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P2P Technology Round-Up — December 13, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini December 13, 2019Event, Solutions, Technology

Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments,…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — November 22, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini November 22, 2019News, Solutions, Technology

Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool…

Technology Round-Up — July 8, 2019 (Coupa Inspire Edition)

By Andrew Bartolini July 8, 2019Solutions, Technology

Coupa Inspire was held last week, June 24-27 in Las Vegas at the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel and Conference Center. Ardent Partners’ analyst team was in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software, the San…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – December 17, 2018

By Andrew Bartolini December 17, 2018News, Solutions, 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…

The Marketplace is the Future – A Briefing with Tradeshift

By Philip Bartolini March 21, 2018Research, Solutions, Technology

The research team at Ardent Partners recently met with Tradeshift in its San Francisco headquarters. CEO and Chairman, Christian Lanng led the discussion attended by Chief Strategy Officer, Sarika Garg, Chief Marketing…

P2P Optimization Breeds Procurement Success

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2017Best Practices, Process, Technology

While a fully automated Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process remains the exception and not the rule in today’s market, Best-in-Class procurement departments are keenly aware of the importance of process automation in…

The Value of Business Networks for Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini August 18, 2017Process, Solutions, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. If you would like to access the report, it is available for…

SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2016Best Practices, Event, Process, Research, SolutionsNo Comments

Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…