Understanding Supply Chain Finance
Supply chain finance (“SCF”) is an advanced financial solution that accomplishes two primary goals: suppliers get paid more quickly but at a slight discount, and buyers preserve their days payable…
Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Introducing Chris Shanahan of BD – Part I
I’ve known Chris Shanahan, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at BD for nearly a decade, and I am beyond thrilled to welcome him to Boston in November as one of our keynote speakers…
CPO Rising 2017: Procurement Hurdles (and last chance to download!)
While the tech adoption and mastery issues discussed previously here on CPO Rising are not unique to procurement departments, the major hurdles that Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) face in pursuit of their…
P2P Technology Round-Up – September 28, 2017
CPO Rising’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…
New Webinar from Ardent Partners – The State of ePayables 2017
The speed and complexity of business continue to accelerate, forcing Accounts Payable (AP) and finance professionals to adapt to new market conditions and react to new challenges and opportunities. The…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 215: Listener Mailbag Edition (September)
Welcome to another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This month’s “listener mailbag” edition covers plenty of interesting ground, including: The short- and long-term disruption of new work…
Webinar! Strategic Spend Management – Last Chance to Register (9/27)!
"By surveying thousands of distinct organizations over the years, Ardent Partners has been able to clearly establish that the groups that manage very high levels of spend perform significantly better…
Aquiire’s Move to “Real-Time” Procurement
Last week the Ardent Partners team participated a briefing with the executive team at Aquiire to get a general update on the company, its recent successes, and the general direction…
Technology Round-Up – September 21, 2017
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 214: Conversation with Jeff Wald, Co-Founder and President of WorkMarket
In this week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, I sat down with WorkMarket co-founder and president, Jeff Wald, to discuss a variety of topics related to the evolving…