Black Friday – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
[Author's note: Today's article is a throwback to a more normal year and holiday season --> 2019.] Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Reflections on Anytime Anywhere Education Session
Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…
20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Zycus
Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Agile Sourcing via Intelligent Automation Session
Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management professionals and collectively tackle…
Sourcing Smarter to Accelerate Procurement’s Impact (New Webinar)
[Editor's Note: Join Ardent Partners on October 1st at 2 PM ET for the Sourcing Smarter: Accelerating Procurement's Impact webinar, sponsored by Scout RFP.] In the last six months, procurement…
20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – Ivalua
Earlier this year, we initiated the first of our planned 20 for 2020 series’ as an echo to the 10 for 2010 series that we used to launch this site. That first 2020 series…
The Workplace of the (Near) Future
During the course of my professional career, I’ve worked in both remote/virtual and traditional office environments. I’ve spent time in seemingly-endless conference room meetings and hours-long conference calls. Water cooler…
Why Direct Sourcing is Your Key to Better Talent…Even Today
Back in January, I had a discussion with a human resources (HR) executive who also held the main responsibility for managing her company’s contingent workforce management (CWM) program. The topic…
Ardent’s “2K20 Series” – Speaker Spotlight: Alan Holland, Keelvar
In April and May, Ardent Partners hosted The CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series – The Resiliency Imperative as a way to bring together our global community of procurement, finance, and supply management…
Why CPOs Could Drive the Next Round of M&A Activity – Part 1
"If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of…