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Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part One

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Globalization has made the world a much smaller place over the last 30 to 40 years, yet trading partners are still so disconnected from each other and from their extended…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 232: Listener Mailbag Edition (March)

By Christopher Dwyer March 7, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

This week’s episode of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast (sponsored by ZeroChaos) is the “listener mailbag” edition for the month of March. Topics discussed include: How the procurement function can…

Five Things to Consider Before Beginning Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini March 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The Chinese philosopher Laozi once wrote in the Tao Te Ching that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The statement is as true today as it was in the sixth…

A Tale of Two Procurement Departments

By Andrew Bartolini March 5, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 231: A Conversation with Wade Burgess, CEO of Shiftgig

By Christopher Dwyer February 28, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

Another all new episode of Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast (sponsored by ZeroChaos) features a thought-provoking discussion with CEO of online talent platform Shiftgig, Wade Burgess. Wade and I chatted about…

Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

By Andrew Bartolini February 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…

Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Solution Providers

Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and…

Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world smaller for procurement leaders and practitioners, artificial intelligence (AI) is making them smarter. In fact, practitioners everywhere ought to breathe a sigh of relief, since…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 229: Conversation with Michael Werblun, CEO of ZeroChaos

By Christopher Dwyer February 14, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion with ZeroChaos CEO, Michael Werblun. Michael and I cover a variety of topics during our conversation, including what…