Sourcing Optimization Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/sourcing-optimization/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Sourcing Optimization Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/sourcing-optimization/ 32 32 Guest Article: Procurement Can Steady Your Supply Chain https://cporising.com/2025/08/11/procurement-can-steady-your-supply-chain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-can-steady-your-supply-chain Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:02:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54426 [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials https://cporising.com/2024/12/23/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:02:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53521 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — The Proliferation of eSourcing https://cporising.com/2024/08/19/magnus-mondays-the-proliferation-of-esourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-the-proliferation-of-esourcing Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:02:09 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53103 A couple of months ago I wrote an article on innovation in the eSourcing space. New (relatively at least) solution providers like Globality, Pactum, Arkestro, and Fairmarkit have entered the…

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]]> Magnus Mondays (Reprisal) — It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption https://cporising.com/2024/07/22/magnus-mondays-reprisal-its-time-to-improve-esourcing-adoption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-reprisal-its-time-to-improve-esourcing-adoption Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:02:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=52917 [**Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running “best of” Magnus Mondays posts, reprising some of the most popular topics of the series. Magnus returns with new content in August.]…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Don’t Leave Money on the Table, Optimize! https://cporising.com/2024/06/17/magnus-mondays-dont-leave-money-on-the-table-optimize/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-dont-leave-money-on-the-table-optimize Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:02:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49427 It’s always been a mystery to me why so few organizations use sourcing optimization. Yes, it can be complex to use but there is so much value to get from…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — May 8, 2024 https://cporising.com/2024/05/08/technology-round-up-may-8-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-may-8-2024 Wed, 08 May 2024 10:02:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49146 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

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]]> Coupa Inspire 2024: From BSM to Margin Multipliers https://cporising.com/2024/04/29/coupa-inspire-2024-from-bsm-to-margin-multipliers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coupa-inspire-2024-from-bsm-to-margin-multipliers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:02:46 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49259 Last week the Ardent Partners analyst team attended Coupa Inspire at the fashionable Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. According to Coupa, this was the largest Inspire so far…

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]]> Accenture Grows Procurement Services Through Acquisitions https://cporising.com/2024/04/17/accenture-grows-procurement-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accenture-grows-procurement-services Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:02:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49162 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with a focus on Accenture’s latest acquisitions and its growth strategy for Procurement Services. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Navigating the Raw Essentials: A Primer on Direct Materials https://cporising.com/2024/02/20/magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-navigating-the-raw-essentials-a-primer-on-direct-materials Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:02:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48969 In one of my articles about suites vs. specialists, I briefly mentioned dedicating a future piece to direct materials. Today’s article will do just that. I’ll look at direct materials…

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]]> Guest Article: How to Navigate 2024 with Confidence — Procurement’s “Words of the Year” https://cporising.com/2024/02/16/guest-article-how-to-navigate-2024-with-confidence-procurements-words-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-article-how-to-navigate-2024-with-confidence-procurements-words-of-the-year Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48956 [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to…

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]]> Magnus Mondays: It’s Time to Improve eSourcing Adoption https://cporising.com/2024/01/22/magnus-mondays-its-time-to-improve-esourcing-adoption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-its-time-to-improve-esourcing-adoption Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:02:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48811 When I first started reading CPO Rising more than a decade ago, I remember Ardent’s founder and chief research officer, Andrew Bartolini, introducing the concept of eSourcing 2.0, which is…

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]]> NEW WEBINAR: 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities https://cporising.com/2021/06/25/new-webinar-2021-cpo-report-state-of-procurement-solution-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-webinar-2021-cpo-report-state-of-procurement-solution-priorities Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:00:55 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44790 You are invited to attend a new webinar on June 30 at 11 am ET –> 2021 CPO Report – State of Procurement & Solution Priorities In Ardent Partners’ 16th annual…

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]]> Spend and Sourcing Analytics: Gateway to Greater Value https://cporising.com/2013/08/07/spend-and-sourcing-analytics-gateway-to-greater-value/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spend-and-sourcing-analytics-gateway-to-greater-value Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11819 The summer of 2013 is the “Summer of Sourcing” on CPO Rising, as we deliver a slew of sourcing-related articles on a wide variety of topics that fall under the…

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]]> SM Technology Adoption 2011 – Other Solutions https://cporising.com/2011/08/26/sm-technology-adoption-2011-other-solutions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sm-technology-adoption-2011-other-solutions https://cporising.com/2011/08/26/sm-technology-adoption-2011-other-solutions/#respond Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=5359 Our ongoing Adoption series continues – but, before drilling down into why the different supply management technology adoption rates are what they are, we wanted to present the market adoption…

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