Case Study Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/case-study/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:26:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Case Study Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/case-study/ 32 32 Throwback Thursday: Agility — Source Like a Cheetah https://cporising.com/2019/12/19/throwback-thursday-agility-source-like-a-cheetah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-agility-source-like-a-cheetah Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40137 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption https://cporising.com/2019/04/18/throwback-thursday-final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37424 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results https://cporising.com/2019/04/11/throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37350 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (2) https://cporising.com/2019/04/04/throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-2 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37286 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (1) https://cporising.com/2019/03/28/throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37239 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Spark 2018: Scout Catches Fire https://cporising.com/2018/02/28/spark-2018-scout-catches-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spark-2018-scout-catches-fire Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32537 A few of life’s great mysteries: (1) Are we alone in the universe? (2) What is the meaning of life? (3) How in the world is Howie Mandel still on television? and…

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]]> Meet the Speakers of CPO Rising 2017! Welcoming Back Bill McNally of NASA https://cporising.com/2017/09/25/meet-the-speakers-of-cpo-rising-2017-welcoming-back-bill-mcnally-of-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-the-speakers-of-cpo-rising-2017-welcoming-back-bill-mcnally-of-nasa Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30656 Last year, we were fortunate to have Bill McNally, deputy chief acquisition officer at NASA, who directs procurement across the entire space agency, join Ardent Partners’ inaugural CPO Rising Procurement Executive…

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]]> Best of 2016: From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s – Part I https://cporising.com/2017/01/03/best-of-2016-from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2016-from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-part-i Tue, 03 Jan 2017 11:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27793 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.  Ardent Partners is…

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]]> Best of 2016: Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016! https://cporising.com/2017/01/02/best-of-2016-ardent-partners-welcomes-jacob-larsen-of-maersk-group-to-cpo-rising-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2016-ardent-partners-welcomes-jacob-larsen-of-maersk-group-to-cpo-rising-2016 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27790 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2016 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. We also have…

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]]> Ardent Partners Welcomes Jacob Larsen of Maersk Group to CPO Rising 2016! https://cporising.com/2016/02/17/ardent-partners-welcomes-jacob-larsen-of-maersk-group-to-cpo-rising-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardent-partners-welcomes-jacob-larsen-of-maersk-group-to-cpo-rising-2016 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:00:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23214 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. Today we continue the series with an…

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]]> From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (II) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight) https://cporising.com/2016/02/12/from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-ii-cpor-16-speaker-spotlight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-ii-cpor-16-speaker-spotlight Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23246 Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series with…

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]]> From CFO to CEO: A Conversation with Louie Psallidas of Uno’s (I) – (CPOR-16 Speaker Spotlight) https://cporising.com/2016/02/04/from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-chicago-grill-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-cfo-to-ceo-a-conversation-with-louie-psallidas-of-unos-chicago-grill-part-i Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22933 Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of the outstanding executives that are presenting at the CPO Rising 2016 Summit. It is fitting that we commence this series…

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]]> Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II https://cporising.com/2016/01/11/best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22873 Editor’s Note: As we reflect on 2015 with our “best of” series, Ardent Partners would like to invite you to our Procurement 2016: Big Trends and Predictions webinar that we…

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]]> Best of 2015: From Airman to Spaceman: Bill McNally’s Ascent into NASA Procurement https://cporising.com/2016/01/07/best-of-2015-from-airman-to-spaceman-bill-mcnallys-ascent-into-nasa-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-from-airman-to-spaceman-bill-mcnallys-ascent-into-nasa-procurement Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22842 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Best of 2015: CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I https://cporising.com/2016/01/04/best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-i Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22822 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing a series of “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Procurement’s Function at NASA https://cporising.com/2015/06/29/procurements-function-at-nasa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurements-function-at-nasa Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19474 Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…

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]]> From Airman to Spaceman: Bill McNally’s Ascent into NASA Procurement https://cporising.com/2015/06/25/from-airman-to-spaceman-bill-mcnallys-ascent-into-nasa-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-airman-to-spaceman-bill-mcnallys-ascent-into-nasa-procurement Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19457 Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best…

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]]> CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part II https://cporising.com/2015/04/16/cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-our-cpo-reflects-part-ii Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18748 Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement outsourcing project that has gone terribly wrong. [Readers can review…

