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How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 11, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As Chief Procurement Officers ("CPOs") and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

CPO News – April 8, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Editor's Note: Welcome to another edition of CPO News! Just a week ago, we capped off our inaugural and highly successful CPO Rising procurement executive summit where we met over…

Spring Cleaning 2016

By Andrew Bartolini April 5, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Speaking of great memories, here's one from the files that we share biennially.... Although it snowed a few inches on Monday in Boston, spring is officially upon us so, now…

Bob Kane: an “Old School” CPO with a “New School” Style

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 29, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Ardent Partners is pleased to welcome Robert “Bob” Kane to CPO Rising 2016 today in Boston, where he will give a talk on Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain.…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Sourcing, Supply Risk, and Contract Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 25, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

The modern procurement executive must focus on a number of functional areas in order to remain competitive in today’s business world. This includes tasks like managing supplier relationships, sourcing the…

Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 24, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing

E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…

CPO Rising 2016 Summit: Showcasing the Value of Sourcing Across All Categories

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Developing and maintaining an effective sourcing program is one of many game-changers that Ardent Partners has espoused for procurement teams over the last several years. Running a sourcing program that…

Webinar Preview: Savings and Risk: The Rise of Analytics for Procurement – March 23

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 15, 2016Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, along with representatives and clients of Determine, Inc. on Wednesday, March 23 at 2:00 pm EST for this complementary webinar…

Technology Round-Up – March 10, 2016

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 10, 2016Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Tradeshift, MetaProcure Partner to Bring Managed Procurement Services to the Masses On March 8, Tradeshift, the California-based provider of supplier collaboration networks, announced that is has partnered with Georgia-based MetaProcure, a provider of…

How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Spend Analysis and eSourcing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 8, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process –…