Networks Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/networks/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:07:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Networks Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/networks/ 32 32 Coupa Inspire at 10 https://cporising.com/2023/04/17/coupa-inspire-at-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coupa-inspire-at-10 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:02:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47620 Last week, thousands of procurement, supply chain, and finance professionals descended on Las Vegas for an event that has become as large and as important as any in the procurement…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – May 22, 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/05/22/technology-round-up-may-22-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-may-22-2020 Fri, 22 May 2020 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41965 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider and…

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]]> The Resiliency Imperative – CPO Playbook: Leveraging Your Network To Ensure Supply in the Age of Corona https://cporising.com/2020/04/28/the-resiliency-imperative-cpo-playbook-leveraging-your-network-to-ensure-supply-in-the-age-of-corona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-resiliency-imperative-cpo-playbook-leveraging-your-network-to-ensure-supply-in-the-age-of-corona Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:46:59 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41692 The Resiliency Imperative sessions continue this week with our best set of sessions yet including three created by and for Chief Procurement Officers. Listen On-Demand – CPO Playbook: Leveraging Your Network To Ensure Supply…

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]]> The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the Contingent Workforce Industry (Part Three) https://cporising.com/2020/04/14/the-covid-19-pandemics-impact-on-the-contingent-workforce-industry-part-three/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-covid-19-pandemics-impact-on-the-contingent-workforce-industry-part-three Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41510 REMINDER: Join us at 11am EST today Listen to our a complimentary (and on-demand) session, What the Pandemic Means for Your Workforce,  featuring insights from the Ardent Partners analyst team.…

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]]> The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on the Contingent Workforce Industry (Part Two) https://cporising.com/2020/03/31/the-covid-19-pandemics-effects-on-the-contingent-workforce-industry-part-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-covid-19-pandemics-effects-on-the-contingent-workforce-industry-part-two Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41193 Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. Be sure to check out Part One of…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 18, 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/03/18/technology-round-up-march-18-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-18-2020 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40917 We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — February 19, 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/02/19/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-february-19-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-february-19-2020 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40528 Editor’s Note:Well, it’s 2020, and we’ve taken a few months off from Blockchain. Luckily, everyone in the technology world is still talking and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including…

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]]> Workday “Scouts” a Big Opportunity in Strategic Sourcing https://cporising.com/2020/02/05/workday-scouts-a-breakout-moment-for-source-to-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workday-scouts-a-breakout-moment-for-source-to-contract Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40282 Ardent Partners recently took a briefing with the leadership team of Workday (led by Eric Washer, vice president of product strategy) to discuss its recent acquisition of Scout RFP (“Scout”), a cloud-based strategic…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — January 29, 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/01/29/technology-round-up-january-29-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-january-29-2020 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40275 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today, in this first edition for 2020, with fresh supply management technology news and updates from the past month. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Need to Source Print Marketing Materials? Just “Source It” https://cporising.com/2020/01/15/need-to-source-print-marketing-materials-just-source-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=need-to-source-print-marketing-materials-just-source-it Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40244 The Ardent Partners analyst team recently took a briefing with Real Sourcing Network (RSN), a New York City-based provider of sourcing and procurement solutions for print marketing materials. Sarah Scudder,…

