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Ardent’s Analysis: Coupa Acquires VMS Provider DCR Workforce

By Andrew Bartolini & Christopher Dwyer September 12, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Last Tuesday afternoon, leading business spend management and cloud solution provider, Coupa Software, announced that it had acquired the “technology assets” of Vendor Management System (“VMS”), DCR Workforce (“DCR”). Terms…

Set Your Course for Procurement Transformation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 6, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The fact of the matter is that most procurement organizations struggle to do things very well or even consistently well. Certainly there are groups (often referred to by Ardent Partners…

CPO News – August 28, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 28, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the summer edition of CPO News! We'd be remiss if we didn't end the summer sharing some of the higher-profile appointments, promotions, and scandals that occurred in the…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – August 16, 2018

By Phil Bartolini August 16, 2018Articles, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…

The Best-in-Class Contract Management Program: More than Just Contracts

By Andrew Bartolini August 13, 2018Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

There are several key components to the modern procurement function that are unheralded in nature and often considered to be more tactical than strategic. However, in the greater purview of…

Technology Round-Up – August 9, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 9, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

Ardent Partners Announces “CPO Rising 2018” Procurement Summit

By Andrew Bartolini August 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Contact: Andrew Bartolini FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel.: 617-752-1620 Email: abartolini@ardentpartners.com Date: 08/08/2018 Ardent Partners Announces “CPO Rising 2018” Procurement Summit Day-and-a-Half Executive Symposium to Highlight Technology, Innovation, Intelligence, and the…

CPO Rising 2018: The Rise (and Rise) of Procurement Intelligence

By Andrew Bartolini August 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (sponsored by Determine) is the thirteenth annual Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) themed report that I have written and is part of the ongoing dialogue my…

Are Your Suppliers Financially Risky? You Oughta Know

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 6, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Supplier management is a multidimensional, dynamic, and ideally a continuous process that encompasses supplier information, relationship, and performance management, and supply risk management. A considerable part of supply risk management involves training…

Technology Round-Up – August 2, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology