Supplier Performance Management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/supplier-performance-management/ Analyst-led research and intelligence for the procurement community. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:26:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://cporising.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPOR-Favicon-75x75.png Supplier Performance Management Archives - CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT https://cporising.com/tag/supplier-performance-management/ 32 32 State of Supplier Management 2025 (Part 3): Optimizing Supplier Performance Management for Strategic Impact https://cporising.com/2025/08/06/state-of-supplier-management-2025-part-3-optimizing-supplier-performance-management-for-strategic-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-supplier-management-2025-part-3-optimizing-supplier-performance-management-for-strategic-impact Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:02:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=54384 Did you miss the recent webinar “Proactive Supplier Risk Management Requires a Solid Data Foundation, featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and William McNeill, VP,…

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]]> Best of 2024: Magnus Mondays — The Two Levels of Supplier Management Tech https://cporising.com/2024/12/30/best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-the-two-levels-of-supplier-management-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2024-magnus-mondays-the-two-levels-of-supplier-management-tech Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:02:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53529 Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…

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]]> Vendor Management Remains Core to Enterprise Innovation https://cporising.com/2024/11/01/vendor-management-remains-core-to-enterprise-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vendor-management-remains-core-to-enterprise-innovation Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:02:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53370 In today’s world where globalization and innovation are critical to competitive survival, chief procurement officers rely on supplier specialization more than ever. Never have suppliers been more consequential and with…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 3: Supplier Performance Management https://cporising.com/2024/09/16/magnus-mondays-the-supplier-management-tech-series-part-3-supplier-performance-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-the-supplier-management-tech-series-part-3-supplier-performance-management Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:02:19 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53216 Three weeks ago, I started a series on the components of supplier management solutions. So far we’ve covered the platform capabilities (i.e., functionalities used across the other components/modules) and Supplier…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — The Supplier Management Tech Series — Part 2: Supplier Information Management https://cporising.com/2024/09/03/magnus-mondays-the-supplier-management-tech-series-part-2-supplier-information-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-the-supplier-management-tech-series-part-2-supplier-information-management Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:02:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=53161 Last week we started a series of articles on supplier management. In that article, we covered some of the functionality that’s needed across all the components of supplier management. This…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — The Two Levels of Supplier Management Tech https://cporising.com/2024/07/01/magnus-mondays-the-two-levels-of-supplier-management-tech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-the-two-levels-of-supplier-management-tech Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:02:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49504 Supplier management is one of the most critical aspects of procurement. But as is the case with a lot of areas within procurement, it’s complex. One of the biggest issues…

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]]> Magnus Mondays — Direct Materials Supplier Management Presents a Critical but Disjointed Solution Landscape https://cporising.com/2024/02/26/magnus-mondays-direct-materials-supplier-management-presents-a-critical-but-disjointed-solution-landscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magnus-mondays-direct-materials-supplier-management-presents-a-critical-but-disjointed-solution-landscape Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:02:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=49002 In last week’s article, we looked at what makes direct materials special and their unique established requirements, particularly when focusing on eSourcing. In today’s article, we continue to investigate direct…

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]]> Guest Article: How to Navigate 2024 with Confidence — Procurement’s “Words of the Year” https://cporising.com/2024/02/16/guest-article-how-to-navigate-2024-with-confidence-procurements-words-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guest-article-how-to-navigate-2024-with-confidence-procurements-words-of-the-year Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:02:40 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48956 [Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post from Market Dojo, a technology company offering Software as a Service built by procurement professionals, for procurement professionals. Its solutions enable procurement to…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Revisiting This Year’s Top Barriers to CPO Success https://cporising.com/2023/12/08/cpo-rising-listicle-revisiting-this-years-top-barriers-to-cpo-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-revisiting-this-years-top-barriers-to-cpo-success Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:02:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48675 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> Ardent Partners Hires Magnus Bergfors, former Gartner Analyst https://cporising.com/2023/11/01/ardent-partners-hires-magnus-bergfors-former-gartner-analyst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardent-partners-hires-magnus-bergfors-former-gartner-analyst Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:05:51 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48539 [Publisher’s Note: It goes without saying that we’re excited to make today’s announcement. I have known Magnus for more than a decade, first as the primary procurement analyst at rival…