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]]> Best of 2019: At CPO Rising 2019, Delegates Learned the ABCs of New Procurement Technology https://cporising.com/2020/01/08/best-of-2019-at-cpo-rising-2019-delegates-learned-the-abcs-of-new-procurement-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2019-at-cpo-rising-2019-delegates-learned-the-abcs-of-new-procurement-technology Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40209 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — December 11, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/12/11/technology-round-up-december-11-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-11-2019 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40041 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — December 4, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/12/04/technology-round-up-december-4-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-4-2019 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39959 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — November 27, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/27/technology-round-up-november-27-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-27-2019 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39903 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — November 20, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/20/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-november-20-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-november-20-2019 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39762 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> At CPO Rising 2019, Delegates Learned the ABCs of New Procurement Technology https://cporising.com/2019/11/15/the-abcs-of-new-procurement-technology-ai-blockchain-and-connected-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-abcs-of-new-procurement-technology-ai-blockchain-and-connected-devices Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39683 Two weeks ago at CPO Rising 2019, I delivered a breakout presentation in which I spoke on artificial intelligence (AI), Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, and Connected Devices/the “Internet of Things” –…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — November 13, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/13/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-november-13-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-november-13-2019 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39562 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — November 6, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/06/technology-round-up-november-6-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-6-2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/06/technology-round-up-november-6-2019/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39477 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2019/11/06/technology-round-up-november-6-2019/feed/ 1 Workforce Logiq Acquires ENGAGE Talent: Ardent’s Analysis https://cporising.com/2019/10/31/workforce-logiq-acquires-engage-talent-ardents-analysis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=workforce-logiq-acquires-engage-talent-ardents-analysis https://cporising.com/2019/10/31/workforce-logiq-acquires-engage-talent-ardents-analysis/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39393 Yesterday morning, global workforce management solutions provider Workforce Logiq announced that it acquired ENGAGE Talent, predictive analytics and AI software company. The Charleston, SC-based platform, founded in 2015, is yet…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2019/10/31/workforce-logiq-acquires-engage-talent-ardents-analysis/feed/ 1 Technology Round-Up — October 9, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/10/09/technology-round-up-october-9-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-9-2019 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39117 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> With Manufacturing at a Critical Juncture, SyncFab Pushes Forward with Blockchain https://cporising.com/2019/08/23/with-manufacturing-at-a-critical-juncture-sycnfab-pushes-forward-with-blockchain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-manufacturing-at-a-critical-juncture-sycnfab-pushes-forward-with-blockchain Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38682 Blockchain platforms and applications can be used to expand market opportunities for small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies, which provide the vast majority of parts and components to large manufacturers and…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network https://cporising.com/2019/08/08/throwback-thursday-five-considerations-when-selecting-a-business-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-five-considerations-when-selecting-a-business-network Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38542 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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]]> Technology Round-Up — August 7, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/08/07/technology-round-up-august-7-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-august-7-2019 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38493 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — July 24, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/07/24/technology-round-up-july-24-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-24-2019 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38400 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — July 17, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/07/17/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-july-17-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-july-17-2019 Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38260 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — July 3, 2019 (Coupa Inspire Edition) https://cporising.com/2019/07/03/technology-round-up-july-3-2019-coupa-inspire-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-3-2019-coupa-inspire-edition Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:00:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38178 Coupa Inspire was held last week, June 24-27 in Las Vegas at the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software, the San…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — June 19, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/06/19/technology-round-up-june-19-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-19-2019 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38072 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: Evolution of the Business Network https://cporising.com/2019/06/13/throwback-thursday-evolution-of-the-business-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-evolution-of-the-business-network Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38049 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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]]> Technology Round-Up — June 5, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/06/05/technology-round-up-june-5-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-5-2019 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37956 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — May 29, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/05/29/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-may-29-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-may-29-2019 Wed, 29 May 2019 10:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37856 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> Monday First Thing: Key Takeaways from Basware Connect https://cporising.com/2019/04/29/monday-first-thing-key-takeaways-from-basware-connect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monday-first-thing-key-takeaways-from-basware-connect Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37513 Some of the Ardent Partners analyst team (Bob Cohen & myself) journeyed to Chicago last week to attend Basware’s North American User Conference, Basware Connect, one of the few user…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – March 20, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/03/20/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-march-20-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-march-20-2019 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37007 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — February 27, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/02/27/technology-round-up-february-27-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-27-2019 Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36782 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing,…

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]]> New Webinar – The Future of Procurement: Apps, Talent, & Innovation https://cporising.com/2019/02/21/new-webinar-the-future-of-procurement-apps-talent-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-the-future-of-procurement-apps-talent-innovation Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36689 The Future of Procurement: Apps, Talent, & Innovation Click Here to Register The business world is forcing its executives, like the Chief Procurement Officer (“CPO”), to adapt to changing market…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – February 13, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/02/13/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-february-13-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-february-13-2018 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36484 Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

