The Integrated Sourcing Suite: What It Is & Who Provides It
Our Summer of Sourcing series continues today with a look at how sourcing departments can use technology to drive their sourcing efforts. One interesting aspect of any sourcing program is…
The Visibility Factor: Another Best-in-Class Advantage (for Sourcing)
Welcome to another entry in Ardent’s hot “Summer of Sourcing” series of articles focused on all things sourcing. Today, we’ll deep-dive into the notion of visibility, and the multiple angles…
Supply Management: Big Trends & Predictions for 2013 (Big Data)
Happy New Year and welcome back to CPO Rising! In 2010, we introduced this site with a series of 10 lists, predictions, ideas and strategies. Now in our fourth year,…
CPO Rising’s Cyber Monday Giveaway: The State of Spend Analysis
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…
Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (II)
We will return to our regular publishing schedule next week - And, in the coming weeks, we will have some exciting new announcements regarding our plans for 2013. Today, we…
Procurement Meets Performance at Zycus Horizon – AIG Case Study (I)
Happy Diwali! Near the end of October, Zycus held its first user conference in New Orleans. In my estimation, the event, billed as "Horizon," was as advertised - "a three-day…
Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions
I'm pleased to let you know that we are putting the finishing touches on CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score and it will be available soon. The report has many interesting…
Source Or Lose 2012: eSourcing 2.0 Picks a Running Mate
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…
On a Quest: SciQuest Buys Spend Radar – Instant Analysis
In its quest to offer a comprehensive supply management suite AND shift its market focus into the private sector, SciQuest (Ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions completed…
Teach a Team to Source and it Saves for a Lifetime
Sorry for the slow start this week, but my first Labor Day without a Telethon has thrown off my timing - ok, not really :-).... Anyway, welcome back, I hope…