CPO Rising 2016: The Continued De-Emphasis on Savings
Editor's Note: Today and for the next few weeks, we will feature a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners' flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The…
Five Ways to Manage Procurement Risk with Contract Management
Editor's Note: I was recently reminded of a conversation I had at AribaLive in Las Vegas earlier this year with a former colleague who also happens to be a lawyer.…
The Path to CPO Isn’t Better Spend Analysis (Guest Post)
[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Matthew Holzapfel, Product Marketer at Tamr Inc. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications from authors across the procurement and…
Upcoming Webinar: ePayables 2016: Eyes on the Prize
In 2016, the accounts payable (“AP”) team is well positioned to move beyond providing value to the enterprise based on increased efficiency and towards becoming an intelligence hub for the…
Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important
Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to late summer 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some time…
How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – eSourcing
In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…
The Role of Technology in Today’s Contingent Workforce Programs
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is another peek at the new Contingent Workforce Management: The 2016 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report, written by Ardent’s resident non-employee workforce expert, Christopher J. Dwyer.…
Technology Round-Up – June 17, 2016
ESM Solutions Announces New Sourcing Tool On May 18, ESM Solutions, the Pennsylvania-based company that provides SaaS-based sourcing and P2P solutions, announced the release of a new suite of sourcing solutions aptly called "ESM…
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Unlocking Cash with Supply Chain Finance
As businesses continue to eliminate manual- and paper-based processes from the front-end of the accounts payable (“AP”) function, attention has turned to streamlining and driving more value from the payment…
Five AP Metrics that Matter
Building a business case for accounts payable (“AP”) automation is a critical part of transforming the invoice management process. Without a detailed business case that can convince stakeholders to invest…