Is Procurement Due for a Black Swan Event?
Throughout the course of business history, there have been events or market shifts that have either positively impacted concepts such as technology and innovation of processes / programs or caused…
Visibility: What Does it Mean for Category Managers?
Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…
The Three Goals Every Travel / Expense Management Program Must Achieve
The world of business travel is evolving at a rapid clip, as more and more enterprises experience higher travel budgets, more complex processes within the expense management framework, and new,…
The VMS Link to Talent Management
There has been a heavy “sub-theme” running through the contingent workforce management (CWM) content here at CPO Rising, one that’s certainly been permeating through every CWM program across the globe:…
Batteries Not Included
We've all heard the annoying little caveat, "batteries not included." It accompanied just about every toy advertisement of our youth, and perhaps made us (or our parents) a little less…
The Contingent Workforce Management Program of 2016
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a fun glimpse into the potential future of the contingent workforce industry. Ardent’s resident contingent workforce management expert, Christopher Dwyer, plays with some current trends…
Three Tactical Expense Management Capabilities That Matter
Business travel and its related costs have risen over the past half-decade, with enterprises reinstating the travel budgets at levels that are higher than they were pre-economic downturn. Of course,…
What Buyers Should Know about Supplier Relationship Management: One Supplier’s Take
For procurement and sourcing teams, collaborating with suppliers, effectively communicating business needs, and building and maintaining supplier relationships are critical and often overlooked parts of the strategic sourcing process. While…
Contingent Workforce Management Responsibility, Part II: HR
Welcome to the second of a multi-article series that will deep-dive into which internal unit owns responsibility for the vast array of intricate attributes of contemporary contingent workforce management (CWM).…
Tom Linton: Leading the Way towards Superior Performance at Flextronics
This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the roundtables brings together three or four leading Chief Procurement Officers…