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From Airman to Spaceman: Bill McNally’s Ascent into NASA Procurement
Over the past several months, Ardent Partners and IBM-Emptoris have worked to bring together several best-in-class chief procurement officers around specific themes with the express aim of garnering the best... Read more
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Where Do Freelancer Management Systems (FMS) Fit into Today’s CWM Industry?
To say that the contingent workforce industry has evolved considerably over the last decade is underselling the strategic importance of its progression. This isn’t a matter of simple advancements in... Read more
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AribaLIVE 2015: Looking to the Future of Business Commerce
[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... Read more
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Two Days With Beeline and the Future of the Extended Workforce
[Editor’s note: Last week, resident contingent workforce management (CWM) expert and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, joined Vendor Management System (VMS) provider Beeline for their annual user conference... Read more
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CPO News – June 15, 2015
Meritor Chief Procurement Officer Named President of Aftermarket and Trailer Division On April 30, Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR), a Troy, Michigan-based global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle... Read more
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Webinar: Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to Drive Influence and Results
Join Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini on a June 17th (2 pm ET) webinar sponsored by Puridiom when he presents the findings from his upcoming report “Collaborative Procurement: Using Relationships to... Read more
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The True Impact of Procurement on Contingent Workforce Management
CPO Rising has, for quite some time, featured content that speaks to the growing role of procurement in managing the contemporary contingent workforce. Ardent Partners’ landmark State of Contingent Workforce... Read more
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AP Predictions for 2015: Treasury Takes Over Accounts Payable
Following our series on trends in accounts payable, CPO Rising is going to take a look at predictions for the future of the AP function. Today’s installment, the third of four, will... Read more
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The Transformation of Today’s Non-Employee Workforce
[Editor’s note: Today’s article previously appeared in the May issue of HRO Today under the title of “Catalysts of Change.” We are republishing it here for those CPO Rising readers... Read more
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AP Predictions for 2015: Networks Will Become the Critical Link to Suppliers
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... Read more