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Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. A New AI…
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April 29, 2021
Earlier this week, I had a great conversation with Jim Polak, the former Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc, on the Procurement Rising Podcast Series. As many of you know, back…
April 28, 2021
This week’s all-new Contingent Workforce Weekly episode, sponsored by Beeline, features a discussion around why “transformation” will be a continued theme throughout 2021 as businesses continue to inch closer to…
April 28, 2021
Before we get down to serious business, I thought I would start off with a fun fact about Earth Day: Why is Earth Day Celebrated on April 22nd? The April…
April 27, 2021
Late last year, Ardent Partners published its groundbreaking Direct Sourcing Toolkit research study, which highlighted the criticality of direct sourcing in a world of talent and work that was seemingly…
April 25, 2021
Today, Episode 104 of our new Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement…
April 23, 2021
Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…
April 22, 2021
[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] Most Chief Procurement Officers love to invest in their…
April 21, 2021
[Editor’s Note: Ardent recently published a new research report entitled “Why Best-of-Breed Solutions Consistently Beat ERPs in the Accounts Payable Arena“, sponsored by Esker. This new report is available for…
April 19, 2021
Today, Episode 103 of our new Procurement Rising Podcast In this podcast, I will be interviewing Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in…
April 16, 2021
Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…