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]]> CPO Rising Listicle: Top Barriers to CPO Success in 2023 https://cporising.com/2023/06/30/cpo-rising-listicle-top-barriers-to-cpo-success-in-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-listicle-top-barriers-to-cpo-success-in-2023 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 10:02:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=48006 Fridays (in 2023) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement…

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]]> Vendor Management 101: The Basics https://cporising.com/2023/02/13/vendor-management-101-the-basics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vendor-management-101-the-basics Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:05:22 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=47259 In today’s world where globalization and innovation are critical to competitive survival, chief procurement officers rely on supplier specialization more than ever. Never have suppliers been more consequential and with…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: The Visibility Factor – Another Best-in-Class Advantage (for Sourcing) https://cporising.com/2021/09/30/throwback-thursday-the-visibility-factor-another-best-in-class-advantage-for-sourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-the-visibility-factor-another-best-in-class-advantage-for-sourcing Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=45183 Today, we’ll deep-dive into the notion of visibility, and the multiple angles of visibility in which Best-in-Class organizations (those top-performing organizations from Ardent’s upcoming “State of Strategic Sourcing” research report)…

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]]> Throwback Thursday: How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management https://cporising.com/2021/08/12/throwback-thursday-how-new-or-improved-technologies-can-transform-procurement-supplier-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-how-new-or-improved-technologies-can-transform-procurement-supplier-management Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:00:43 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44960 [Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback” series with a look at how improved technologies can transform procurement] As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move forward, they have the…

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]]> Transforming Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five (Part 2): External Stakeholder Engagement https://cporising.com/2021/05/11/transforming-procurement-in-five-steps-step-five-part-2-external-stakeholder-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transforming-procurement-in-five-steps-step-five-part-2-external-stakeholder-engagement Tue, 11 May 2021 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=44484 Procurement transformation has become a familiar topic here on CPO Rising, particularly over the past couple of years when it has become increasingly clear that what got procurement departments where…

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]]> The Resiliency Imperative – A New World (of) Orders: Rethinking The Global Supply Chain (Session 3 Overview) https://cporising.com/2020/04/06/the-resiliency-imperative-rethinking-the-global-supply-chain-session-3-overview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-resiliency-imperative-rethinking-the-global-supply-chain-session-3-overview Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:00:42 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41357 UPDATE – VIEW THIS SESSION NOW – ON-DEMAND Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain…

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]]> Resiliency Themes – Part 4: Procurement Becomes a Core Business Function https://cporising.com/2020/04/01/the-resiliency-imperative-part-4-procurement-becomes-a-core-business-function/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-resiliency-imperative-part-4-procurement-becomes-a-core-business-function Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:00:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41218 Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. From March 31 through May 7, Ardent Partners…

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]]> Resiliency Themes – Part 2: Savings Becomes More Important in 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/03/27/the-resiliency-imperative-part-2-savings-becomes-more-important-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-resiliency-imperative-part-2-savings-becomes-more-important-in-2020 Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=41143 Ardent Partners takes the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Please click here to read our approach in these uncertain times. From March 31 through May 7, Ardent Partners…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 18, 2020 https://cporising.com/2020/03/18/technology-round-up-march-18-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-18-2020 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40917 We at Ardent Partners take the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic with the utmost seriousness. Accordingly, we have taken organizational precautions to minimize the risk of staff infection and the…

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]]> RESEARCH ALERT – Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High https://cporising.com/2020/02/27/research-alert-bad-moon-rising-global-supply-chain-risk-reaches-20-year-high/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-alert-bad-moon-rising-global-supply-chain-risk-reaches-20-year-high Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:43:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=40625 Publisher’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to make available its new Research Alert “Bad Moon Rising: Global Supply Chain Risk Reaches 20-Year High; Global Supply Chains Largely Untested” at no…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — November 27, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/11/27/technology-round-up-november-27-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-27-2019 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:00:20 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=39903 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 you are a sourcing,…

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]]> CPO Rising 2019 Speaker Profile – Heidi Landry, Chief Procurement Officer, Enterprise Supply Chain, Johnson & Johnson – Part II https://cporising.com/2019/09/25/cpo-rising-2019-speaker-profile-heidi-landry-chief-procurement-officer-enterprise-supply-chain-johnson-johnson-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2019-speaker-profile-heidi-landry-chief-procurement-officer-enterprise-supply-chain-johnson-johnson-part-ii Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=38993 Heidi Landry is the Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) for Enterprise Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson. She joined the company in January 2019 and is responsible for Procurement Enterprise…

