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Three More Lessons Learned from the Great Carnitas Shortage of 2015

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 20, 2015Articles, Lists, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy

Readers may recall that in mid-January, 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 of…

Technology Round-Up – February 17, 2015 – Part II

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 17, 2015Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor's Note: Welcome to February's edition of our Technology Round-Up. Over the past month, we've tracked so many exciting developments within the supply management solution provider market that we decided…

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…

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…

CPO News – December 19, 2014

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 19, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Former Apple Global Supply Manager to Serve Jail Time for Procurement Fraud It has been a long time coming, but we can finally close the book on Paul Shin Devine,…

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…

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…

CPO News – November 19, 2014

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 19, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Solution Providers, Technology

Welcome to November's edition of CPO News. We're covering a lot of ground this month, including announcements of Chief Procurement Officers taking the reigns at several companies, several up and…

Is Procurement Due for a Black Swan Event?

By Christopher Dwyer November 12, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Technology

Throughout the course of business history, there have been events or market shifts that have either positively impacted concepts such as technology and innovation of processes / programs or caused…