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Procurement News — October 26, 2022

By John Yuva October 26, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Technology

Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders. Contact us with your…

The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: Inflation

By Andrew Bartolini October 24, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy

So in 2022, we’re emerging from the pandemic amidst great uncertainty, As of today, procurement’s long-term future remains bright, even if things look challenging in the near-term. Over the next…

Reimagining Services Procurement is Critical for the Future of Work

By John Yuva October 21, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Services procurement represents an incredibly large piece of the global market. However, many organizations, even after so many years of managing this complex category of corporate spend, still fail to…

Technology Round-Up — October 19, 2022

By John Yuva October 19, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Ensuring Procurement Has a Seat at the Table

By Andrew Bartolini October 17, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast — Chris Shanahan, Vice President Supply Chain Operations for Thermo Fisher…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising – Delivering Advice to Young Procurement Professionals

By John Yuva October 10, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast – Bill Cooper, former Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer…

ePayables Technology Adoption in 2022

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Given recent trends toward improving business processes in a bid to increase efficiencies and drive down costs, one wonders why more enterprises have not fully automated their AP processes. This…

New Risks to AP Performance in 2022

By Andrew Bartolini September 30, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Unfortunately, in addition to the traditional, primarily tactical- related challenges facing AP year after year, Ardent Partners believes there are several new risks on the horizon that could negatively impact…

Procurement’s View of Direct Sourcing

By John Yuva September 26, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Strategy, Technology

The role of procurement is ever-evolving. Chief Procurement Officers are executing strategies in a world wrought with immense volatility and unpredictability. While the scale of disruption is unlike anything witnessed…

Hurdles to AP Success in 2022

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

Given their recent performance, many AP teams are destined for greater things, supported by the growing perception of the function as adding real value to the enterprise at large. However,…