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]]> CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I https://cporising.com/2015/04/10/cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-about-procurement-outsourcing-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-four-lessons-learned-about-procurement-outsourcing-part-i Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18726 CPO Serial: Four Lessons Learned, Our CPO Reflects Part I Over the past four months, Ardent Partners has presented one Chief Procurement Officer’s insightful and fascinating foray into a procurement…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Gregory Mark of Hubwoo https://cporising.com/2015/03/18/procurement-influencer-series-gregory-mark-of-hubwoo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-gregory-mark-of-hubwoo Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18579 As CEO of Hubwoo, Gregory Mark has witnessed the evolution of procurement technologies from the dot com bubble and burst to e-invoicing and e-procurement to spend analytics and the cloud.…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 11) – Situation Normal…. https://cporising.com/2015/03/06/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-11-a-total-snafu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-11-a-total-snafu Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18356 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Roy Anderson from MetaProcure https://cporising.com/2015/02/27/procurement-influencer-series-roy-anderson-from-metaprocure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-roy-anderson-from-metaprocure Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18315 Some of the best analysis of the state of procurement and its future comes from leaders who have experienced it from the inside as a Chief Procurement Officer or procurement…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 10) – Fast & Furious https://cporising.com/2015/02/25/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-10-fast-and-furious Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18276 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 9) – The Tip of the Iceberg https://cporising.com/2015/02/18/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-9-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-9-the-tip-of-the-iceberg Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18096 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 8) – Hail Mary https://cporising.com/2015/02/11/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-8-hail-mary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-8-hail-mary Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17965 We invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s Next for Procurement?“) by clicking the…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 7) – Our Dilbert Moment https://cporising.com/2015/02/05/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-7-our-dilbert-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-7-our-dilbert-moment Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17877 A message from Andrew Bartolini (me): I invite all procurement, P2P, and supply management practitioners to participate in my upcoming CPO-focused research study (to be called “CPO Rising 2015: What’s…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 6) – The Rubber Hits the Road https://cporising.com/2015/01/27/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-6-implementation-and-transition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-6-implementation-and-transition Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17687 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 5) – Vendor Selection https://cporising.com/2015/01/20/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-5-vendor-selection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-5-vendor-selection Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17495 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and his…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 4) – The RFP https://cporising.com/2015/01/13/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-4-the-rfp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-4-the-rfp Tue, 13 Jan 2015 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16996 On this season of CPO Serial, I interviewed the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) at a large US-based manufacturer about his experience with a company-wide  outsourcing initiative and how he and…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 3) – The Counterproposal https://cporising.com/2015/01/06/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-3-the-counterproposal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-3-the-counterproposal Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16972 Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Richard Waugh of Zycus https://cporising.com/2015/01/05/procurement-influencer-series-richard-waugh-of-zycus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-richard-waugh-of-zycus https://cporising.com/2015/01/05/procurement-influencer-series-richard-waugh-of-zycus/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16604 In the procurement and supply management spaces, Richard Waugh is a seasoned veteran with more than thirty years of experience in B2B, eCommerce, and Sourcing technology development and innovation. Richard…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/01/05/procurement-influencer-series-richard-waugh-of-zycus/feed/ 2 Best of 2014: Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at ADM https://cporising.com/2015/01/01/alicia-ralston-sewing-the-seeds-of-collaboration-at-archer-daniels-midland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alicia-ralston-sewing-the-seeds-of-collaboration-at-archer-daniels-midland Thu, 01 Jan 2015 11:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15847 Happy New Year! Our Best of 2014 series continues below: This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 2) – A Business Case is Made https://cporising.com/2014/12/18/cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-serial-procurement-outsourcing-episode-2-a-business-case-is-made Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16509 Procurement outsourcing has arrived. It may not be beloved by Chief Procurement Officers, but it is certainly on many of their radar screens. It is a topic that many of…

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]]> CPO Serial: Procurement Outsourcing (Episode 1) – It Begins https://cporising.com/2014/12/11/cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-case-study-procurement-outsourcing-part-i-it-begins Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16507 Many years ago, one very large full-service BPO firm stopped working with me because I told them that procurement outsourcing was not on the radar screen of the average Chief…