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]]> Managing R&D Spend: A Briefing with Science Exchange https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36443 Ardent Partners’ analysts recently took a briefing with executives from Science Exchange, a leading R&D Services Management company. Through its marketplace, Science Exchange brings together research scientists in several industries…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/feed/ 1 Technology Round-Up — February 6, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/02/06/technology-round-up-february-6-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-6-2019 Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36390 After a brief hiatus, CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If…

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]]> Best of 2018: Procurement 4.0 Technologies — Making the World Smaller https://cporising.com/2018/12/24/best-of-2018-procurement-4-0-technologies-making-the-world-smaller/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2018-procurement-4-0-technologies-making-the-world-smaller Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35749 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2018 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – December 13, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/12/13/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-december-13-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-december-13-2018 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:00:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35659 Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — December 5, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/12/05/technology-round-up-december-5-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-5-2018 Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35540 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — November 29, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/11/29/technology-round-up-november-29-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-29-2018 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35460 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Toward an Intelligent Supply Risk Management Paradigm https://cporising.com/2018/11/26/toward-an-intelligent-supply-risk-management-paradigm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toward-an-intelligent-supply-risk-management-paradigm Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35403 Last week, I effectively made a business case for adopting digital, automated supply risk management (SRM) tools, along with supplier information management (SIM) and supplier performance management (SPM) tools in…

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]]> P2P Technology Round-Up – November 21, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/11/21/p2p-technology-round-up-november-21-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=p2p-technology-round-up-november-21-2018 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35390 Now back to our regular scheduled programming…Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, procure-to-pay (P2P), and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – October 9, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/10/09/technology-round-up-october-9-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-9-2018 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34785 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – September 20, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/09/20/technology-round-up-september-20-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-september-20-2018 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34691 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> What Upwork’s IPO Filing Means for the World of Digital Staffing https://cporising.com/2018/09/13/what-upworks-ipo-filing-means-for-the-world-of-digital-staffing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-upworks-ipo-filing-means-for-the-world-of-digital-staffing Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:00:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34616 Between the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast and insights here on CPO Rising, we’ve come to learn that the Future of Work runs on three core attributes: technology, talent, and the…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – August 16, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/08/16/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-august-16-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-august-16-2018 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34342 Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – August 9, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/08/09/technology-round-up-august-9-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-august-9-2018 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:00:06 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34274 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Taking Care of Business: An Interview with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers, Amazon Business https://cporising.com/2018/07/23/taking-care-of-business-an-interview-with-martin-rohde-general-manager-of-commercial-customers-at-amazon-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-care-of-business-an-interview-with-martin-rohde-general-manager-of-commercial-customers-at-amazon-business Mon, 23 Jul 2018 10:00:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=34066 Last month, I spoke with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers at Amazon Business, for an in-depth discussion about Amazon’s B2B marketplace. Our conversation covered the origins of Amazon…

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]]> BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out https://cporising.com/2018/07/09/buyerquest-going-beyond-punch-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buyerquest-going-beyond-punch-out Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32446 The Ardent Partners’ analyst team recently received a briefing and product demonstration from representatives from BuyerQuest, a Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solutions provider. Doug Blossey, senior vice president of corporate strategy, and Kyle Muskoff, vice…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – June 28, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/06/28/technology-round-up-june-28-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-28-2018 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33899 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – May 31, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/05/31/technology-round-up-may-31-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-may-31-2018 Thu, 31 May 2018 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33639 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,…

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]]> When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 3, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/05/03/when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-may-3-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-blockchain-meets-supply-chain-may-3-2018 Thu, 03 May 2018 10:00:34 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33347 Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…

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]]> SyncFab Joins the Blockchain Community, Looks to Level the Playing Field for SMBs https://cporising.com/2018/04/30/syncfab-joins-the-blockchain-community-looks-to-level-the-playing-field-for-smbs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syncfab-joins-the-blockchain-community-looks-to-level-the-playing-field-for-smbs Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33279 As the sourcing and procurement industry goes, one of its many challenges is to find the best quality product or service from the best supplier for the lowest acceptable price…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – April 26, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/04/26/technology-round-up-april-26-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-april-26-2018 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33245 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

