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Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “Procurement Platforms Become Systems of Business Insight”

By John Yuva April 17, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

Winning 2026: The CPO 45-Second Briefing – “The Genesis of Autonomy: Procurement’s Year Zero”

By John Yuva April 10, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how procurement evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to help…

Procurement 2024 BIG Predictions (Part 4): Global Sourcing, China Trade Policy, Supply Chain Disruption, Smart Sourcing

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

Procurement 2024 BIG Trends (Part 2): Polarization, D-Globalization, and Geopolitical Tensions

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2024Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions (Geopolitical Turmoil)

By Andrew Bartolini March 20, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategy

It's that time of year again! If you haven't downloaded it already, Ardent Partners recently released its Procurement 2023: BIG Trends and Predictions report. Don't miss the next report, register…

RESEARCH ALERT – Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2020Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process

Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to make available its new Research Alert "Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High; Global Supply Chains Largely Untested" at no…

Throwback Thursday: Sourcing Pros Must Think Globally and Act Globally (3)

By Andrew Bartolini February 28, 2019Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Strategic Sourcing

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…

Procurement 2017: When Trends Collide

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Strategy

Each January, the research team at Ardent Partners gathers and performs a comprehensive review of the primary research that we have conducted over the past 24 months. We then gaze into…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Supply Risk Roulette

By Andrew Bartolini November 7, 2014Articles, General, Strategy

If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for "small wheel" and allows gamblers…