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Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has been writing about procurement people, processes, technologies, and industry best practices that have helped to propel the profession forward even before the firm’s creation.…

CPO News — September 9, 2020

By Phil Bartolini September 9, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing

Welcome to the (end of) Summer edition of CPO News! Over the past couple months there have been some higher-profile appointments and promotions that occurred in the procurement world, and…

Five Procurement Strategies to Unlock Greater Value

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

The value driven by the average sourcing team over the last decade has, in many cases, been significant and transformative. But, competitive forces at play in a rapidly changing business…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Ivalua

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

Metrics that Matter in 2020 – Top CPO Pressures

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

For the past four years, Ardent Partners’ Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 has compiled the industry’s best and most widely-used procurement industry benchmarks and delivered them in a highly-accessible and…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – SirionLabs

By Andrew Bartolini June 29, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Corcentric

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2020Articles, General, Lists, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series' as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site.…

Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity – Part 1

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2020Articles, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

"If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of…

Ardent Partners Announces the Full Agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit on May 7th

By Andrew Bartolini May 1, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We're pleased to announce the full agenda for The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Summit scheduled for next Thursday, May 7th. Register to watch 12 C-level executives present ideas, strategies, and insights…

The Resiliency Imperative – The Role of Sustainability in the Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain (Session 9 Overview)

By Andrew Bartolini April 20, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing

The Resiliency Imperative sessions continues with The Role of Sustainability in the Post-COVID-19 Supply Chain (click to register). In this session, we will we hear from a leading supply chain sustainability expert, Divya…