Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies
Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…
How Will the “Gig Economy” Impact Procurement in 2017?
The procurement function has experienced first-hand business evolution across a variety of attributes, from technology and innovation to the emergence of data-driven strategies. Today’s procurement professionals have the opportunity to…
P2P Tech Roundup – August 30, 2016
CPO Rising regularly publishes news stories and general announcements on the people, companies, and events that have and will have a big impact on supply management. Our regular “P2P Tech Roundup" series…
Genpact: A Procurement BPO Provider Swims Upstream
Genpact (Ticker: G), the business process outsourcing (“BPO”) firm, has a long history as a procurement outsourcing provider. Today's article highlights my recent conversation with Jonathan Kirby, the SVP and Practice…
ePayables 2016: Technology’s Impact on AP Reaching the “Next Level” of Performance
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sneak peek into the findings from Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “ePayables 2016: Eyes on Prize,” available for download here. CPO Rising will feature…
Technology Round-Up – August 25, 2016
Determine Announces Financial Results for Q1 2017 On August 10, Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), the Indiana-based provider of contract management and source-to-settle solutions for the cloud, announced financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal…
CWM Technology in the Age of Innovation
Please note that my Contingent Workforce Weekly Podcast will return on the first Wednesday after Labor Day. As a reminder, Contingent Workforce Weekly is a new weekly podcast that will tackle a variety of…
The Art and Science of Procurement
“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see.” – Leonardo Da Vinci, Artist & Scientist The idea behind the…
Exostar: Enhancing Security for Source-to-Settle Solutions
The Ardent Partners analyst team recently sat down with Tim Zullo, Senior Director, Sales & Marketing, and Mark Hogan, Product Manager, of Exostar, a provider of secure, cloud-based solutions for heavily-regulated industries. The two executives…
Are Your Supply Management Processes “Fail-safe?”
When things don’t go according to plans, the unprepared are often forced to act as mere spectators left to "grin and bear it," while hoping that either no one notices or that…