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Taking Care of Business: An Interview with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers, Amazon Business

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 23, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

BuyerQuest: Going Beyond Punch-Out

By Andrew Bartolini July 9, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

Technology Round-Up – June 28, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 28, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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,…

Technology Round-Up – May 31, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 31, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 3, 2018

By Phil Bartolini May 3, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

Talking Supplier Collaboration, Innovation, and Risk Management with Sue Welch, CEO of Bamboo Rose

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 1, 2018Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners’ research analyst and editor at CPO Rising, Matthew York, recently interviewed Sue Welch, CEO of Bamboo Rose, a Boston-area digital marketplace that connects retail companies, suppliers, and third…

SyncFab Joins the Blockchain Community, Looks to Level the Playing Field for SMBs

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 30, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Technology Round-Up – April 26, 2018

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 26, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The Marketplace is the Future – A Briefing with Tradeshift

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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…

Intelligence-Driven CSR: Putting Big Data to Good Use

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Business intelligence, namely procurement intelligence, can be a force for good in the world. Armed with good intelligence, Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and their teams have the power to not only…