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When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – June 14, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 14, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…

Last Chance to Download our Webinar, “How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation”

By Andrew Bartolini June 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

About the Webinar Last month, Ardent Partners and Ivalua presented a highly interactive webinar that highlighted the key strategies needed to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Organization. After all, the proper…

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: ISM Refocuses its Global Approach

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 11, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Ahead of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)’s 103rd annual conference that was held in Nashville, Tennessee last month, we sat down with Jim Barnes, ISM Managing Director, Customer Engagement,…

At ISM 2018 in Nashville, the Kids were Alright

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Technology

At the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference in Nashville last month, I was invited to attend a panel discussion featuring five 30-under-30 Rising Supply Chain Stars. The 30-under-30 “Rising Supply Chain Stars”…

Procurement Influencer Series: Steven Bowen, Founder and Chairman, Maine Pointe

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 6, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Steven J. Bowen is an executive leader with over 30 years of experience in procurement, operations, and manufacturing consulting. In 2004, he founded Maine Pointe, a Boston-based procurement, logistics and…

The Real Value of Today’s Contingent Workforce

By Christopher Dwyer June 5, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The world of work is changing. Transformational thinking is happening within today’s enterprises as the Future of Work, Gig Economy, and other market shifts are occurring. One of the most…

Payables Place First Thing: Tradeshift Introduces Supply Chain Finance Using Blockchain Technology

By Andrew Bartolini June 1, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

[Editor’s Note: Last week Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen, met with Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng to discuss his company’s new announcement related to blockchain…

Technology Round-Up – May 31, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 31, 2018Articles, Process, 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,…

New World of Work, New World of Talent (New Report!)

By Christopher Dwyer May 30, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

It is no secret that the world of work is changing…it is evolving. The consumerization of business (and the new platforms that have been developed to support this market shift)…

What’s Cyber Security Got to do with it? Former CIA and NSA Directors Discuss at ISM 2018 – Part II

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 29, 2018Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference, ISM CEO, Tom Derry, hosted a panel on the topic of cyber security, globalization, and supply chain risk management. The…