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]]> What Buyers Should Know about Supplier Relationship Management: One Supplier’s Take https://cporising.com/2014/10/31/what-buyers-should-know-about-supplier-relationship-management-one-suppliers-take/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-buyers-should-know-about-supplier-relationship-management-one-suppliers-take Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16014 For procurement and sourcing teams, collaborating with suppliers, effectively communicating business needs, and building and maintaining supplier relationships are critical and often overlooked parts of the strategic sourcing process. While…

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]]> Tom Linton: Leading the Way towards Superior Performance at Flextronics https://cporising.com/2014/10/29/tom-linton-leading-the-way-towards-superior-performance-at-flextronics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tom-linton-leading-the-way-towards-superior-performance-at-flextronics Wed, 29 Oct 2014 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15981 This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

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]]> Growth and Expansion – the Archer Daniels Midland Way https://cporising.com/2014/10/22/growth-and-expansion-the-archer-daniels-midland-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=growth-and-expansion-the-archer-daniels-midland-way Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15907 This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

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]]> Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at Archer Daniels Midland https://cporising.com/2014/10/15/alicia-ralston-sowing-the-seeds-of-collaboration-at-archer-daniels-midland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alicia-ralston-sowing-the-seeds-of-collaboration-at-archer-daniels-midland Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18758 This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

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]]> Dr. Nick Nayak – A Profile of a Public-Sector Chief Procurement Officer https://cporising.com/2014/09/23/dr-nick-nayak-a-profile-of-a-public-sector-chief-procurement-officer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-nick-nayak-a-profile-of-a-public-sector-chief-procurement-officer Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15623 This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…

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]]> Ariba LIVE 2014: Contingent Labor and the Overlooked Opportunity https://cporising.com/2014/03/28/ariba-live-2014-contingent-labor-and-the-overlooked-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ariba-live-2014-contingent-labor-and-the-overlooked-opportunity Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:30:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13126 [Publisher’s note: Our original plan for today was to publish an article focused on the “larger” themes and announcements at Aribe LIVE, but with SAP’s announcement on Wednesday to acquire…

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]]> Ariba LIVE 2014: Deutsche Bank’s “No Budget, No PO, No Pay” Plan https://cporising.com/2014/03/24/ariba-live-2014-deutsche-banks-no-budget-no-po-no-pay-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ariba-live-2014-deutsche-banks-no-budget-no-po-no-pay-plan Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13060 The 15th annual Ariba LIVE conference was held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center in Las Vegas last week with a reported 2,200 procurement and finance professionals in attendance…

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]]> Profile of a Best-in-Class AP Operation: Disney https://cporising.com/2014/02/05/profile-of-a-best-in-class-ap-operation-disney/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=profile-of-a-best-in-class-ap-operation-disney Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12754 Last fall, I attended and presented at the IOFM AP Expo in Las Vegas. The event has grown to become one of the main attractions in the AP space. The…

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]]> Agility: Source Like a Cheetah https://cporising.com/2013/06/14/agility-source-like-a-cheetah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agility-source-like-a-cheetah https://cporising.com/2013/06/14/agility-source-like-a-cheetah/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11447 Agility noun \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\ 1. ease and grace in physical activity 2. the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility. 3. the ability to think and draw conclusions…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2013/06/14/agility-source-like-a-cheetah/feed/ 1 Adding Value to the Business Unit (One CPO’s View of the World) https://cporising.com/2013/06/10/adding-value-to-the-business-unit-one-cpos-view-of-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adding-value-to-the-business-unit-one-cpos-view-of-the-world Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11361 Today, we are pleased to welcome procurement industry leader and “friend of the site,” Scott Forest as a guest contributor. Scott’s been adding value to his business units by managing…

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]]> Procurement Performance: Reporting Out, Managing In – A Case Study https://cporising.com/2013/06/06/procurement-performance-reporting-out-managing-in-a-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-performance-reporting-out-managing-in-a-case-study Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11307 I recently caught up with a procurement executive and “friend of the site” to discuss eProcurement systems and the complexity of managing back-end systems for a company that has been…

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]]> Keynote from Ariba LIVE 2013: Ramsay Chu https://cporising.com/2013/05/13/keynote-from-ariba-live-2013-ramsay-chu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keynote-from-ariba-live-2013-ramsay-chu Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11151 When I last spoke with “friend of the site,” Ramsay Chu in early 2012, he had just been hired as the new Global Head of Procurement (“CPO”) at Rio Tinto…