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]]> The Marketplace is the Future – A Briefing with Tradeshift https://cporising.com/2018/03/26/the-marketplace-is-the-future-a-briefing-with-tradeshift/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-marketplace-is-the-future-a-briefing-with-tradeshift Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32831 The research team at Ardent Partners recently met with Tradeshift in its San Francisco headquarters. CEO and Chairman, Christian Lanng led the discussion attended by Chief Strategy Officer, Sarika Garg, Chief Marketing Officer, David Ahrens and other…

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]]> SAP Ariba LIVE 2018– Refocusing on the Network and Driving Growth https://cporising.com/2018/03/09/sap-ariba-live-2018-refocusing-on-the-network-and-driving-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-ariba-live-2018-refocusing-on-the-network-and-driving-growth https://cporising.com/2018/03/09/sap-ariba-live-2018-refocusing-on-the-network-and-driving-growth/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:54:49 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32662 As many readers know, my relationship with SAP and Ariba began 18+ years ago when I worked for the then SAP partner and primary Ariba rival, Commerce One. I later…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2018/03/09/sap-ariba-live-2018-refocusing-on-the-network-and-driving-growth/feed/ 1 Payables Place First Thing: What’s Really Changed in AP Over the Last 10 Years? A Ton, That’s What! https://cporising.com/2018/02/23/payables-place-first-thing-whats-really-changed-in-ap-over-the-last-10-years-a-ton-thats-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=payables-place-first-thing-whats-really-changed-in-ap-over-the-last-10-years-a-ton-thats-what Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:00:45 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32504 Welcome to Ardent Partners’ weekly “Payables Place First Thing” article series. This series will feature recent articles from our sister site Payables Place, which is the global source of ePayables…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – February 15, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/02/15/technology-round-up-february-15-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-15-2018 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32326 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – February 8, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/02/08/technology-round-up-february-8-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-8-2018 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32163 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Best of 2017: What is Blockchain for Procurement? https://cporising.com/2018/01/02/best-of-2017-what-is-blockchain-for-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2017-what-is-blockchain-for-procurement Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31830 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 15, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/12/15/technology-round-up-december-15-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-15-2017 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31725 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> CPO Rising 2017 Summit Perspectives – Procurement with Purpose, from SAP Ariba https://cporising.com/2017/11/29/cpo-rising-2017-summit-perspectives-procurement-with-purpose-from-sap-ariba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2017-summit-perspectives-procurement-with-purpose-from-sap-ariba Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:00:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31431 This year’s CPO Rising 2017 Summit featured exciting roundtable sessions where attendees got to exchange ideas and talk about innovative strategies to help improve the performance of their procurement department.…

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]]> P2P Optimization Breeds Procurement Success https://cporising.com/2017/11/21/p2p-optimization-breeds-procurement-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=p2p-optimization-breeds-procurement-success Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31312 While a fully automated Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process remains the exception and not the rule in today’s market, Best-in-Class procurement departments are keenly aware of the importance of process automation in…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 16, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/11/16/technology-round-up-november-16-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-16-2017 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31129 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> The Enduring Value of Business Networks https://cporising.com/2017/09/12/the-enduring-value-of-business-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-enduring-value-of-business-networks Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=29983 Ardent Partners defines a business network as a web-based platform that enables interconnected buyers and sellers to trade, communicate, and/or collaborate with each other. In this increasingly global and digital…

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]]> The Value of Business Networks for Accounts Payable https://cporising.com/2017/08/18/the-value-of-business-networks-for-accounts-payable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-value-of-business-networks-for-accounts-payable Fri, 18 Aug 2017 10:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=29986 Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. If you would like to access the report, it is available for…

