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What CPOs Are Saying About the CPO Rising Summit

By Phil Bartolini October 17, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General3 Comments

We think the CPO Rising Summit is a fantastic opportunity to meet like-minded, career-driven procurement executives, share best practices, and help us all continue to push the profession forward. We’re…

One Week Left to Get the Best Deal on Your CPO Rising 2018 Ticket

By Andrew Bartolini October 10, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Strategy

Hello Friend - As the leaves continue to change color here in New England, we inch closer to the CPO Rising 2018 Summit – Ardent Partners’ third-annual executive symposium for…

Payables Place First Thing: Electronic Payment as a Source of Value to Organizations

By Andrew Bartolini October 5, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Where does the most money flow out of an organization? No, it’s not fraud, theft, or even sales meetings. The simple answer is Accounts Payable (“AP”). Since AP pays all…

Five Best Practices in Supplier Information Management

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

In the current “Age of Innovation,” businesses are more reliant upon their suppliers than ever before. But, the ability of sourcing and procurement teams to fully optimize their suppliers’ performance…

Source-to-Settle Transformation: Two Headings — One Destination

By Andrew Bartolini October 2, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

"Procurement transformation” has become a common theme for many Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other procurement leaders who are searching for an advantage in an increasingly competitive and complex business marketplace.…

Supply Management’s Long, Slow March Towards Digital Transformation

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a sample from Ardent Partners’ latest research report, CPO Rising 2018: The Age of Intelligence (click to register and download). Readers can access all of this year’s…

Payables Place First Thing: B2B Payments…The Final Frontier of AP Automation

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

In a world where the speed of business increases moment by moment, and the next big competitor is right around the corner, enterprises can ill afford to let business value…

What Are the Top Trends Transforming AP? (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini September 25, 2018Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Years ago, the Accounts Payable (“AP”) roadmap was incredibly clear: shore up inefficiencies, eliminate paper and manual-based processes, and turn to ePayables automation as a way to develop repeatable and…

The Age of Intelligence: Ascending to the Next Level of Procurement Performance – New WEBINAR!

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Are you free next Tuesday, September 25 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time? Join Ardent Partners' Founder and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, on a webinar entitled The Age of Intelligence:…

How Data in AP Can Drive Success for the Entire Business (New Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor’s Note: Do you want to learn more about Bob’s take on the importance of data within Accounts Payable, and how best to utilize that data to take AP to…