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Three Supply Management Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 10, 2015Articles, General, Lists, Process, Strategy

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…

Going Global: The Difficulties in Expanding Contingent Workforce Management Programs

By Christopher Dwyer February 2, 2015Articles, Complex Categories, People, Solution Providers, Strategy

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…

On Cotton: Understanding Risks in the Global Supply Chain

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team 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 Ardent Partners Analyst Team 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 Ardent Partners Analyst Team 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 Ardent Partners Analyst Team 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…