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]]> SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses https://cporising.com/2017/05/17/sap-ariba-partners-with-ibm-emptoris-to-bring-cognitive-procurement-to-the-masses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-ariba-partners-with-ibm-emptoris-to-bring-cognitive-procurement-to-the-masses https://cporising.com/2017/05/17/sap-ariba-partners-with-ibm-emptoris-to-bring-cognitive-procurement-to-the-masses/#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 10:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=29362 This morning at SAP’s annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference, SAP Ariba President, Alex Atzberger announced that his company will partner with IBM Emptoris to bring cognitive procurement to the Ariba Network…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2017/05/17/sap-ariba-partners-with-ibm-emptoris-to-bring-cognitive-procurement-to-the-masses/feed/ 1 Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility https://cporising.com/2017/05/10/three-more-innovative-technologies-driving-procurement-agility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-more-innovative-technologies-driving-procurement-agility Wed, 10 May 2017 10:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=29260 It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

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]]> What is Blockchain for Procurement? https://cporising.com/2017/04/24/what-is-blockchain-for-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-blockchain-for-procurement Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:00:10 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=28899 Blockchain, along with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive technology, is one of the hottest buzzwords in the software and technology industry today, and its notoriety has spread to the…

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]]> Technology Round-up – March 23, 2017 (SAP Ariba Live Edition) https://cporising.com/2017/03/23/technology-round-up-march-23-2017-sap-ariba-live-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-23-2017-sap-ariba-live-edition Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=28550 Earlier this week, Matt York and I attended the annual SAP Ariba LIVE conference at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The event is one of the industry’s largest (~3200 estimated…

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]]> Instant Analysis: Tradeshift to Acquire IBX Business Network https://cporising.com/2017/03/08/instant-analysis-tradeshift-acquires-ibx-business-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instant-analysis-tradeshift-acquires-ibx-business-network Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=28388 Today, March 8, San Francisco-based Tradeshift, the cloud-based business network, announced that it has entered into an agreement with CapGemini to acquire the latter’s IBX Business Network (“IBX”). The deal is expected to close in…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 6, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/12/06/technology-round-up-december-6-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-6-2016 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27404 Basware Launches Catalog Management Service, Marketplace On November 29, Basware, the Finland-based provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay (P2P) solutions, announced that it has launched Marketplace, a catalog management service on the Basware Network. Marketplace had already…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – July 21, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/07/21/technology-round-up-july-20-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-20-2016 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:00:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25601 Determine Updates Cloud-based Contract and Source-to-Pay Platform On July 18, Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), the Indiana-based provider of contract management and source-to-settle solutions for the cloud, announced several updates to Determine Cloud Platform, its…

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]]> Tradeshift Announces Go, Hyper Acquisition at Innovation Day https://cporising.com/2016/07/06/tradeshift-announces-go-hyper-acquisition-at-innovation-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tradeshift-announces-go-hyper-acquisition-at-innovation-day https://cporising.com/2016/07/06/tradeshift-announces-go-hyper-acquisition-at-innovation-day/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25332 On Wednesday, June 22, San Francisco-based Tradeshift held an “Innovation Day” at the Hotel Eventi in Mid-Town Manhattan where they made several major product and brand announcements and focused on its main…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2016/07/06/tradeshift-announces-go-hyper-acquisition-at-innovation-day/feed/ 5 Technology Round-Up – May 26, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/05/26/technology-round-up-may-26-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-may-26-2016 Thu, 26 May 2016 10:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24938 SciQuest Announces Portfolio Savings Manager, Q1 Financial Results On May 16, North Carolina-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), which offers automated spend management solutions for procurement practitioners, announced the release of Portfolio Savings Manager (“PSM”), a…

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]]> Business Networks Extend Their Reach into Direct Materials https://cporising.com/2016/05/11/business-networks-extend-their-reach-into-direct-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-networks-extend-their-reach-into-direct-materials Wed, 11 May 2016 15:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24673 In an age of global commerce, connectivity between buyers and suppliers that is enabled by technology will be a critical piece of the global business networks and supply chains that…

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]]> SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks https://cporising.com/2016/05/04/sap-ariba-live-2016-case-study-glaxosmithkline-and-the-boulders-rocks-and-sand-of-business-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sap-ariba-live-2016-case-study-glaxosmithkline-and-the-boulders-rocks-and-sand-of-business-networks Wed, 04 May 2016 10:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24553 Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 24, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/03/24/technology-round-up-march-24-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-24-2016 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=24022 E2Open Acquires Terra Technology On March 8, E2Open (NASDAQ: EOPN), a California-based provider of supply chain collaboration, planning, and execution solutions for the cloud, announced that it acquired Terra Technology, the Connecticut-based…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – February 4, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/02/04/technology-round-up-february-4-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-4-2016 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23330 Coupa Announces Contractually Acquisition Last week, Coupa, the California-based provider of spend management solutions for the cloud, provided Ardent Partners with a briefing on its recent acquisition of Contractually, the Vancouver, Canada-based…

