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AP 2024 BIG Trends (Part 3): AP Data Visibility, Business Travel Risk, War for Talent

By Andrew Bartolini May 14, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points…

AP 2024 BIG Trends (Part 2): Capital Costs Increase, Global Invoice Mandate Complexity, Globalization Risks

By Andrew Bartolini May 9, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

Best of 2019: Four Supplier Management Best Practices

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team December 30, 2019Best Practices

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.]…

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…

Six Strategies to Manage Supplier and Third-Party Risk

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 14, 2019Best Practices, Solutions

Organizations today and for the foreseeable future must have visibility into supplier and third-party operations in order to mitigate risks and achieve compliance. But, that is often easier said than…

When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain — September 23, 2019

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2019Solutions, Technology

Four Supplier Management Best Practices

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 6, 2019Best Practices

Business pressures and needs have changed over the past five years such that product lifecycles are shorter and market swings are wider than ever before. The pace of business has…

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…

Reflections on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit (Part I): Third Time’s a Charm

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2018Event, Research

A few weeks ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ third-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team…

Black Friday 2018 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder

By Philip Bartolini November 23, 2018News, Research

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 year…