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]]> Ariba LIVE 2013: Keynote from Down Under https://cporising.com/2013/05/10/ariba-live-2013-keynote-from-down-under/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ariba-live-2013-keynote-from-down-under Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11130 Ariba LIVE was held this week in Washington DC and the analyst team from Ardent Partners was there in full force. Yes, just us and 2,000 customers, staffers, partners, sponsors,…

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]]> Coupa Inspire ’13: The Real Thing https://cporising.com/2013/04/11/coupa-inspire-13-the-real-thing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coupa-inspire-13-the-real-thing Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:00:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10950 Earlier this week, I attended Coupa’s inaugural user conference, Inspire,in San Francisco. It was a winning and impressive display that blended executive and product presentations with client success stories on…

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]]> Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet https://cporising.com/2013/03/13/intesource-innovation-13-raleys-procurement-comet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intesource-innovation-13-raleys-procurement-comet https://cporising.com/2013/03/13/intesource-innovation-13-raleys-procurement-comet/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10735 I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2013/03/13/intesource-innovation-13-raleys-procurement-comet/feed/ 1 Concentra: An ePayables Case Study https://cporising.com/2013/02/15/concentra-an-epayables-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concentra-an-epayables-case-study Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=10501 Concentra is a health care company that provides occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy, and wellness services to workers and the general public from 308 medical centers in 40 states.…

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]]> Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (II) https://cporising.com/2012/11/16/procurement-meets-performance-at-zycus-horizon-aig-case-study-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-meets-performance-at-zycus-horizon-aig-case-study-ii Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9835 We will return to our regular publishing schedule next week – And, in the coming weeks, we will have some exciting new announcements regarding our plans for 2013. Today, we…

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]]> Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (I) https://cporising.com/2012/11/13/procurement-meets-performance-at-zycus-horizon-aig-case-study-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-meets-performance-at-zycus-horizon-aig-case-study-i Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:30:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9819 Happy Diwali! Near the end of October, Zycus held its first user conference in New Orleans. In my estimation, the event, billed as “Horizon,” was as advertised – “a three-day…

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]]> A P2P Case Study – Treasury Perspective https://cporising.com/2012/09/28/a-p2p-case-study-treasury-perspective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-p2p-case-study-treasury-perspective Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9432 Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions‘ Seminar “Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables” held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

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]]> A P2P Case Study – Supply Chain Persepctive https://cporising.com/2012/09/27/a-p2p-case-study-supply-chain-persepctive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-p2p-case-study-supply-chain-persepctive Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=9416 Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions‘ Seminar “Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables” held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

