Procurement’s Function at NASA
Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…
Technology Round-Up – June 26, 2015
Coupa "Inspires" at INSPIRE 2015 Earlier this month, Coupa, the California-based spend and supply management solution provider, held its annual INSPIRE user conference in San Francisco. Ardent Partners' analyst team was…
Where Do Freelancer Management Systems (FMS) Fit into Today’s CWM Industry?
To say that the contingent workforce industry has evolved considerably over the last decade is underselling the strategic importance of its progression. This isn’t a matter of simple advancements in…
Research Preview: Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies
Today's article is a preview of a report that Ardent Partners recently published entitled, Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies. The report is sponsored by GEP and interested readers…
AribaLIVE 2015: Looking to the Future of Business Commerce
[Publisher's Note: Today’s article is an analysis of two similar but separate presentations delivered by Ariba executives at their user conferences this spring. The first was at AribaLIVE in Las…
Two Days With Beeline and the Future of the Extended Workforce
[Editor’s note: Last week, resident contingent workforce management (CWM) expert and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, joined Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Beeline for their annual user conference…
Three Prerequisites for Collaborative Sourcing
The speed and complexity of business has been increasing in recent years and shows no sign of slowing down. Globalization means that new geographies and supply markets keep opening up;…
CPO News – June 15, 2015
Meritor Chief Procurement Officer Named President of Aftermarket and Trailer Division On April 30, Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR), a Troy, Michigan-based global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle…
BravoAdvantage: Taking Sourcing and Supplier Management to the “Next Level”
Ahead of BravoSolution's user group in London this week, we caught up with Jim Wetekamp, BravoSolution's CEO and Andrea Brody, Bravo's new SVP of Marketing, to get a general update and discuss…
Webinar: Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to Drive Influence and Results
Join Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini on a June 17th (2 pm ET) webinar sponsored by Puridiom when he presents the findings from his upcoming report "Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to…