
Join Ardent Partners and Arkestro on April 24th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on AI Decoded: What Every CPO Needs to Know. In 2024, AI is seemingly “everything, everywhere,…
CPO RISING – THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Join Ardent Partners and Arkestro on April 24th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on AI Decoded: What Every CPO Needs to Know. In 2024, AI is seemingly “everything, everywhere,…
As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the perspectives from a few industry…
Better late, than never – As part of our Technology Adoption series which ran this past summer and fall, we thought it would be helpful to capture and share the…
DHS to Adopt eSourcing 2.0 The DHS will get out of the paper business and adopt electronic bidding for all major programs. So said Department of Homeland Security’s Undersecretary for…
Since introducing the “Non-Price Attributes” series here, we have discussed the following: Supplier Market Share Quality & Past Performance Production and Delivery Capabilities Who the Supplier Is Next on our…
To kick off 2010 (and this site), I published a series of ten lists – our “10 for 2010” – where we made predictions, highlighted strategies, identified leaders [Sidebar: I…
When talking to friends who invest money in stocks or companies professionally or when reading about well-known (or well-heeled) investors, two investment strategies often stand out (1) invest in companies…
Our non-price attribute series continues today with a look at Production and Delivery Capabilities. After introducing the series here, we have also discussed Quality & Past Performance and Supplier Market…
Last week we introduced a discussion on the use of non-price attributes in evaluating supplier bids and awarding contracts. This week, we continue the conversation by discussing specific non-price attributes…
Beyond price, what criteria do you typically use to award your supplier contracts? That’s the question we’ll try to answer today (and in this new series) as we share our…
Yes, we’ve been spending a fair amount of time talking about ePayables in recent weeks and we hope you’ve enjoyed it (we did after all, just announce the publication of…
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