncture, SyncFab Pushes Forward with Blockchain

By Andrew Bartolini August 23, 2019Articles, Lists, People, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Blockchain platforms and applications can be used to expand market opportunities for small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies, which provide the vast majority of parts and components to large manufacturers and…

Throwback Thursday: Déjà vu — Summer Supply Constraints

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

Data-Driven: How the Best-in-Class Use Spend Visibility to Gain a Competitive Advantage

By Andrew Bartolini August 21, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Xeeva‘s blog a couple of weeks ago. Xeeva is a Michigan-based provider of sourcing and procurement solutions, and a co-sponsor of the CPO Rising 2019procurement benchmark…

The Harvard Club of Boston to Host the CPO Rising 2019 Summit

By Andrew Bartolini August 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General

Ardent Partners is pleased to highlight that the CPO Rising 2019 Summit will return to the Harvard Club of Boston this fall. The prestigious and historic event venue has been named by Boston…

CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Bill Browning, Director of Procurement at Carbonite

By Andrew Bartolini August 14, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Bill Browning is the Director of Procurement at Carbonite. He has 15-plus year track record of driving cost savings and efficiencies through effective sourcing, negotiation and vendor management strategies. At…