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]]> The Network Effect: How B2B Networks Can Impact Accounts Payable (Webinar) https://cporising.com/2016/02/03/the-network-effect-how-b2b-networks-can-impact-accounts-payable-webinar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-network-effect-how-b2b-networks-can-impact-accounts-payable-webinar Wed, 03 Feb 2016 19:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=23291 The speed of business continues to accelerate while markets expand, shift, merge, and emerge at a pace never seen before. The result is a fast-moving and highly-competitive global marketplace that…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 12, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/11/12/technology-round-up-november-12-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-12-2015 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 17:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21881 Capita Outsourcing Seeks to Acquire Rival Xchanging It has been widely reported that Capita, a London-based business process management and outsourcing services provider, recently launched a bid to acquire Chicago-based…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 4, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/11/04/technology-round-up-november-4-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-4-2015 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21693 BravoSolution Deploys a Procurement Data Analytics Tool in the Cloud On October 27, BravoSolution, a Chicago-based provider of strategic sourcing solutions for procurement teams, announced that it has launched a cloud-based…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – October 29, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/10/29/technology-round-up-october-29-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-29-2015 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21580 LexisNexis Acquires Legal Media Organization to Enhance Legal Risk Analysis In late July, the Dayton Business Journal reported that LexisNexis, the Dayton, Ohio-based provider of legal, media, and risk management solutions for…

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]]> Selectica Rebrands as Determine, Plans to Consolidate Solutions onto One Platform https://cporising.com/2015/10/27/selectica-rebrands-as-determine-will-consolidate-solutions-onto-one-platform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=selectica-rebrands-as-determine-will-consolidate-solutions-onto-one-platform Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:00:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21462 On Friday, October 16, Selectica, Inc, the San Mateo, CA-based provider of supply management solutions, and the parent company of Iasta and b-pack, announced that it has rebranded itself as…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – September 23, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/09/23/technology-round-up-september-23-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-september-23-2015 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20924 Perfect Commerce Completes Acquisition of Hubwoo S.A. Perfect Commerce recently announced that it had finalized its acquisition of Paris-based Hubwoo S.A., which Ardent wrote about in early July shortly after the tender offer…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – August 13, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/08/13/technology-round-up-august-13-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-august-13-2015 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20434 Selectica Finalizes Acquisition of b-pack On August 3, Selectica (NASDAQ: SLTC), the California-based provider of contract lifecycle management solutions, announced that it has completed its acquisition of procure-to-pay solution provider, b-pack, for…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – July 29, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/07/29/technology-round-up-july-29-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-29-2015 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20204 Coupa Continues to Grow Customer Base, Revenues, and Workforce Earlier last month, Coupa, the San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based spend management solutions, announced a number of performance metrics for Q1…

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]]> Three Sourcing Tools to Aid Supplier Discovery https://cporising.com/2015/07/16/three-sourcing-tools-to-aid-supplier-discovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-sourcing-tools-to-aid-supplier-discovery Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17337 Supplier discovery is the part of the sourcing process wherein sourcing teams research the supply market and identify a list of qualified suppliers that can provide goods or services to…

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]]> What Can Procurement Execs Learn from “Game of Thrones”? https://cporising.com/2015/07/03/what-can-procurement-execs-learn-from-game-of-thrones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-can-procurement-execs-learn-from-game-of-thrones Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:00:07 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19948 “Knowledge is a weapon…arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.” From A Storm of Swords, book four of in the A Song of Fire and Ice series It’s…

