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Procurement Contract Management – Gaining Efficiencies within a Classic Function

By Andrew Bartolini July 15, 2013Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Ardent’s “Summer of Sourcing” series of articles will focus on all things sourcing or strategic sourcing-related. Today, we’ll tackle a “classic” process/function within the contemporary procurement stratosphere in which Best-in-Class…

A Modern View of Supply Management… and a Look into the Future

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2013Articles, Events, General, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

The “Summer of Sourcing” officially commences! With the temperatures rising across the country, there may be no better time to enjoy the air-conditioned paradise of your office than this upcoming…

Agility: Source Like a Cheetah

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2013Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Agility noun \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\ 1. ease and grace in physical activity 2. the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility. 3. the ability to think and draw conclusions…

Intesource Innovation ’13: Raley’s (Procurement) Comet

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy1 Comment

I just spent the last two days in Phoenix for Intesource’s annual user conference, Innovation ’13. Intesource is a provider of cloud-based sourcing solutions and sourcing services that has a…

Driving Savings: How to Use the Category Sourcing Scorecard

By Andrew Bartolini February 4, 2013Articles, Events, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing

In 2012, our Category Sourcing Scorecard series was one of the most popular. As a reminder the Scorecard was a tool developed by Ardent Partners to help sourcing teams prioritize…

Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Globalization)

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2013Articles, General, Lists, Strategy

Today, we continue our multi-part series on Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 with a look at globalization. Click to read Part One of this series focused on…

Category Sourcing Scorecard – User Instructions

By Andrew Bartolini December 19, 2012Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

As I mentioned last time, Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is now available by clicking here (reg. required) and brought to you by BravoSolution. For those of you who have…

The Category Sourcing Scorecard is Now Available

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2012Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Earlier this year, I wrote a series of posts discussing the creation of a Category Sourcing Scorecard. Today, I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' Category Sourcing Scorecard is…

CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

As a thank you to our loyal readers who keep us at or near the top of the list of the most popular global sites focused on supply management, CPO…

Source Or Lose 2012: eSourcing 2.0 Picks a Running Mate

By Andrew Bartolini November 1, 2012Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The eSourcing 2.0 campaign is thrilled to announce that with less than one week to go before election day, we have selected a perfect running mate: Spend Analysis, the people’s…