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]]> Supply Risk Management: A Best-in-Class Value Driver https://cporising.com/2019/05/15/supply-risk-management-a-best-in-class-value-driver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supply-risk-management-a-best-in-class-value-driver Wed, 15 May 2019 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37743 While cutting costs, increasing savings, and pulling more spend under management is, collectively, a well-worn path for procurement to drive performance, a road less-traveled is through effective supply risk management (SRM).…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — April 17, 2019 https://cporising.com/2019/04/17/technology-round-up-april-17-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-april-17-2019 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=37385 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 you are a sourcing,…

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]]> Smarter Contracts can Lead to Smarter Procurement Analytics — Here’s How (Upcoming Webinar) https://cporising.com/2019/02/25/smarter-contracts-can-lead-to-smarter-procurement-analytics-heres-how-upcoming-webinar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smarter-contracts-can-lead-to-smarter-procurement-analytics-heres-how-upcoming-webinar Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:00:21 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36741 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…

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]]> Managing R&D Spend: A Briefing with Science Exchange https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:00:01 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36443 Ardent Partners’ analysts recently took a briefing with executives from Science Exchange, a leading R&D Services Management company. Through its marketplace, Science Exchange brings together research scientists in several industries…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2019/02/08/managing-the-long-tail-of-rd-spend-a-briefing-with-science-exchange/feed/ 1 Throwback Thursday: Non-Price Attributes – “Who” is the Supplier? https://cporising.com/2019/01/31/throwback-thursday-non-price-attributes-who-is-the-supplier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-thursday-non-price-attributes-who-is-the-supplier Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=36316 Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and other readers of this site, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…

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]]> Technology Round-Up — November 29, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/11/29/technology-round-up-november-29-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-29-2018 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35460 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,…

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]]> Toward an Intelligent Supply Risk Management Paradigm https://cporising.com/2018/11/26/toward-an-intelligent-supply-risk-management-paradigm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toward-an-intelligent-supply-risk-management-paradigm Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35403 Last week, I effectively made a business case for adopting digital, automated supply risk management (SRM) tools, along with supplier information management (SIM) and supplier performance management (SPM) tools in…

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]]> The Business Case for Supply Risk Management in 2019: By the Numbers https://cporising.com/2018/11/19/the-business-case-for-supply-risk-management-in-2019-by-the-numbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-business-case-for-supply-risk-management-in-2019-by-the-numbers Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=35324 There’s a business case to be made for adopting and implementing supply risk management (SRM) tools, as well as supplier performance management (SPM) and supplier information management (SIM) tools. Part…

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]]> Contract Management Solutions: Innovation Drives Collaboration in Procurement https://cporising.com/2018/06/26/contract-management-solutions-innovation-drives-collaboration-in-procurement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contract-management-solutions-innovation-drives-collaboration-in-procurement Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33875 Technology innovation has brought new life to old processes and tools that are familiar to many procurement departments, like contract management. Manual, paper-based processes are out, while automated, digitized systems…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – June 21, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/06/21/technology-round-up-june-21-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-june-21-2018 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 10:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33839 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,…

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]]> Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Five: Efficient (and Robust) Evaluations https://cporising.com/2018/05/16/seven-keys-to-better-sourcing-and-supplier-management-part-five-efficient-and-robust-evaluations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seven-keys-to-better-sourcing-and-supplier-management-part-five-efficient-and-robust-evaluations Wed, 16 May 2018 10:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33499 As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

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]]> Seven Keys to Better Sourcing and Supplier Management, Part Four: Clear Communication https://cporising.com/2018/05/08/seven-keys-to-better-sourcing-and-supplier-management-part-four-clear-communication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seven-keys-to-better-sourcing-and-supplier-management-part-four-clear-communication Tue, 08 May 2018 10:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33381 As Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) know all too well, how and what you communicate during the sourcing process sets the stage for the resulting supplier relationship. And while that relationship may never…

