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Technology Round-Up – June 22, 2022

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva June 22, 2022Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…

Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Market Knowledge

By Phil Bartolini May 13, 2021Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Procure-to-Pay

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts

By Andrew Bartolini September 17, 2014Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners receives regular briefings from most of the solution providers in the broader supply management market. As a firm, we've covered the distinct application markets for years and have…

Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Supply Market Knowledge

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy1 Comment

This year, I was invited to present (twice!) at the annual ISM conference in Las Vegas. My presentations are part of the "Emerging Practitioner" track designed to help younger procurement professionals…

Taking a 360° Approach to Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini April 30, 2014Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Ardent Partners has just published a new report focused on Supplier Management. The fact is that while meeting suppliers is not particularly difficult, finding the rights ones and managing them…

GEP Gets SMART with Its Solution Suite (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini November 7, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology1 Comment

GEP, the longstanding industry provider of procurement services and solutions, announced on Tuesday the launch of "SMART by GEP," what the company is calling "the first unified sourcing and procurement…

Whirlpool’s Enhanced Supplier Repository

By Andrew Bartolini October 25, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week, I attended iValua’s biennial user conference, “iValua: On Air” in Paris. iValua is a French-based solution provider with a full source-to-pay suite. The event offered a blend of…

The State of Strategic Sourcing 2013

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2013Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We're pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' State of Strategic Sourcing Report 2013 is now available. Subtitled: "Speed is Good, Agility is Better," this research report dives deep into the…

Best-in-Class Supplier Management, Part I

By Andrew Bartolini July 29, 2013Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy1 Comment

Our “Summer of Sourcing" is picking up steam, we hope you're enjoying it. One apex this summer will be when we cap off this week's stories with the publication of…

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

By Andrew Bartolini January 11, 2013Articles, General, Lists, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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