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Three Essential Resources for Effective Supply Risk Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 12, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Anyone who has ever worked on a "watch floor" or in a security operations center will know that information management is the backbone of any successful risk management operation (for those…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 139: “Agenda Free Wednesday” Edition

By Christopher Dwyer May 10, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig, introduces “Agenda Free Wednesday,” where we tackle a variety of topics in lieu of a single theme.…

Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 10, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

Six Strategies to Expand Commercial Card Programs

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2017Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Leading organizations know that in order to maintain market share and market relevance, they must find strong trading partners with shared or aligned interests and develop a coalition of willing…

2017 Beeline Conference Wrap-Up: Connecting, Learning, Succeeding…and Innovating

By Christopher Dwyer May 5, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

During this week’s annual Beeline user conference at the Loews Sapphire Resort in Orlando, the Vendor Management System (VMS) solution’s CEO and president, Doug Leeby, stated that the technology market…

Technology Round-Up – May 4, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 4, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of procurement and supply management solution-provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a…

Opportunities for Direct Materials eSourcing

By Andrew Bartolini May 3, 2017Articles, Lists, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

At this year’s SAP Ariba Live, SAP Ariba announced that they are making a strategic push into direct materials management, among other things, in an effort to expand their solution footprint,…

Pumping the Brakes on Blockchain for Procurement

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 2, 2017Articles, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Blockchain, like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive technology, is one of the hottest buzzwords in the tech industry today, and the excitement has spread to supply management. In fact, Blockchain was…

CWM Technology Round-Up – April 27, 2017

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 27, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of contingent workforce management (CWM) solution-provider news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are…

Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 138: How Will Artificial Intelligence Impact Contingent Workforce Management?

By Christopher Dwyer April 26, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

This week’s all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast, sponsored by Shiftgig, tackles one of the most exciting outlets of innovation in today’s business world: artificial intelligence (AI). What…