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]]> CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling all Suppliers https://cporising.com/2011/10/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers-2 https://cporising.com/2011/10/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers-2/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5764 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues – In our last article we introduced you to an EMEA-based Chief Procurement Officer who works for a company that operates in 38…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/10/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011: Calling All Suppliers https://cporising.com/2011/09/30/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers https://cporising.com/2011/09/30/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5743 So, where were we? Ahh, that’s right – the CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series is back and with a big push coming up we plan to focus on…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/30/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-calling-all-suppliers/feed/ 0 Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption https://cporising.com/2011/09/16/final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption https://cporising.com/2011/09/16/final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5596 As part of our ongoing Adoption Series, over the past few articles, we have presented a case study on the specific experiences of two rival companies and their implementations of…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/16/final-thoughts-on-corporate-culture-and-technology-adoption/feed/ 0 Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results https://cporising.com/2011/09/09/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results https://cporising.com/2011/09/09/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5520 According to authors P. Montana and B. Charnov (in the 2008 edition of their book, Management) by way of Wikipedia, Corporate culture is defined as the “total sum of the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/09/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-results/feed/ 1 Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (2) https://cporising.com/2011/09/06/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption https://cporising.com/2011/09/06/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5467 Our Adoption Series continues by trying to answer the following question: Does corporate culture impact user adoption of technology? If so, how? by describing and then analyzing the performance of…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/06/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption/feed/ 0 Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption (1) https://cporising.com/2011/09/01/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1 https://cporising.com/2011/09/01/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:30:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5431 Our Adoption Series continues by looking at the following question: Does corporate culture impact user adoption of technology? If so, how? In a webinar focused on Procurement Technology Adoption held…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/09/01/corporate-culture-and-its-impact-on-technology-adoption-1/feed/ 1 Failing to Leverage Business Value from Technology https://cporising.com/2011/08/29/failing-to-leverage-business-value-from-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failing-to-leverage-business-value-from-technology https://cporising.com/2011/08/29/failing-to-leverage-business-value-from-technology/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:30:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5394 Today, we continue our Technology Adoption Series – Ardent Partners’ latest research report[i] introduced the concept of a “Procurement Competency Matrix” which looks at a list of many of the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/08/29/failing-to-leverage-business-value-from-technology/feed/ 0 Case Study from the Collaborative Sourcing Report https://cporising.com/2011/08/04/case-study-from-the-collaborative-sourcing-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-study-from-the-collaborative-sourcing-report https://cporising.com/2011/08/04/case-study-from-the-collaborative-sourcing-report/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5198 In our last article, we discussed Ardent Partners’ recent report focused on Collaborative Sourcing which we define as the process “which blends traditional sourcing approaches with more robust category strategies,…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/08/04/case-study-from-the-collaborative-sourcing-report/feed/ 0 1nnovative 1deas… A New Report from Ardent Partners https://cporising.com/2011/07/26/innovative-ideas-a-new-report-from-ardent-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=innovative-ideas-a-new-report-from-ardent-partners https://cporising.com/2011/07/26/innovative-ideas-a-new-report-from-ardent-partners/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:41:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5120 Ardent Partners’ latest research effort, CPO Rising 2011: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead, was recently published and is now available from the report underwriters: Bristlecone, Hubwoo, and SAP. This…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/07/26/innovative-ideas-a-new-report-from-ardent-partners/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Jean Cloutier: Moving the Business (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/06/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-2 https://cporising.com/2011/06/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-2/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:00:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4932 Today we have part two of a profile of “friend of the site,” Jean Cloutier, Senior Director of Strategic Procurement at Air Transat. Part one is here. In 2002, Air…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Jean Cloutier: Moving the Business (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1 https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4921 Jean Cloutier, Senior Director of Strategic Procurement at Air Transat, is our latest “CPO on the Rise in 2011” who helped build a procurement department and then develop its strategy…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/21/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-jean-cloutier-moving-the-business-1/feed/ 0 Webinar: Innovative Ideas for the Decade Ahead https://cporising.com/2011/06/10/webinar-innovative-deas-for-the-decade-ahead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=webinar-innovative-deas-for-the-decade-ahead https://cporising.com/2011/06/10/webinar-innovative-deas-for-the-decade-ahead/#respond Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4826 It’s coming together The data from respondents (218) has been captured and analyzed [Sidebar: huge thanks to all – the final report should hit your inbox in early July. Also,…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/10/webinar-innovative-deas-for-the-decade-ahead/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 