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When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — May 29, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini May 29, 2019Articles, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini May 27, 2019General, People

Memorial Day in the United States has different meanings for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of…

CPOs in 2019: Same Neighborhood, Different Views

By Andrew Bartolini May 24, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General

Editor’s Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300…

Technology Round-Up — May 22, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2019Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

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

Procurement’s Performance Plateau: The Results Are In

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Today’s article includes a large excerpt from Ardent’s annual “State of Procurement” research report, CPO Rising 2019: Value Expansion. This report is based upon the responses from more than 300…

Supply Risk Management: A Best-in-Class Value Driver

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategy, Technology

While cutting costs, increasing savings, and pulling more spend under management is, collectively, a well-worn path for procurement to drive performance, a road less-traveled is through effective supply risk management (SRM).…

Monday First Thing: Art Meets Innovation at IvaluaNOW 2019

By Andrew Bartolini May 6, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending IvaluaNOW, Ivalua’s bi-annual user conference in Chicago. It follows closely on the heals of its other user conference, IvaluaNOW in Paris, which it held in…

Join us for the State of Procurement 2019 Address (Webinar)!

By Andrew Bartolini April 19, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent's "State of Procurement" webinar (click to register!) is our annual look into the procurement function, analyzing the current capabilities in the areas of people, process, and technology. We also take…

Technology Round-Up — April 17, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini April 17, 2019Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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

CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion — A New Webinar from Ardent Partners

By Andrew Bartolini April 12, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Join the Ardent Partners analyst team and special guests on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 pm EST for the must-attend procurement event of the spring -- CPO Rising 2019: #ValueExpansion! Click…