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]]> Three More Non-Price Attributes to Source Better https://cporising.com/2018/04/24/three-more-non-price-attributes-to-source-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-more-non-price-attributes-to-source-better Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:00:37 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33227 Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – April 19, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/04/19/technology-round-up-april-19-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-april-19-2018 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=33170 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, or spend management…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 29, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/03/29/technology-round-up-march-29-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-29-2018 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:00:31 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32928 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Best Practices in Supplier Management – A 360 Degree View https://cporising.com/2018/03/28/best-practices-in-supplier-management-a-360-degree-view/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-practices-in-supplier-management-a-360-degree-view Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32921 A fact of 2018 is that while meeting suppliers is not particularly difficult, finding the right ones and managing them well is. Heightened volatility in a market that has become increasingly…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 22, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/03/22/technology-round-up-march-22-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-22-2018 Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32801 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> The Changing Nature of Supplier Management https://cporising.com/2018/03/19/the-changing-nature-of-supplier-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-changing-nature-of-supplier-management Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32742 Business in 2018 is remarkably different than it was five years ago and it will be remarkably different five years from now. Product lifecycles are collapsing as are the windows…

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]]> Spark 2018: Scout Catches Fire https://cporising.com/2018/02/28/spark-2018-scout-catches-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spark-2018-scout-catches-fire Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32537 A few of life’s great mysteries: (1) Are we alone in the universe? (2) What is the meaning of life? (3) How in the world is Howie Mandel still on television? and…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – February 8, 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/02/08/technology-round-up-february-8-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-february-8-2018 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:00:58 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=32163 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Determine: Enhancing P2P and More in 2018 https://cporising.com/2018/01/22/determine-enhancing-p2p-and-more-in-2018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=determine-enhancing-p2p-and-more-in-2018 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:00:57 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31910 Members of Ardent Partners’ analyst team took a briefing from the team at Determine covering the company’s recent procure-to-pay (P2P) product enhancements and its product roadmap for 2018. The briefing was…

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]]> Three Non-Price Attributes to Source Better https://cporising.com/2018/01/16/three-non-price-attributes-to-source-better/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-non-price-attributes-to-source-better Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31915 Seasoned sourcing pros know that there is often much more to awarding a contract than price. And yet, they often hear from business stakeholders that competitive sourcing is not the…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 15, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/12/15/technology-round-up-december-15-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-15-2017 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31725 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 7, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/12/07/technology-round-up-december-7-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-7-2017 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 11:00:56 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31614 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 30, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/11/30/technology-round-up-november-30-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-30-2017 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31476 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> Supplier News – November 20, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/11/20/supplier-news-november-20-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supplier-news-november-20-2017 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=31282 Ardent Partners is pleased to launch a new series today on CPO Rising, “Supplier News,” wherein we feature a few key suppliers that have been recognized over the past few…

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]]> Supplier Performance and Risk Management – Bosom Buddies https://cporising.com/2017/10/13/supplier-performance-and-risk-management-bosom-buddies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supplier-performance-and-risk-management-bosom-buddies Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30897 Ardent Partners research consistently finds that suppliers will remain a top focus for Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and their procurement organizations over the next three years. This makes sense since…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – September 21, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-september-21-2017 https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2017 10:00:36 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30615 CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of supply management technology news and updates from the past month to share with our community. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2017/09/21/technology-round-up-september-21-2017/feed/ 2 Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies https://cporising.com/2017/09/05/beyond-price-finding-the-right-suppliers-using-sophisticated-sourcing-strategies-free-report-download/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-price-finding-the-right-suppliers-using-sophisticated-sourcing-strategies-free-report-download Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30459 Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published a new sourcing-themed report, Beyond Price: Finding the Right Suppliers Using Sophisticated Sourcing Strategies, sponsored by EC Sourcing Group. If you would like to access…

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]]> CPO News – September 1, 2017 https://cporising.com/2017/09/01/cpo-news-september-1-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-news-september-1-2017 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 10:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=30426 Editor’s Note: On November 8 & 9, 2017, a select group of Chief Procurement Officers and other business leaders will come together at the Harvard Club in Boston’s Back Bay for the CPO Rising…

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]]> CPO Opportunity: Harvesting Supplier Innovation https://cporising.com/2017/03/02/cpo-opportunity-harvesting-supplier-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-opportunity-harvesting-supplier-innovation Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=28328 CPO Rising 2017: Tools of The Trade – Ardent Partners conducts an annual procurement-themed market research study each year and this is it. By taking the survey, you have an opportunity to help advance…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 6, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/12/06/technology-round-up-december-6-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-6-2016 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:00:28 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27404 Basware Launches Catalog Management Service, Marketplace On November 29, Basware, the Finland-based provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay (P2P) solutions, announced that it has launched Marketplace, a catalog management service on the Basware Network. Marketplace had already…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 8, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/11/08/technology-round-up-november-8-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-8-2016 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 11:00:45 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=27100 GEP Partners with Global Risk Management Solutions to Enhance Risk Management Capabilities On November 2, GEP, a New Jersey-based provider of procurement software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, announced…

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]]> The Future of Supply Risk Management https://cporising.com/2016/09/19/the-future-of-supply-risk-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-future-of-supply-risk-management Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:00:16 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=26395 Catching up on a few older articles that we didn’t publish this summer….. At the Institute for Supply Management’s 101st annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, friend of the site, Mickey North Rizza,…

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]]> CPO Rising 2016: How the Best-in-Class Manage Supplier Performance for Superior Gains https://cporising.com/2016/08/16/cpo-rising-2016-how-the-best-in-class-manage-supplier-performance-for-superior-gains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cpo-rising-2016-how-the-best-in-class-manage-supplier-performance-for-superior-gains Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:00:05 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25935 Editor’s Note: For the past few weeks, we have been featuring a series of articles based in large part on Ardent Partners’ flagship research report, CPO Rising 2016: The Art and…

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]]> How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – Supplier Performance Management https://cporising.com/2016/08/08/how-source-to-settle-solutions-manage-and-leverage-big-data-supplier-performance-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-source-to-settle-solutions-manage-and-leverage-big-data-supplier-performance-management Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25889 In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – July 28, 2016 https://cporising.com/2016/07/28/technology-round-up-july-28-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-28-2016 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25693 Lavante Release Financial Results for the First Half of 2016 On July 12, Lavante, Inc., a cloud-based supplier management solution provider based in San Jose, CA, announced financial results for the first half…

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]]> How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – eSourcing https://cporising.com/2016/06/22/how-source-to-settle-solutions-manage-and-leverage-big-data-esourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-source-to-settle-solutions-manage-and-leverage-big-data-esourcing Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:00:44 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=25250 In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

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]]> How New or Improved Technologies Can Transform Procurement – Supplier Management https://cporising.com/2016/04/11/how-new-or-improved-technologies-can-transform-procurement-supplier-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-new-or-improved-technologies-can-transform-procurement-supplier-management Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22243 As Chief Procurement Officers (“CPOs”) and procurement practitioners move into 2016, they have the need and the capability for advanced technology solutions to automate and link the source-to-settle process – upstream, strategic…

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]]> How to Transform Procurement in Five Steps – Step Five: External Stakeholder Engagement https://cporising.com/2016/02/01/how-to-transform-procurement-in-five-steps-step-five-external-stakeholder-engagement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-transform-procurement-in-five-steps-step-five-external-stakeholder-engagement Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21915 Editor’s Note: Procurement transformation will be a big topic at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2016 executive symposium this spring. Join us in Boston on March 29-30 for what is shaping up to…

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]]> Best of 2015: Three Supply Management Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/12/29/best-of-2015-three-supply-management-lessons-learned-from-the-great-carnitas-shortage-of-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-of-2015-three-supply-management-lessons-learned-from-the-great-carnitas-shortage-of-2015 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22800 Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing five “best of” articles from 2015 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! In…

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]]> Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing – Supplier Management https://cporising.com/2015/12/21/research-preview-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-supplier-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-preview-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-supplier-management Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22433 Ardent Partners is pleased to announce the publication of The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015: The Four Pillars of Sourcing Success report. Interested readers can download this exciting and informative annual research…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – December 10, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/12/10/technology-round-up-december-10-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-december-10-2015 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:00:02 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22514 SciQuest Updates Spend Automation Suite with Strategic Sourcing Capabilities Last week, North Carolina-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), which offers automated spend management solutions for procurement practitioners, announced that it has updated its spend automation suite…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – November 19, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/11/19/technology-round-up-november-19-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-november-19-2015 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:00:50 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=22001 Intrigo Announces Collaboration with Ariba on Direct Materials Procurement Intrigo Systems, a California-based integrated business planning (IBP) and managed service provider (MSP) for SAP solutions, announced that it is partnering…

