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Procurement 2024 BIG Predictions (Part 3): Fraud Prevention

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:02:24 +0000

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Procurement-themed report, “Procurement 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions.” Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the…

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Best of 2023: CPO Rising Listicle — Reduce Procurement Fraud in Five Steps

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:02:14 +0000

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2023 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…

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CPO Rising Listicle: Reduce Procurement Fraud in Five Steps

John Yuva — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:02:40 +0000

Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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CPO Rising Listicle: Five Steps to Help Reduce Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:02:14 +0000

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The Macro-Level Issues Impacting the CPO Right Now: B2B Payments Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 11:00:26 +0000

Chief Procurement Officers face a myriad of supply risks from supplier insolvency to union strikes to geopolitical crises to inflation. However, one area of risk that has spiked in recent…

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Throwback Thursday: How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 16 May 2019 10:00:14 +0000

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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CPO News – August 28, 2018

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 10:00:37 +0000

Welcome to the summer edition of CPO News! We’d be remiss if we didn’t end the summer sharing some of the higher-profile appointments, promotions, and scandals that occurred in the…

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CPO News – October 6, 2017

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:00:47 +0000

Former Atlanta CPO Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Accepted Bribes In April, we brought you a story out of Atlanta concerning Adam Smith, the former Chief Procurement Officer who was terminated…

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How to Minimize Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:00:33 +0000

[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest publication from Thierry Jaffry, Vice President of Operations at Simetryk, a Montreal-based provider of supplier information management solutions. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature…

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Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:00:08 +0000

[Editor’s Note: With 140 heads of state in New York City this week attending the annual United Nations General Assembly, and with us being on a procurement fraud kick lately,…

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Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:00:55 +0000

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…

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Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 2)

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:00:08 +0000

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…

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Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 1)

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:00:51 +0000

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…

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Throwback Thursday: Procurement Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:00:01 +0000

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…

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Fraud Prevention (2) – CPO Strategies

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 27 May 2016 10:00:36 +0000

Today, we follow up on our last article, which discussed procurement fraud and Apple’s bad apple, Paul Shin Devine, who has been accused of taking more than $1 million in illegal kickbacks from the…

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Throwback Thursday: Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 05 May 2016 10:00:02 +0000

Editor’s Note: In the spirit of “Throwback Thursday,” we’re bringing our audience this gem from all the way back to the summer of 2010, Ardent’s first summer. It’s been some…

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CPO News – February 9, 2016

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:00:47 +0000

Grahame Ball Joins Balfour Beatty as International Procurement Director In late January, Balfour Beatty, a UK-based construction and engineering firm focused on building infrastructure, hired Grahame Ball as its new International…

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Procurement Fraud at the VA: How Did it Happen?

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:00:33 +0000

In mid-October, we ran a story about Susan Taylor, the former Deputy Chief Procurement Officer (DCPO) at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA), who was…

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CPO News – February 19, 2015

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:00:01 +0000

US Air Force Suspends FedBid Following VA Procurement Scandal In late January, the United States Air Force announced that it has suspended business relationships with embattled reverse auction services provider,…

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CPO News – January 29, 2015

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:00:34 +0000

Editor’s note: there was so much news emanating from the procurement and supply management world this month that we decided to run two editions of Chief Procurement Officer News. Enjoy!…

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CPO News – December 19, 2014

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:00:21 +0000

Former Apple Global Supply Manager to Serve Jail Time for Procurement Fraud It has been a long time coming, but we can finally close the book on Paul Shin Devine,…

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CPO News – November 19, 2014

Andrew Bartolini — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:00:33 +0000

Welcome to November’s edition of CPO News. We’re covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and…

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Veterans Affairs Procurement Officer “Retires” Amid Corruption Scandal

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:00:16 +0000

On October 14, the outgoing Deputy Chief Procurement Officer at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Susan Taylor, notified the VA that she is retiring…

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CPO News – July 28, 2014

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:00:31 +0000

Former Boeing Procurement Officer Pleads Guilty to Fraud Ten days ago, former Boeing procurement officer, Deon Anderson, 47 of St. Louis, MO, pled guilty to three counts of federal procurement fraud, including…

