2014: The Year Ahead in Meetings and Events Management
Complex spend categories, such as meetings / events and business travel, while considered mere costs of conducting business on a global scale, are becoming more strategic spend areas of the…
IQNavigator Announces Plan to Acquire ProcureStaff Technologies and ConsolVMS
IQNavigator ("IQN"), one of the world’s largest Vendor Management System (VMS) technology providers, has announced its plans to acquire ProcureStaff Technologies ("ProcureStaff") and its VMS platform, ConsolVMS from Volt Information…
2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)
Last time, we took a look at what it takes to become a Chief Procurement Officer in 2014. This time, some predictions for the Accounts Payable automation (what we commonly…
The Dynamic Trio – Taulia
For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…
Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance
Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer's) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these…
2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we're more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…
Independent Contractor Compliance: A Four-Step Program
The Ardent Partners Contingent Workforce Management Framework has three major categories: traditional temporary labor, complex contract talent, and independent contractors. Each represents a specific set of capabilities, competencies, processes, goals…
The Dynamic Trio – C2FO
For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…
One Size Does Not Fit All
Reminder: Are You Ready for the New Procurement? If so, you won't want to miss next week's webinar - click here for details/registration. One Size Does Not Fit All Before…
GEP Gets SMART with Its Solution Suite (Part 2)
GEP, the longstanding industry provider of procurement services and solutions, announced last week the launch of “SMART by GEP,” what the company is calling “the first unified sourcing and procurement…