3) https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3 https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4796 Our profile of Eric Beylier, the Head of Global Supply Chain & Procurement (Chief Procurement Officer) at TETRA Technologies, Inc. concludes today (It began here and continued here). Since the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-3/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2 https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4772 Our story with CPO on the Rise in 2011, Eric Beylier, the Head of Global Supply Chain & Procurement (Chief Procurement Officer) at TETRA Technologies, Inc. continues today with a…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/03/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Eric Beylier: The CEO’s Direct Report (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1 https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4727 After a slightly longer than expected break, our CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series ramps back up this month and will go “full throttle” over the summer. We have…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/06/01/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-eric-beylier-the-ceos-direct-report-1/feed/ 0 CPO Shop Talk (BravoSolution Edition): (1) Strategic Sourcing (2) Perimeter (3) Transportation Spend Management https://cporising.com/2011/05/27/cpo-shop-talk-bravosolution-edition-1-strategic-sourcing-2-perimeter-3-transportation-spend-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-bravosolution-edition-1-strategic-sourcing-2-perimeter-3-transportation-spend-management https://cporising.com/2011/05/27/cpo-shop-talk-bravosolution-edition-1-strategic-sourcing-2-perimeter-3-transportation-spend-management/#respond Fri, 27 May 2011 06:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4707 BravoSolution’s North American User Conference, held this past Wednesday, delivered a great blend of user case studies, best practices and thought leadership. Set in the heart of Chicago at Café…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/05/27/cpo-shop-talk-bravosolution-edition-1-strategic-sourcing-2-perimeter-3-transportation-spend-management/feed/ 0 Reflections on FUSION 2011 – Part 1 https://cporising.com/2011/05/13/reflections-on-fusion-2011-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-fusion-2011-part-1 https://cporising.com/2011/05/13/reflections-on-fusion-2011-part-1/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 06:30:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4579 Dateline: May 8-12 Event: FUSION 2011 Host: The Institute of Financial Operations Place: Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center The newly rebranded Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”) hosted its…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/05/13/reflections-on-fusion-2011-part-1/feed/ 1 CPO Shop Talk (SAP Procurement Summit): Contract Management (1) Deployment (2) Feedback (3) Supply Risk https://cporising.com/2011/05/02/cpo-shop-talk-sap-procurement-summit-contract-management-1-deployment-2-feedback-3-supply-risk-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-sap-procurement-summit-contract-management-1-deployment-2-feedback-3-supply-risk-management https://cporising.com/2011/05/02/cpo-shop-talk-sap-procurement-summit-contract-management-1-deployment-2-feedback-3-supply-risk-management/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 07:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4529 Last week brought me to Palo Alto to present the keynote at SAP’s Procurement Summit West, an event that SAP‘s SRM/Procurement team uses to bring its customers together for networking…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/05/02/cpo-shop-talk-sap-procurement-summit-contract-management-1-deployment-2-feedback-3-supply-risk-management/feed/ 2 CPO Shop Talk (Ariba LIVE Version): (1) Supplier Enablement’s Long Tail (2) ACH Payments https://cporising.com/2011/04/18/cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-version-1-supplier-enablements-long-tail-2-ach-payments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-version-1-supplier-enablements-long-tail-2-ach-payments https://cporising.com/2011/04/18/cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-version-1-supplier-enablements-long-tail-2-ach-payments/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4429 Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2011 was held last week in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort [Sidebar: What a great place to hold an event! More on…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/04/18/cpo-shop-talk-ariba-live-version-1-supplier-enablements-long-tail-2-ach-payments/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Vaibhav Agarwal: Touchdown Procurement! https://cporising.com/2011/04/14/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-vaibhav-agarwal-touchdown-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-vaibhav-agarwal-touchdown-procurement https://cporising.com/2011/04/14/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-vaibhav-agarwal-touchdown-procurement/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4399 It was when Notre Dame decided almost ten years ago to move from processing paper requisitions to an eProcurement system that “friend of the site” and latest profile in our…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/04/14/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-vaibhav-agarwal-touchdown-procurement/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Kirk Eberhart: Directing Direct https://cporising.com/2011/04/08/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-kirk-eberhart-directing-direct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-kirk-eberhart-directing-direct https://cporising.com/2011/04/08/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-kirk-eberhart-directing-direct/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4373 Our next CPOs on the Rise in 2011 story focuses on direct materials and the supply chain and an interview with “friend of the site,” Kirk Eberhart, Director of Purchasing…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/04/08/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-kirk-eberhart-directing-direct/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – A Passion for Procurement https://cporising.com/2011/04/06/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-a-passion-for-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-a-passion-for-procurement https://cporising.com/2011/04/06/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-a-passion-for-procurement/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4352 Procurement: it’s not just a job, it’s a passion. Our next CPO on the Rise in 2011 is a Chief Procurement Officer in the hi-tech industry, who in his own…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/04/06/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-a-passion-for-procurement/feed/ 0 CPO Shop Talk: (1) P&G Purchases on the Rise (2) Sourcing Optimization https://cporising.com/2011/03/30/cpo-shop-talk-1-pg-purchases-on-the-rise-2-sourcing-optimization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-shop-talk-1-pg-purchases-on-the-rise-2-sourcing-optimization