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On Cotton: Understanding Risks in the Global Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2015Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we conclude our exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Four Best-in-Class Ways to “Connect the Dots” and Improve Sourcing Results in 2015

By Andrew Bartolini January 7, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

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…

Best of 2014: Alicia Ralston: Sowing the Seeds of Collaboration at ADM

By Andrew Bartolini January 1, 2015Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Technology

Happy New Year! Our Best of 2014 series continues below: This year we have been working to deliver a “CPO Rising Virtual Roundtable” series, sponsored by IBM. Each of the…

Supplier Performance Management: The Fourth Strategic Sourcing Pillar

By Andrew Bartolini December 23, 2014Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

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…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Strategies to Mitigate Risk in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini December 5, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

[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…

Spend Analysis: The First Strategic Sourcing Pillar

By Andrew Bartolini December 4, 2014Articles, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Technology7 Comments

Ardent Partners’ The State of Strategic Sourcing 2014: Connecting the Dots is now out and available. Interested readers can find the report here and here. This research report analyzes the…

Black Friday 2014 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2014Articles, Events, GeneralNo Comments

Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the…

Are You “Dressed to Kill?” Airing the Dirty Laundry Hidden in the Global Cotton Supply Chain

By Andrew Bartolini November 26, 2014Articles, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing1 Comment

[Publisher's note: Supply risk is a beast that wears many suits. Today, we begin an exclusive three-part series that examines the problem of human trafficking in the global cotton supply…

Zycus Horizon 2014: Ericsson Sourcing in the Networked Society

By Andrew Bartolini November 14, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

As we mentioned yesterday, Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon, earlier this week at the Ritz Carlton in (on?) Amelia Island, Florida and I was pleased to attend. It…

Supply Risk Roulette

By Andrew Bartolini November 7, 2014Articles, General, Strategy

If you have ever been in a casino, you will know that roulette is one of the more popular games. Roulette is French shorthand for "small wheel" and allows gamblers…