CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – Taulia
In late June, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. In many ways, selecting the right supply management…
Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management
It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key…
Procure-to-Pay Metrics that Matter
The procure-to-pay (P2P) process is growing in importance within many enterprises as we’ve noted in many articles including here and here. As with any business process, optimization is key to creating value throughout…
Trending in 2014: Supply Chain Finance
In a recent article, I noted Supply Chain Finance (SCF) as being one of the top trends for 2014 (read more here). This article offers a more detailed discussion of…
2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)
Last time, we took a look at what it takes to become a Chief Procurement Officer in 2014. This time, some predictions for the Accounts Payable automation (what we commonly…
The Dynamic Trio – Taulia
For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…
Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance
Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer's) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these…
2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we're more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…
The Dynamic Trio – C2FO
For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…
The Dynamic Trio – Tradeshift
As Andrew often says, "if cash is king, managing it well is aces." For decades, managing cash was the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while…