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…
Sourcing with the Stars: How to Win Friends and Drive Adoption
As we've been barnstorming the nation planet stumping for our eSourcing 2.0 policy, we've been a little slower with articles these past two weeks - we will be back in…
eSourcing 2.0 – Barnstorming the Nation
The eSourcing 2.0 campaign hit both New Orleans and San Francisco this week where we were given three different opportunities to engage a groups of procurement pros on a variety…