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]]> Ardent Analysis: Perfect Fit? Perfect Commerce Makes Bold Offer to Acquire Hubwoo https://cporising.com/2015/07/01/ardent-analysis-perfect-fit-perfect-commerce-makes-bold-offer-to-acquire-hubwoo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardent-analysis-perfect-fit-perfect-commerce-makes-bold-offer-to-acquire-hubwoo https://cporising.com/2015/07/01/ardent-analysis-perfect-fit-perfect-commerce-makes-bold-offer-to-acquire-hubwoo/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19693 Some exciting news in the supply management world from earlier this month – Virginia-based spend management solution provider, Perfect Commerce, announced that it would tender a bid on Paris-based (but…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/07/01/ardent-analysis-perfect-fit-perfect-commerce-makes-bold-offer-to-acquire-hubwoo/feed/ 2 Technology Round-Up – June 26, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/06/26/technology-round-up-june-26-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-26-2015 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19733 Coupa “Inspires” at INSPIRE 2015 Earlier this month, Coupa, the California-based spend and supply management solution provider, held its annual INSPIRE user conference in San Francisco. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was…

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]]> AribaLIVE 2015: Looking to the Future of Business Commerce https://cporising.com/2015/06/18/aribalive-2015-looking-to-the-future-of-business-commerce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aribalive-2015-looking-to-the-future-of-business-commerce Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:00:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19597 [Publisher’s Note: Today’s article is an analysis of two similar but separate presentations delivered by Ariba executives at their user conferences this spring. The first was at AribaLIVE in Las…

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]]> AP Predictions for 2015: Networks Will Become the Critical Link to Suppliers https://cporising.com/2015/06/04/ap-predictions-for-2015-networks-will-become-the-critical-link-to-suppliers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ap-predictions-for-2015-networks-will-become-the-critical-link-to-suppliers Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19448 Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of AP. Today’s installment, the second of four, will take a…

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]]> How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement? https://cporising.com/2015/05/25/how-will-business-networks-transform-talent-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-will-business-networks-transform-talent-engagement Mon, 25 May 2015 10:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19370 [Editor’s Note: On June 2, Ardent Partners’ resident Contingent Workforce Management analyst and Research Director, Christopher J. Dwyer, will deliver a webinar presentation on “Building the Next-Generation Contingent Workforce Management…

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]]> How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks https://cporising.com/2015/05/21/how-to-build-a-compelling-business-case-for-supplier-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-build-a-compelling-business-case-for-supplier-networks Thu, 21 May 2015 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19281 [Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners, in conjunction with Hubwoo, recently published a helpful guide on How to Build a Compelling Business Case for Supplier Networks. Today’s article features snippets of the guide, which…

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]]> SAPPHIRE 2015: Running Simple and Connecting the Business World https://cporising.com/2015/05/08/sapphire-2015-running-simple-and-connecting-the-business-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sapphire-2015-running-simple-and-connecting-the-business-world Fri, 08 May 2015 10:00:45 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19201 In a busy week that began in Phoenix at ISM’s 100th annual conference  (more on that conference next week), I was able, nonetheless, to get to SAPPHIRE in Orlando for…

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]]> Is the “Flex Economy” for Real? https://cporising.com/2015/04/24/is-the-flex-economy-for-real/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-flex-economy-for-real Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19040 The contemporary enterprise finds itself relying more and more on temporary workers to achieve critical corporate objectives, more so than any other era in recent history. In fact, Ardent Partners,…

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]]> Breaking News: Basware to Acquire Procserve for EUR 25.9 Million https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18914 On Wednesday, April 8, Basware, the Finland-based provider of procure-to-pay (P2P) and e-invoicing solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement with Procserve to acquire the UK-based public sector e-procurement solutions provider…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/04/09/breaking-news-basware-to-acquire-procserve-for-eur-25-9-million/feed/ 2 Concur Fusion and Business Network Evolution https://cporising.com/2015/04/07/concur-fusion-and-business-network-evolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concur-fusion-and-business-network-evolution Tue, 07 Apr 2015 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18876 Today’s ever-changing and dynamic business world necessitates the alignment between an enterprise, its suppliers, and the myriad processes and capabilities that are required to effectively manage corporate spend. The overarching…

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