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Best Practices in Supplier Management – A 360 Degree View

By Andrew Bartolini March 28, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Technology Round-Up – March 22, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

The Changing Nature of Supplier Management

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part Two

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week at SAP Ariba’s annual user conference, AribaLive, held at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, “Procurement with purpose” was more than just a slogan; it was a business model. Day after day and session…

Procurement 2018 Trends & Predictions Roundtable Discussion – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini March 13, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our…

NEW REPORT: Procurement’s Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners is pleased to present its newest custom research report, Procurement's Keys to Driving Value and Mitigating Risk in the Financial Services Industry, sponsored by Ivalua. Interested readers can…

Dispatch from SAP Ariba Live: Blockchain, and the Rise of the Benevolent Supply Chain – Part One

By Andrew Bartolini March 8, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Globalization has made the world a much smaller place over the last 30 to 40 years, yet trading partners are still so disconnected from each other and from their extended…

Six More Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

A few weeks ago, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and Predictions webinar…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – February 22, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 22, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate "Industry 4.0" technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and payables…

Six Big Procurement Predictions for 2018

By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, People, Solution Providers

Last week, I shared with you some of the BIG procurement trends that we at Ardent Partners, in conjunction with our sponsors, Beeline and Ivalua, shared on our Procurement: Big Trends and…