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Welcome to Procurement News, part of our ongoing aggregate news series covering recent supply management headlines and trends pertinent to Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders! Contact us with…

The Ardent team is hard at work on our 20th annual CPO Rising – State of Procurement report (register for the April 29 webinar here?). But while analyst travel season…

Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions, that delivered a series of insightful predictions designed to help procurement teams in all industries and regions…

A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…

For the last couple of years, generative AI (GenAI) has been a staple in procurement solution provider marketing as the savior for overwhelmed procurement departments. But during the second half…

Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on March 27th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved over the…

My 2025 conference season kicked off last week with Ivalua Now EMEA. The conference took place in central Paris at the Carrousel De Louvre, a larger venue than last year,…

Did you miss Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…