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CPO News – March 1, 2013

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:00:10 +0000

All the CPO News That’s Fit to Print New South African Chief Procurement Officer to Lead Transformation and Fight Huge Corruption Earlier this week, South African Minister of Finance, Pravin…

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CPO News – November 19, 2012

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:00:54 +0000

Recent procurement headlines from around the world. UK Government Uses BravoSolution to Identify £2.5 billion ($3.98 billion) in Savings CPO Rising has been covering the UK government’s pursuit of a…

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Key Fraud Risks across Procurement Phases (Courtesy of the UN)

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:00:26 +0000

In doing research on how different organizations attack procurement fraud, I became very impressed by the level of detail included in the United Nations’ policies. In particular, I think the…

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Examples of Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:00:26 +0000

Publisher’s Note: Procurement fraud is a complex topic and one we take very seriously. For more information on procurement fraud, make sure to review the “Related Articles” at the bottom…

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What is Fraud?

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:30:05 +0000

As I was reviewing our coverage of Procurement Fraud, and looking at how to best summarize it (something I will do at the end of the series), I realized that…

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How eSourcing Can Help Limit Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:00:11 +0000

Long time readers of this site know that I am a strong advocate for eSourcing. I am an advocate based upon extensive first-hand experience developing, using, researching, and evaluating eSourcing…

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Fifteen Top Tips to Limit Procurement Fraud – Payments Edition

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:00:11 +0000

Our procurement fraud series began with the premise that procurement fraud is an issue for public AND private enterprises although we read more about it in the public sector. As…

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Twelve Top Tips to Limit Procurement Fraud

Andrew Bartolini — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:00:28 +0000

In my last article, Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs, I directly quoted a globally recognized CPO who said that “The work is never done; procurement fraud remains…

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Procurement Fraud Remains An Issue for All CPOs

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:30:15 +0000

I recently had a very interesting and surprising conversation with the Chief Procurement Officer of a global CPG company (this recognizable CPO must remain anonymous; the company is well-known with…

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Procurement Fraud – An Issue for Public and Private Enterprises

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 06:00:22 +0000

On Wednesday, the Governor of my home state (and where I am this week), Maryland called for a review of Maryland’s procurement and contracting processes after “repeated” problems have been…

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Honey Laundering

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 06:00:17 +0000

On Monday, this small story (hat tip: Susan) that sits at the intersection of globalization, sourcing, international crime, corporate conspiracy, food supply, and supply risk captured my attention. The story…

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Reflections on FUSION 2011 – Part 1

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 13 May 2011 06:30:23 +0000

Dateline: May 8-12 Event: FUSION 2011 Host: The Institute of Financial Operations Place: Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center The newly rebranded Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”) hosted its…

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Shhhhhhhhh! – (Tricks) To Catch a Fraudster

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:00:37 +0000

In our recent procurement fraud series, we intentionally chose not to share a few of the tricks that are commonly used by auditors and fraud specialists to catch potential fraudsters.…

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Procurement Fraud Prevention – Two More Strategies

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:00:38 +0000

We hope you have enjoyed our procurement fraud prevention series series and we hope we have successfully made the case that procurement fraud prevention is something that needs to be…

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Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 2)

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:00:29 +0000

Our procurement fraud series continues today with our anti-fraud expert (and star of the upcoming television series “CSI: Procurement”) Matt Rogers, a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice at…

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Procurement Fraud Prevention – The Expert (Part 1)

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:07 +0000

Today, we are pleased to bring a fraud and accounting forensics expert into our discussion of Procurement Fraud Prevention: Matt Rogers, a Director in the Financial Advisory Services practice of…

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(Procurement) Fraud Prevention (3) – Why It’s Important

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:45:09 +0000

Our recent focus on procurement fraud which began here with coverage of one Bad Apple and was followed here with a discussion of different CPO strategies , including those of…

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Fraud Prevention (2) – CPO Strategies

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:51 +0000

Today, we follow up on our last article, which discussed procurement fraud and Apple’s bad apple, Paul Shin Devine, who has been accused of taking more than $1 million in…

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Fraud Prevention (1) – Avoiding the Bad Apples

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:00:48 +0000

Proverb: One bad apple spoils the barrel Scientific Fact: One bad apple spoils the barrel Organizational Behavior Research: A bad apple (at work) can spoil the barrel Bad Apples –…

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