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The State of ePayables 2018: What Makes The Best AP Departments Better?
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the... Read more
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The State of ePayables 2018: 3 Things AP Can Do To Be More Strategic
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the... Read more
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The State of ePayables 2018: AP’s Transformational Journey
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a preview of Ardent Partners’ latest accounts payable (AP) research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now”, which is available for download here.... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: How Much Time is Too Much Time to Spend with Your Suppliers?
This is actually a trick question…the answer depends on what you are spending your time discussing when you are with your suppliers. This is one of the topics we queried... Read more
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Payables Place First Thing: A Conversation with Andre Hoddevik, Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Andre Hoddevik, the Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), a European-based, non-profit international association whose purpose is to enable European... Read more
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The Corcentric Brand Unification: Setting a Strategy for Future Growth
A few weeks ago, Corcentric announced that they were combining business operations with its parent company, AmeriQuest Business Services, under the Corcentric company name (read Ardent’s initial coverage of the announcement from... Read more
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Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of... Read more
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Best of 2017: What is Blockchain for Procurement?
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2017 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. ... Read more
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AP’s Evolving Role in Cash Management
From hard coinage to electronic funds, cash has been the basic building block of business success for centuries. Cash allows enterprises to pay employees, fulfill debt obligations, invest in new... Read more
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Understanding Supply Chain Finance
Supply chain finance (“SCF”) is an advanced financial solution that accomplishes two primary goals: suppliers get paid more quickly but at a slight discount, and buyers preserve their days payable... Read more