CPO Rising

JANUARY 26, 2022

On January 4, 2010, Ardent Partners launched CPO Rising as a new resource to procurement leaders around the world. The site tagline then (and now) was (and is) straight and to the point – “The Site for Chief Procurement Officers and Supply Management Leaders.”

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CPO Rising

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply management.

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CPO Rising

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we are going to re-publish episodes from our “Procurement Rising” podcast series. In this podcast series, I interview Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply management.

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Arkestro

MAY 9, 2023

Resources / Blog / What CPOs Need to Know About Predictive Procurement Orchestration What CPOs Need to Know About Predictive Procurement Orchestration The vast majority of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) believe in the power of procurement data to make better-informed decisions across their organization.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 28, 2020

For those who view Procurement as just the group that conducts RFQs (Requests for Quotation), places transactional purchase orders to buy things that others have directed, and negotiates mundane contracts then Procurement is seen as a minor part of an organization. This begins with the CPO (or your head of Supply Chain or Procurement).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

A Paradigm Shift in the Procurement Function. As companies seek to discover ways to increase overall excellence and competitiveness, a new source of value has emerged – Strategic Sourcing. What is Strategic Sourcing? Strategic Sourcing does exactly the same by addressing the total cost.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 23, 2019

For those who view Procurement as just the group that conducts RFQs (Requests for Quotation), places transactional purchase orders to buy things that others have directed, and negotiates mundane contracts then Procurement is seen as a minor part of an organization. This begins with the CPO (or your head of Supply Chain or Procurement).

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