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]]> What the Defense Contract Management Agency can Teach us about Better Buying https://cporising.com/2015/10/22/what-the-defense-contract-management-agency-can-teach-us-about-better-buying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-defense-contract-management-agency-can-teach-us-about-better-buying Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:00:24 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16909 In an article from Federal News Radio, it was reported that the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is seeking to improve and standardize decision making among its geographically dispersed network of buyers,…

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]]> Upcoming Webinar: The State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Supplier-Centric Sourcing https://cporising.com/2015/10/14/upcoming-webinar-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-2015-supplier-centric-sourcing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=upcoming-webinar-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-2015-supplier-centric-sourcing Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:00:38 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=21305 Join Ardent Partners and LexisNexis on Thursday, October 22 at 2:00 PM EST for this free webinar on the State of Strategic Sourcing 2015 – Supplier-Centric Sourcing, which draws on the responses…

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]]> Gain a Competitive Edge with eSourcing (Webinar) https://cporising.com/2015/09/03/gain-a-competitive-edge-with-esourcing-webinar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gain-a-competitive-edge-with-esourcing-webinar Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:00:18 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20635 Join Ardent Partners and Selectica on Thursday, September 10 at 12:00 PM EST for this free webinar on the value of eSourcing and Supplier-Centric Strategic Sourcing. Register here! For quite some…

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]]> 4 Supplier Management Articles You Should Read https://cporising.com/2015/08/31/4-supplier-management-articles-you-should-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-supplier-management-articles-you-should-read Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:00:08 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20284 CPO Rising has been actively publishing thought leadership, technology analysis, and supply management best practices for many years and the result has been a steady stream of valuable content that…

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]]> Four Supplier Management Best Practices https://cporising.com/2015/08/21/four-supplier-management-best-practices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-supplier-management-best-practices https://cporising.com/2015/08/21/four-supplier-management-best-practices/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:00:32 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17242 Business pressures and needs have changed over the past five years such that product lifecycles are shorter and market swings are wider than ever before. The pace of business has…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/08/21/four-supplier-management-best-practices/feed/ 2 Technology Round-Up – July 10, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/07/10/technology-round-up-july-10-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-july-10-2015 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=20030 IQNavigator Set to Release Improved Vendor Management System In mid May, IQNavigator, the Denver-based provider of non-employee Vendor Management Systems (VMS), announced that it has updated its offering, which will now…

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]]> Research Preview: Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies https://cporising.com/2015/06/22/report-preview-next-gen-spend-accelerating-procurement-performance-with-data-driven-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-preview-next-gen-spend-accelerating-procurement-performance-with-data-driven-strategies Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19628 Today’s article is a preview of a report that Ardent Partners recently published entitled, Next-Gen Spend: Accelerating Procurement Performance with Data-Driven Strategies. The report is sponsored by GEP and interested readers…

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]]> BravoAdvantage: Taking Sourcing and Supplier Management to the “Next Level” https://cporising.com/2015/06/12/bravoadvantage-taking-sourcing-and-supplier-management-to-the-next-level/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bravoadvantage-taking-sourcing-and-supplier-management-to-the-next-level Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:00:30 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=19498 Ahead of BravoSolution’s user group in London this week, we caught up with Jim Wetekamp, BravoSolution’s CEO and Andrea Brody, Bravo’s new SVP of Marketing, to get a general update and discuss…

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]]> Spend Analysis & Sourcing: Connecting the Sourcing Dots for Greater Value https://cporising.com/2015/04/13/spend-analysis-sourcing-connecting-the-sourcing-dots-for-greater-value/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spend-analysis-sourcing-connecting-the-sourcing-dots-for-greater-value Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:04 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17015 I recently exchanged notes with a colleague who commented that recently, CPO Rising seems to have been very focused on operational procurement and complex spend management over the past month…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – March 27, 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/03/27/technology-round-up-march-27-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-march-27-2015 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:00:29 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18694 SciQuest Announces New Benchmarking Solution, Updates to Spend Automation Platform On March 11, SciQuest (NASDAQ: SQI),the North Carolina-based provider of automated, cloud-based spend management solutions, announced that it has partnered with SmartProcure to…

