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Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Ensuring Procurement Has a Seat at the Table

By Andrew Bartolini October 17, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast — Chris Shanahan, Vice President Global Sustainability – Supply Chain Operations…

Paper or Electronic Invoices and B2B Payments?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 14, 2022Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

The Answer Is Obvious. Should your AP department use paper as its main mode of supplier invoicing and payments, or should it leverage the power of automation to create repeatable,…

ePayables Technology Adoption in 2022

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Given recent trends toward improving business processes in a bid to increase efficiencies and drive down costs, one wonders why more enterprises have not fully automated their AP processes. This…

New Risks to AP Performance in 2022

By Andrew Bartolini September 30, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Unfortunately, in addition to the traditional, primarily tactical- related challenges facing AP year after year, Ardent Partners believes there are several new risks on the horizon that could negatively impact…

Procurement’s View of Direct Sourcing

By John Yuva September 26, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategy, Technology

The role of procurement is ever-evolving. Chief Procurement Officers are executing strategies in a world wrought with immense volatility and unpredictability. While the scale of disruption is unlike anything witnessed…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Building Credibility for Indirect Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini September 19, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2022 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Jim Polak, former Director of General Purchasing at PPG Industries…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Transforming Through Spend Analytics

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

The New ‘Normal’ Workspace in Accounts Payable and P2P

By Andrew Bartolini & Christopher Dwyer September 2, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Now in year three, COVID-19 continues to persist, and its outlook for the remainder of 2022 remains unclear. However, it is clear that much of the pre-pandemic world has faded…

P2P Technology Round-Up — August 31, 2022

By John Yuva August 31, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Seriesfocuses on the world of Accounts Payable and P2P this week, including several partnership announcements and funding rounds. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Tracking and Measuring Sustainability Progress

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2022 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Thomas Udesen, Chief Procurement Officer at Bayer and co-founder of…