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The Importance of People and Talent: Reflections from the 2018 CPO Rising Summit

By Christopher Dwyer November 30, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of a being part of Ardent’s third Annual CPO Rising Summit, the company’s event that is designed “for CPOs by CPOs” at the…

Technology Round-Up — November 29, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini November 29, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, 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,…

Toward an Intelligent Supply Risk Management Paradigm

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, I effectively made a business case for adopting digital, automated supply risk management (SRM) tools, along with supplier information management (SIM) and supplier performance management (SPM) tools in…

Black Friday 2018 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 23, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…

P2P Technology Round-Up – November 21, 2018

By Phil Bartolini November 21, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Now back to our regular scheduled programming…Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, procure-to-pay (P2P), and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If…

On Rising in 2018: CPOs and Industry Events

By Andrew Bartolini November 20, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Strategy, Technology

Two weeks ago, 120 global procurement executives descended on Boston for our Annual CPO Rising Summit. I've been organizing Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)-focused events since 2006 and I still find the…

The Business Case for Supply Risk Management in 2019: By the Numbers

By Andrew Bartolini November 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

There's a business case to be made for adopting and implementing supply risk management (SRM) tools, as well as supplier performance management (SPM) and supplier information management (SIM) tools. Part…

Best-in-Class Procurement Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Achievement at the CPO Honors 2018 Gala

By Andrew Bartolini November 16, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Executives from Rio Tinto, Harvard University, Brighthouse Financial, BCNET, and Watermark Retirement Communities take home awards during Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising Summit BOSTON, November 16 — Ardent Partners, a…

The Evolution of the VMS Platform: A Discussion with Shashank Saxena, CEO/Co-Founder of VNDLY

By Christopher Dwyer November 15, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today’s contingent workforce management (CWM) programs run on two key elements: talent and technology. As CWM initiatives continue to progress to keep up with the demand of the agile enterprise,…

Reflections on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit (Part I): Third Time’s a Charm

By Andrew Bartolini November 14, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Technology1 Comment

One week ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners' third-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team…