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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

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,…

Six Ways for Procurement to Collaborate Inside and Outside of the Enterprise

By Andrew Bartolini July 31, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Collaboration is and will remain a key aspect of procurement operations for years to come. Organizations that do not already emphasize collaborative procurement should begin to do so, as the…

Technology Round-Up – July 26, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 26, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – July 19, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 19, 2018Articles, Process, 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 payables…