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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Seven: Proactive and Ongoing Supplier Outreach

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

Technology Round-Up – May 31, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini May 31, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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

How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation (Webinar!)

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

It's the age-old question in procurement (and in any business industry, really): how to build a better, faster, and smarter operation? Join Ardent Partners' Chief Research Officer and Managing Partner,…

Technology Round-Up – May 17, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 17, 2018Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Are We Thriving, or Just Surviving in Supply Management? Arianna Huffington’s Opening Keynote Address from ISM 2018

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2018Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, the Ardent Partners analyst team traveled to the Mecca of Country Music, Nashville, Tennessee for the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference. This year's lineup of speakers was top notch,…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Earlier this month, I sat down with riskmethods’ Co-Founder and Managing Director, Heiko Schwarz, to learn about his background in business, his impetus for establishing riskmethods, and what he believes is…

Procurement Influencer Series: Heiko Schwarz, Co-Founder and Managing Director, riskmethods – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 3, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 3, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

SyncFab Joins the Blockchain Community, Looks to Level the Playing Field for SMBs

By Andrew Bartolini April 30, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As the sourcing and procurement industry goes, one of its many challenges is to find the best quality product or service from the best supplier for the lowest acceptable price…

Technology Round-Up – April 26, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini April 26, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology