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Monday First Thing: A Brief History of Procurement
In February, 2008, I penned my third annual CPO-focused report which is when I introduced the idea of “CPO Rising” (If you are interested, I found a copy of the... Read more
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Monday First Thing: The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
Thank you to everyone who has taken our annual CPO Rising survey – we’ve decided to close the survey tomorrow night so if you have 12-13 minutes (average survey taker time),... Read more
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Smarter Contracts can Lead to Smarter Procurement Analytics — Here’s How (Upcoming Webinar)
For some enterprise procurement teams, managing the contracting process may seem like a back-end, tactical process that does not result in anything strategic beyond a codified business relationship with a... Read more
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Artificial Intelligence for Procurement Gets a Reality Check
Over the past few years (it’s hard to say since when, exactly), the procurement technology industry and the business technology industry as a whole have embraced the term “artificial intelligence,”... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — February 6, 2019
After a brief hiatus, CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with an assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If... Read more
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The Rise of Analytics across Procurement Operations
Powerful reporting and analytical capabilities should be a component of any supply management solution and a requirement for any procurement team seeking to optimize the value of their technology investments.... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — December 5, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,... Read more
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Technology Round-Up — November 29, 2018
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement,... Read more
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Best Practices in Supplier Identification
In an age where enterprises are more reliant upon their suppliers than at any other time in history, it is a fundamental truth that to achieve both procurement success and... Read more
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Taking Care of Business: An Interview with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers, Amazon Business
Last month, I spoke with Martin Rohde, General Manager of Commercial Customers at Amazon Business, for an in-depth discussion about Amazon’s B2B marketplace. Our conversation covered the origins of Amazon... Read more