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]]> The Real Cost of Contract Non-Compliance: A Multi-Stakeholder View https://cporising.com/2015/03/17/the-real-cost-of-contract-non-compliance-a-multi-stakeholder-view/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-cost-of-contract-non-compliance-a-multi-stakeholder-view https://cporising.com/2015/03/17/the-real-cost-of-contract-non-compliance-a-multi-stakeholder-view/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18418 Editor’s Note: Last week, we published a couple of articles previewing our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here. Today’s article is a ‘spin off’ from the report, and…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2015/03/17/the-real-cost-of-contract-non-compliance-a-multi-stakeholder-view/feed/ 2 Research Preview: Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk https://cporising.com/2015/03/13/research-preview-collaborative-contract-management-procurements-role-in-enhancing-compliance-and-mitigating-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-preview-collaborative-contract-management-procurements-role-in-enhancing-compliance-and-mitigating-risk Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17834 Ardent Partners recently published a new research report, “Collaborative Contract Management: Procurement’s Role in Enhancing Compliance and Mitigating Risk.” It’s an exciting and refreshing look at how Chief Procurement Officers…

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]]> Introducing Ardent Partners’ Collaborative Contract Management Report https://cporising.com/2015/03/10/introducing-ardent-partners-collaborative-contract-management-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introducing-ardent-partners-collaborative-contract-management-report Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:00:39 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=18273 Today’s article is the first in a series of articles centered on our new Collaborative Contract Management report, sponsored by Iasta, and available for download here [Publisher’s note: The links in this article…

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]]> Three Supply Management Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/02/10/three-lessons-learned-from-the-great-carnitas-shortage-of-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-lessons-learned-from-the-great-carnitas-shortage-of-2015 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:00:23 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17656 In mid-January, many news outlets reported that Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) had stopped serving its popular carnitas product at roughly a third of its 1,724 restaurants because it dropped one…

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]]> Going Global: The Difficulties in Expanding Contingent Workforce Management Programs https://cporising.com/2015/02/02/going-global-the-difficulties-in-expanding-contingent-workforce-management-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-global-the-difficulties-in-expanding-contingent-workforce-management-programs Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:00:47 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=17784 Editor’s note: Interested in learning more about how the contingent workforce will continue to evolve in the year ahead? Make sure to join us on Tuesday, February 17 at 2pm…

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]]> Four Best-in-Class Ways to “Connect the Dots” and Improve Sourcing Results in 2015 https://cporising.com/2015/01/07/four-best-in-class-ways-to-connect-the-dots-and-improve-sourcing-results-in-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-best-in-class-ways-to-connect-the-dots-and-improve-sourcing-results-in-2015 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:00:11 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16896 Over the past couple of months, we have been featuring analysis from our recent report, The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which is now out and available. Interested readers…

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]]> Supplier Performance Management: The Fourth Strategic Sourcing Pillar https://cporising.com/2014/12/23/supplier-performance-management-the-fourth-strategic-sourcing-pillar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supplier-performance-management-the-fourth-strategic-sourcing-pillar Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:00:12 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16802 Over the past month, Ardent Partners has featured analysis from The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots, which is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research…

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]]> Contract Management Reporting: Trust, but Verify https://cporising.com/2014/12/12/contract-management-reporting-trust-but-verify/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contract-management-reporting-trust-but-verify Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:00:14 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16169 In the mid-to-late 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan adopted an old Russian proverb, “doveryai no proveryai” (trust, but verify) to emphasize to Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev the need to ensure…

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]]> Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain https://cporising.com/2014/12/05/are-you-dressed-to-kill-how-procurement-can-mitigate-risks-in-the-global-cotton-supply-chain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-dressed-to-kill-how-procurement-can-mitigate-risks-in-the-global-cotton-supply-chain Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16412 [Publisher’s note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we continue an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

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]]> The State of Strategic Sourcing – Connecting the Dots https://cporising.com/2014/11/24/the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-connecting-the-dots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-connecting-the-dots Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:00:35 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16324 Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the strategic…

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]]> Visibility: What Does it Mean for Category Managers? https://cporising.com/2014/11/11/visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-category-managers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visibility-what-does-it-mean-for-category-managers Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:00:25 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=16077 Our short series of articles on the concept of visibility and what it means for Chief Procurement Officers continues this month. The response to this series has been so strong…

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]]> Three Strategic CWM Capabilities That Matter https://cporising.com/2014/10/16/three-strategic-cwm-capabilities-that-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-strategic-cwm-capabilities-that-matter Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15861 Within the framework of modern contingent workforce management, enterprises across the globe realize that the age of merely managing staffing suppliers as an alternative workforce is long dead and gone.…

