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The Four Pillars of the Modern Strategic Sourcing Program
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... Read more
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Zycus: A Briefing in Several Parts
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... Read more
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Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Supply Risk Management
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... Read more
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Taking a 360° Approach to Supplier Management
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... Read more
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BravoSolution and Basware Form Global Partnership to Attack the Source-to-Pay Market
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... Read more
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The State of Strategic Sourcing 2013
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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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And the Winner Is….. (Supplier Edition)
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... Read more
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Supply Risk Will Continue to Impact Companies in 2012
I completed a webinar last week on the “Seven Key Trends that Will Impact Procurement in 2012” (an audio recording is here (no registration) for now and the slides may... Read more