Spark 2018: Scout Catches Fire
A few of life's great mysteries: (1) Are we alone in the universe? (2) What is the meaning of life? (3) How in the world is Howie Mandel still on television? and…
Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – February 22, 2018
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…
Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and…
Artificial Intelligence: Making the Procurement World Smarter
If procurement 4.0 technologies are making the world smaller for procurement leaders and practitioners, artificial intelligence (AI) is making them smarter. In fact, practitioners everywhere ought to breathe a sigh of relief, since…
Payables Place First Thing: Basware in the News
Welcome to Ardent Partners’ weekly “Payables Place First Thing” article series. This series will feature recent articles from our sister site Payables Place, which is the global source of ePayables…
Technology Round-Up – February 15, 2018
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 229: Conversation with Michael Werblun, CEO of ZeroChaos
This week’s edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a discussion with ZeroChaos CEO, Michael Werblun. Michael and I cover a variety of topics during our conversation, including what…
What Can CPOs Learn from a Rising Supply Chain Star?
The face of supply management has been changing, along with the rest of the business world. As more Baby Boomers retire, they leave a void that workers from Generations X…
Technology Round-Up – February 8, 2018
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…