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]]> Technology Round-Up – October 14, 2014 https://cporising.com/2014/10/14/technology-round-up-october-14-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-round-up-october-14-2014 Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:00:17 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15816 BravoSolution Appoints Jim Wetekamp as its next CEO By Andrew Bartolini Last week, BravoSolution, a supply management solution provider, announced that its current SVP of Solution Strategy and industry veteran,…

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]]> Procurement Influencer Series: Subhash Makhija of GEP on the Industry’s Future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:00:53 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15723 When Dr. Subhash Makhija co-founded GEP in 1999, along with Neha Desai Shah, Jagadish Turimella, and Roopa Gandhi, their initial vision was to use technology to streamline procurement processes. Makhija…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/10/03/procurement-influencer-series-subhash-makhija-of-gep-on-the-industrys-future/feed/ 1 Research Preview: The State of Strategic Sourcing in 2014 https://cporising.com/2014/10/02/research-preview-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-in-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=research-preview-the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-in-2014 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:00:26 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15717 In the next few weeks, the analyst team at Ardent Partners will publish our annual State of Strategic Sourcing benchmark study. This study builds on last year’s research on the…

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]]> The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program https://cporising.com/2014/09/26/the-four-pillars-of-the-modern-strategic-sourcing-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-four-pillars-of-the-modern-strategic-sourcing-program https://cporising.com/2014/09/26/the-four-pillars-of-the-modern-strategic-sourcing-program/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:00:27 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15669 We’re gearing up to launch our annual benchmark study on the state of strategic sourcing and the excitement is….. palpable. The topic is so rich and exciting that throughout the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/09/26/the-four-pillars-of-the-modern-strategic-sourcing-program/feed/ 1 Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts https://cporising.com/2014/09/17/zycus-a-briefing-in-several-parts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zycus-a-briefing-in-several-parts Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:00:03 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15519 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…

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]]> Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Supply Risk Management https://cporising.com/2014/08/12/chief-procurement-officers-in-2014-procurements-convergence-with-supply-risk-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chief-procurement-officers-in-2014-procurements-convergence-with-supply-risk-management https://cporising.com/2014/08/12/chief-procurement-officers-in-2014-procurements-convergence-with-supply-risk-management/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:00:33 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=15169 Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. We called this year’s report, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and it presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the…

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]]> https://cporising.com/2014/08/12/chief-procurement-officers-in-2014-procurements-convergence-with-supply-risk-management/feed/ 1 Taking a 360° Approach to Supplier Management https://cporising.com/2014/04/30/taking-a-360-approach-to-supplier-management/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-a-360-approach-to-supplier-management Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=13421 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…

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]]> BravoSolution and Basware Form Global Partnership to Attack the Source-to-Pay Market https://cporising.com/2013/09/18/bravosolution-and-basware-form-global-partnership-to-attack-the-source-to-pay-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bravosolution-and-basware-form-global-partnership-to-attack-the-source-to-pay-market Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:00:54 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=12028 After months of work at the executive levels within each company, BravoSolution and Basware yesterday announced the formation of a new global partnership that will be focused on jointly attacking the…

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]]> The State of Strategic Sourcing 2013 https://cporising.com/2013/08/05/the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-state-of-strategic-sourcing-2013 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:00:41 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11809 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…

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]]> The Integrated Sourcing Suite: What It Is & Who Provides It https://cporising.com/2013/07/22/the-integrated-sourcing-suite-what-it-is-who-provides-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-integrated-sourcing-suite-what-it-is-who-provides-it Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:00:48 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11694 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…

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]]> The Visibility Factor: Another Best-in-Class Advantage (for Sourcing) https://cporising.com/2013/07/18/the-visibility-factor-another-best-in-class-advantage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-visibility-factor-another-best-in-class-advantage Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:00:13 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=11676 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…

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]]> And the Winner Is….. (Supplier Edition) https://cporising.com/2012/02/29/and-the-winner-is-supplier-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=and-the-winner-is-supplier-edition Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:00:15 +0000 https://cporising.com/?p=7142 Last time, I discussed the value of awarding individuals and teams in the procurement organization for their performance over the course of a year. Today, we’ll look at the value/opportunity in…

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