Ariba LIVE 2014: “The Outcome Economy”
Ariba, an SAP company, hosted its 15th annual user conference - Ariba LIVE - March 17 - 19 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas with a…
Rites of Spring (2014): Procurement’s “Annual Cleaning”
Although it's still a little chilly in our neck of the wood (Boston), spring is officially upon us so, now is the time to move those sweaters to the bottom…
April Webinars Bring May… Results (Peoplefluent – April 8)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…
Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity
[Publisher's note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the "larger" themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP's announcement on Wednesday to acquire…
Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Fieldglass
Earlier today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced its intent to acquire Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Fieldglass, one of the world’s leading platforms for managing contingent labor and other types…
Ariba LIVE 2014: Deutsche Bank’s “No Budget, No PO, No Pay” Plan
The 15th annual Ariba LIVE conference was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas last week with a reported 2,200 procurement and finance professionals in attendance…
Procure-to-Pay Metrics that Matter
The procure-to-pay (P2P) process is growing in importance within many enterprises as we’ve noted in many articles including here and here. As with any business process, optimization is key to creating value throughout…
The Convergence of Supplier Management and Contingent Workforce Management
From a pure procurement perspective, it’s truly exciting when another corporate function or a very complex series of processes leans heavily on the foundation set by the procurement team. In…
What Every Executive Should Know About Business Networks
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Three Must Know Stats about Electronic Payments
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