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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Five: Efficient (and Robust) Evaluations
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never... Read more
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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Three: Tighter Specifications
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never... Read more
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Three More Non-Price Attributes to Source Better
Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the... Read more
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Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part One: Know Your Spend
As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what is communicated during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never become... Read more
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Holistic Strategies and Approaches to Optimize P2P Operations and Performance
Leveraging technology to drive business value is an important organizational capability and most procurement departments fare poorly in this regard. Best-in-Class procurement teams have differentiated themselves with superior performance across... Read more
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Some Guidance on How to Thrive in the New World of Work
What is the “new world of work”? Simply put, it is driven by not only the mindset behind how talent is engaged, sourced, and managed, but also (ultimately) how work... Read more
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NEW REPORT: Procurement’s Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry
Ardent Partners is pleased to present its newest custom research report, Procurement’s Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry, sponsored by Ivalua. Interested readers can... Read more
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Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar... Read more
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Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of... Read more
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Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018
Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and... Read more