https://cporising.com/2011/03/30/cpo-shop-talk-1-pg-purchases-on-the-rise-2-sourcing-optimization/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4293 A few items to highlight from CombineNet’s “Sourcing Visionaries” event held yesterday in Chicago. (1) P&G Purchases Uldis Sipols, VP, Global Product Supply Purchases at Procter & Gamble delivered the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/30/cpo-shop-talk-1-pg-purchases-on-the-rise-2-sourcing-optimization/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – One CPO Who Is Making the Grade (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/03/25/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade-2 https://cporising.com/2011/03/25/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade-2/#respond Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:00:59 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4256 In our last article, we discussed this Chief Procurement Officer for a Fortune 500 Company’s achievements over his first four years in the role. During this time, he led a…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/25/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – One CPO Who Is Making the Grade (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/03/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade https://cporising.com/2011/03/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:00:04 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4245 I am glad that I did not have this unnamed Chief Procurement Officer and “friend of the site” for Freshman English. You are too. Trust me. You will see what…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/23/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-one-cpo-who-is-making-the-grade/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – CPO @ Fortune 100 Company https://cporising.com/2011/03/11/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-cpo-fortune-100-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-cpo-fortune-100-company https://cporising.com/2011/03/11/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-cpo-fortune-100-company/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4187 While all of the Chief Procurement Officers in our CPOs on the Rise in 2011 series have all been kind enough to support the site and our industry by sharing…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/11/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-cpo-fortune-100-company/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2 https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4150 In our previous article, we introduced, “friend of the site,” John Sorci, our first CPO on the Rise in 2011 with a set of duties and responsibilities that have expanded…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/09/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – The Many Hats of John Sorci (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1 https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/#respond Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4131 Welcome to week three of our series, CPOs on the Rise in 2011, that is focused on highlighting different procurement executives and the strategies and approaches they will take (and…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/07/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-the-many-hats-of-john-sorci-1/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Holger Baeuerle: In the Mood for Procurement (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/03/02/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-2 https://cporising.com/2011/03/02/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-2/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4081 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 continues with Part 2 of our profile of Holger Baeuerle, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Procurement at Moody’s Corporation’s (Ticker – NYSE:…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/03/02/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Holger Baeuerle: In the Mood for Procurement (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/02/28/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-1 https://cporising.com/2011/02/28/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-1/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4049 In the Spring of 2007, friend of the site, Holger Baeuerle became the first Chief Procurement Officer in the company that John Moody founded in 1914, Moody’s Corporation’s (Ticker –…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/28/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-holger-baeuerle-in-the-mood-for-procurement-1/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Price Marr: Generating Value at Ameren (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2011/02/24/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-2 https://cporising.com/2011/02/24/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-2/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=4014 Our “CPOs on the Rise in 2011” series continues today with part two of our profile of Price Marr, a procurement executive with Ameren Corporation (Ticker – NYSE: AEE), one…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/24/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-2/feed/ 0 CPOs on the Rise in 2011 – Price Marr: Generating Value at Ameren (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2011/02/22/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-part-1 https://cporising.com/2011/02/22/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-part-1/#respond Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3990 Our “CPOs on the Rise in 2011” series starts with Price Marr, a procurement executive (and ‘friend of the site’) who’s generating a ton of procurement value out in the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2011/02/22/cpos-on-the-rise-in-2011-price-marr-generating-value-at-ameren-part-1/feed/ 0 ROA – Return on Human Capital https://cporising.com/2010/12/15/roa-return-on-human-capital/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roa-return-on-human-capital https://cporising.com/2010/12/15/roa-return-on-human-capital/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:30:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3417 If Streisand is correct in saying that “people who need people are the luckiest people in the world.” I want to go to Vegas with an entourage of Chief Procurement…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/12/15/roa-return-on-human-capital/feed/ 0 ROA – Improve Your Return on Technology Assets (Strat. Sourcing) https://cporising.com/2010/12/13/roa-improve-your-return-on-technology-assets-strat-sourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roa-improve-your-return-on-technology-assets-strat-sourcing https://cporising.com/2010/12/13/roa-improve-your-return-on-technology-assets-strat-sourcing/#respond Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:00:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3390 Two years ago this month, I caught up with the Chief Procurement Officer of a US Federal agency about her plans for the upcoming year and our discussion turned