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The State of CWM Meets the State of Independence

By Christopher Dwyer December 10, 2014Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy

Editor’s note: Today’s article is a change of pace from the regular content here at CPO Rising. Ardent's contingent workforce management thought leader and resident expert, Christopher J. Dwyer, will…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini December 5, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we continue an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Zycus Horizon 2014: A Pot Of Gold

By Andrew Bartolini November 21, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this month at the Ritz Carlton on Amelia Island in Florida and it was another very successful event for the supply management…

CPO News – November 19, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini November 19, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Welcome to November's edition of CPO News. We're covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and…

Procurement Influencer Series: Tim Minahan of SAP Talks About What’s Next for Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini November 18, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

I first heard of Tim Minahan, Chief Marketing Officer, SAP Cloud and Line of Businesswhen his job description literally included the term "procurement influencer" in his role as Chief Service…

Zycus Horizon 2014: Ericsson Sourcing in the Networked Society

By Andrew Bartolini November 14, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As we mentioned yesterday, Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this week at the Ritz Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida and I was pleased to attend. It…

Technology Round-Up, November 13, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini November 13, 2014Articles, Events, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Horizon 2014: Zycus Delivers Zycus’ 3rd annual user conference, Horizon, was held this week at the Ritz-Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida, starting this past Sunday and continuing through Tuesday…

Visibility: What Does it Mean for Category Managers?

By Andrew Bartolini November 11, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

The Three Goals Every Travel / Expense Management Program Must Achieve

By Christopher Dwyer November 10, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Solution Providers

The world of business travel is evolving at a rapid clip, as more and more enterprises experience higher travel budgets, more complex processes within the expense management framework, and new,…