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Technology Round-Up – February 15, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 15, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

Ardent Partners: Procurement’s Big Trends in 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 14, 2018Articles, General, Lists, Strategy

Happy Valentine's Day everybody! If you're in the giving or sharing mood today, please consider giving some time and sharing your ideas in our annual CPO Rising 2018 survey. It…

What Can CPOs Learn from a Rising Supply Chain Star?

By Andrew Bartolini February 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

The face of supply management has been changing, along with the rest of the business world. As more Baby Boomers retire, they leave a void that workers from Generations X…

Linking Contract Management Systems for Increased Procurement Value

By Andrew Bartolini February 9, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), who for many years have been on the front-lines defending against profit margin erosion, quality deterioration, and supply risk, have also been firsthand witnesses to the dramatic…

Technology Round-Up – February 8, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 8, 2018Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

CPO News – January 26, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini January 26, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Welcome to the Winter 2017-2018 edition of CPO News! There are lots of stories to cover today, so grab yourself a cup of coffee and ease into the weekend with…

Determine: Enhancing P2P and More in 2018

By Andrew Bartolini January 22, 2018Articles, Complex Categories, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Members of Ardent Partners’ analyst team took a briefing from the team at Determine covering the company’s recent procure-to-pay (P2P) product enhancements and its product roadmap for 2018. The briefing was…

Three Non-Price Attributes to Source Better

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2018Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…

Best of 2017: SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses

By Andrew Bartolini January 15, 2018Articles, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Editor’s Note: We’ve come to the end of our “best of” 2017 article series and are looking forward to the year ahead, particularly Andrew Bartolini’s annual CPO Rising benchmark research study.…

Best of 2017: What is Blockchain for Procurement?

By Andrew Bartolini January 2, 2018Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. …