to…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/12/13/roa-improve-your-return-on-technology-assets-strat-sourcing/feed/ 0 ROA – Inventory https://cporising.com/2010/12/09/roa-inventory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roa-inventory https://cporising.com/2010/12/09/roa-inventory/#respond Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:00:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3351 Our original Return on Assets (“ROA”) article generally used a literal definition of assets (as opposed to an accounting one) – assets: things of value. Improving ROA is then asking,…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/12/09/roa-inventory/feed/ 0 Case Study: Payment Terms & Strategies https://cporising.com/2010/11/23/case-study-payment-terms-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-study-payment-terms-strategies https://cporising.com/2010/11/23/case-study-payment-terms-strategies/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=3192 The healthcare company that was highlighted in this earlier article is pressed for cash, having lost millions of dollars in each of the last two years. While there is also…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/11/23/case-study-payment-terms-strategies/feed/ 0 Case Study – Procurement Transformation in the Mid-market (Healthcare) https://cporising.com/2010/11/08/case-study-procurement-transformation-in-the-midmarket-healthcare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=case-study-procurement-transformation-in-the-midmarket-healthcare https://cporising.com/2010/11/08/case-study-procurement-transformation-in-the-midmarket-healthcare/#respond Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2998 Since launching Ardent Partners this summer, I have been spending a good deal of time introducing the firm to the different solution providers in the supply management space. One of…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/11/08/case-study-procurement-transformation-in-the-midmarket-healthcare/feed/ 0 Supply Risk and its Potential to Negatively Impact Revenue https://cporising.com/2010/10/20/supply-risk-and-its-potential-to-negatively-impact-revenue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supply-risk-and-its-potential-to-negatively-impact-revenue https://cporising.com/2010/10/20/supply-risk-and-its-potential-to-negatively-impact-revenue/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2819 If you are looking for another example of the importance of procurement and its impact on revenue and profits, just pick up today’s business section of your newspaper do a…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/10/20/supply-risk-and-its-potential-to-negatively-impact-revenue/feed/ 2 Lillevik in the Field: Webster Bank’s First CPO https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/#respond Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2468 I recently caught up with CPO on the rise and “friend of the site,” Anders Lillevik to check on how his procurement transformation project, which began when he joined Webster…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/09/15/lillevik-in-the-field-webster-bank-first-cpo/feed/ 0 Fraud Prevention (2) – CPO Strategies https://cporising.com/2010/08/24/fraud-prevention-cpo-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fraud-prevention-cpo-strategies https://cporising.com/2010/08/24/fraud-prevention-cpo-strategies/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2264 Today, we follow up on our last article, which discussed procurement fraud and Apple’s bad apple, Paul Shin Devine, who has been accused of taking more than $1 million in…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/08/24/fraud-prevention-cpo-strategies/feed/ 0 Luca Guzzabocca – Banking on Procurement (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2010/08/12/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-2 https://cporising.com/2010/08/12/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-2/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:00:10 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2147 In our last article, we introduced you to “friend of the site,” Luca Guzzabocca, the Director of Procurement, Logistics, HSE, Security Management (or “Chief Procurement Officer”) at Banca Monte Dei…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/08/12/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-2/feed/ 5 Luca Guzzabocca: Banking on Procurement (Part 1) https://cporising.com/2010/08/10/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-1 https://cporising.com/2010/08/10/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-1/#respond Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=2117 There are certain people who come to epitomize their community while also being active participants in it. Sometimes they become statesmen, like Warren Buffet, who’s played that role for the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/08/10/luca-guzzabocca-banking-on-procurement-1/feed/ 0 Enel: Making the Case for Spend Analysis (Part 2B) https://cporising.com/2010/07/12/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2b/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2b https://cporising.com/2010/07/12/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2b/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:00:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1666 We’ll hop right into today’s article which follows this article (link) chronologically as part of an extended series where we have gotten to know Mario Mosca (amico del sito) and…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/07/12/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2b/feed/ 0 Enel: Making the Case for Spend Analysis (Part 2A) https://cporising.com/2010/07/09/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2a https://cporising.com/2010/07/09/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2a/#respond Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1655 We continue today with Part 2A of our case study of how Enel, Europe’s second largest utility company with annual revenue exceeding 64 billion €, made its case for an…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/07/09/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis-part-2a/feed/ 0 Enel: Making the Case for Spend Analysis https://cporising.com/2010/07/02/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis https://cporising.com/2010/07/02/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1610 Last week we introduced you to the procurement operations at Europe’s second largest utility company, Enel and its procurement executive in charge of the technology infrastructure and the company processes…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2010/07/02/enel-making-the-case-for-spend-analysis/feed/ 0 Mario Mosca – Energizing Procurement at Enel (Part 2) https://cporising.com/2010/06/25/mario-mosca-enel-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mario-mosca-enel-part-2 https://cporising.com/2010/06/25/mario-mosca-enel-part-2/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=1513 Today, Part Two of our CPO Case Study with Mario Mosca, Head of Procurement, Processes and Systems, for Enel Energy in Rome will look at the supply management solutions and…

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