Driving Savings: How to Use the Category Sourcing Scorecard
In 2012, our Category Sourcing Scorecard series was one of the most popular. As a reminder the Scorecard was a tool developed by Ardent Partners to help sourcing teams prioritize…
Stop, Collaborate & Listen
Today, I am pleased to welcome Vishal Patel back to these pages. Vishal will be a more frequent contributor to CPO Rising in 2013, which is good news for everyone.…
Batteries Not Included
Batteries Not Included. If you were born before 1980, you know this phrase and it is likely to evoke memories of opening a toy gift during the holidays and having…
Category Sourcing Scorecard – User Instructions
As I mentioned last time, Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is now available by clicking here (reg. required) and brought to you by BravoSolution. For those of you who have…
The Category Sourcing Scorecard is Now Available
Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts discussing the creation of a Category Sourcing Scorecard. Today, I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is…
Ardent Partners’ Plans for 2013
Regular readers know that this site is published by Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm focused on supply management. With the New Year just around the corner, we…
CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis
As a thank you to our loyal readers who keep us at or near the top of the list of the most popular global sites focused on supply management, CPO…
One Size Does Not Fit All
Before process automation, process standardization was one of the primary drivers of efficiencies. For example, Henry Ford's invention of the car made him a rich man, but it was his…
Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions
I'm pleased to let you know that we are putting the finishing touches on CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score and it will be available soon. The report has many interesting…
Source Or Lose 2012: eSourcing 2.0 Picks a Running Mate
The eSourcing 2.0 campaign is thrilled to announce that with less than one week to go before election day, we have selected a perfect running mate: Spend Analysis, the people’s…