Payables Place First Thing: Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level
Zig Ziglar, famed American author and motivational speaker, once said “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” As AP organizations look…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 301: Is Digital Transformation the Catalyst for the Future of Work?
Welcome to the season three premiere of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast! To celebrate the beginning of another season of the podcast, we tackle an interesting and thought-provoking question: is…
Last Chance to Download our Webinar, “How to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Operation”
About the Webinar Last month, Ardent Partners and Ivalua presented a highly interactive webinar that highlighted the key strategies needed to Build a Better, Faster, Smarter Procurement Organization. After all, the proper…
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: ISM Refocuses its Global Approach
Ahead of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)’s 103rd annual conference that was held in Nashville, Tennessee last month, we sat down with Jim Barnes, ISM Managing Director, Customer Engagement,…
At ISM 2018 in Nashville, the Kids were Alright
At the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference in Nashville last month, I was invited to attend a panel discussion featuring five 30-under-30 Rising Supply Chain Stars. The 30-under-30 “Rising Supply Chain Stars”…
Procurement Influencer Series: Steven Bowen, Founder and Chairman, Maine Pointe
Steven J. Bowen is an executive leader with over 30 years of experience in procurement, operations, and manufacturing consulting. In 2004, he founded Maine Pointe, a Boston-based procurement, logistics and…
What’s Cyber Security Got to do with it? Former CIA and NSA Directors Discuss at ISM 2018 – Part II
On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management’s 103rd annual conference, ISM CEO, Tom Derry, hosted a panel on the topic of cyber security, globalization, and supply chain risk management. The…
Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners
Memorial Day in the United States has different meanings for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – May 24, 2018
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…
Contingent Workforce Weekly, Episode 242 (SEASON FINALE): A Look Back at Season Two
Welcome to the season two finale of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast. This week, we take a look back at another exciting year of the podcast, and highlight some major…